Shokri Industrial Commercial Group was founded by Aziz Shokri in the 1950s and expanded its activities in the current century. After modernizing the mechanized systems of its 40-year-old mosaic and stone crushing unit, the Group undertook its development and established Azerbaijani Mosaic Company. Other activities of the Group in the 1950s included the establishment of Mina Glove Factory and Techno-Tarash, a manufacturer of industrial machinery.