- CEO
- Mohammad bin Alwi
- Full Time Employees
- 598
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Building products
- Address
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- IPO Date
- Feb 18, 1983
- Business
- C.I. Holdings Berhad is a Malaysia-based investment holding company engaged primarily in the manufacturing, packaging, and global distribution of edible oils and fats, as well as the manufacture and trading of plumbing and sanitary fixtures. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the company operates primarily through two core business segments: Edible Oils and Tap & Sanitary Ware. Through its edible oils subsidiaries, including Continental Resources Sdn. Bhd. and Palmtop Vegeoil Products Sdn. Bhd., the company refines, blends, and packages an extensive portfolio of edible cooking oils and vegetable fats, including refined, bleached, and deodorized (RBD) palm olein, vegetable cooking oils, sunflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil, canola oil, high-stability frying oils, vegetable ghee, bakery shortenings, margarine, and specialty fats, as well as complementary dairy commodity offerings including sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk; distributed under house brands such as Sunlico, Oleico, Avena, Megafry, and Golden Fry, alongside contract manufacturing and private-label packaging services supplied in PET bottles, HDPE jerry cans, tin containers, steel drums, flexitanks, and bag-in-box formats. Through its Tap & Sanitary Ware division, comprising Doe Industries Sdn. Bhd. and Potex Industries Sdn. Bhd., the company manufactures, imports, and distributes chrome-plated brass plumbing taps, ceramic sanitary wares, bathroom accessories, flush valves, and related fixtures under the proprietary DOE and Potex brand names for residential, commercial, and institutional construction markets. C.I. Holdings serves industrial food processors, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) distributors, foodservice providers, wholesalers, and retail chains, exporting its edible oil products to over 100 countries across Africa, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Central Asia, and Europe. In recent operational and strategic developments, C.I. Holdings has expanded its downstream value-added specialty fats and blended oils processing capacities to capture higher margins in frontier export markets; expanded international distribution of its liquid dairy and condensed milk product lines across established African and Asian commercial channels; enhanced raw material sourcing and hedging mechanisms to navigate commodity price volatility in the crude palm oil market; and implemented corporate sustainability initiatives, including the commissioning of rooftop industrial solar photovoltaic systems across its primary packaging and manufacturing facilities to improve energy efficiency and lower operational emissions.