- Business
- Kingboard Holdings Limited is an investment holding company principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of laminates, printed circuit boards, chemicals, magnetic products, and related materials; it also develops and rents properties, invests in financial instruments, and operates hotel businesses. The company operates through six segments, including laminates (producing copper-clad laminates, fiberglass fabrics, and yarns), printed circuit boards (single-sided, double-sided, and multi-layer PCBs), and chemicals (methanol, glacial acetic acid, MTBE, phenol, bisphenol A, PVC, liquefied chlorine, sodium sulfate, hydrogen peroxide, benzene, propylene, LPG, acetone, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, chlorinated wax-52, formalin, and tetrabromobisphenol); its properties segment focuses on development and rental, while investments cover debt and equity instruments, and others include magnetic products and hotels. Kingboard Holdings serves consumer electronics, automotive, telecommunications, data centers, AI applications, photovoltaic panels, and air conditioning markets, with primary manufacturing facilities in China and Thailand, supplemented by operations in the rest of Asia, Europe, and the United States. Founded in 1988 and headquartered at Delta House in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, the company, formerly Kingboard Chemical Holdings Limited until its name change in July 2018, maintains over 60 plants and employs around 34,000 people as the world's largest laminates producer and China's top PCB manufacturer. Recent developments include robust 2024 performance with year-on-year revenue and profit growth in laminates and PCBs driven by AI and automotive demand, the commissioning of new phenol-acetone and bisphenol A capacity in Daya Bay adding to chemicals revenue, Thailand laminates expansion to 1 million sheets monthly capacity with plans for 1.8 million, a new Lianzhou copper foil phase operational in early 2025, an HK$8 billion sustainability-linked syndicated loan in June 2025, and a 71% interim net profit increase to HK$2.582 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2025, supported by 6% revenue growth to HK$21.6 billion.