Who owns HygieniX?
HygieniX is owned by Trade Kings (Zambia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Trade Kings Group — About Us: our story, 1995 to 2024. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Trade Kings Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇲 Zambia, Lusaka
- Origin
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Founded
- 2021
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Bath, soap & hand care › Hand soap & sanitiser
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About HygieniX
HygieniX was created in 2021 as Trade Kings' response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which the group says drove unprecedented research and speed to market. The range covers hygiene soap, liquid hand soap, hand sanitiser, an instant sanitiser spray and an antiseptic liquid. The soap is sold in eight variants and marketed on an Active Silver formulation the company says protects against 99.99 per cent of germs.
Ownership timeline of HygieniX
- Current owner Trade Kings [1] reported
Where HygieniX sits in Trade Kings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Trade Kings
Trade Kings controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Founded in the 2020s
- Banja (2020)
Other brands in hand soap & sanitiser, and who owns them
The 14 brands in hand soap & sanitiser on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Ego Pharmaceuticals, with 1.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Savlon | ACI Limited | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| Softsoap | Colgate-Palmolive | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Wet Ones | Edgewell | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aqium | Ego Pharmaceuticals | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Dermofarm | Farmec | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Avé | Golrang Industrial Group | 🇮🇷 Iran |
| Sterillium | HARTMANN | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Savlon | ITC | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Trade Kings
Trade Kings is a privately held company headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, founded in 1995. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
Trade Kings is a wholly Zambian-owned manufacturer that says it is among the largest fast-moving consumer goods producers in sub-Saharan Africa, with more than 91 brands and over 16,000 employees. It was founded in 1995 in a garage in Lusaka and its first product was Blue Boom detergent paste. It has since added soaps, confectionery, biscuits, baby cereal, dairy drinks and snacks, and in 2008 commissioned Kafue Steel Mills, which it describes as the first plant in sub-Saharan Africa to take raw iron ore through to finished steel.
🇿🇲 HygieniX and other Zambian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 23 brands that began in Zambia. All of them are controlled from Zambia.
- Master Pork — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Proflight Zambia — Proflight Zambia 🇿🇲
- Zambeef — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamchick — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamflour — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamloaf — Zambeef 🇿🇲
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of HygieniX?
The parent company of HygieniX is Trade Kings, a privately held company headquartered in Zambia.
Is HygieniX Zambian?
Yes. HygieniX originated in Zambia in 2021 and its owner, Trade Kings, is also headquartered in Zambia.
Is HygieniX still owned by Trade Kings?
Yes. As of 22 September 2026, HygieniX is still owned by Trade Kings. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Trade Kings Group — About Us: our story, 1995 to 2024 — Trade Kings Group, Official document; retrieved 22 September 2026.
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