- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Address
- Ipoh Malaysia
- IPO Date
- Oct 13, 1979
- Business
- Hexza Corporation Berhad is a Malaysia-based investment holding and manufacturing company that specializes in the production of industrial synthetic resins, natural ethyl alcohol, and chemical derivatives, alongside capital management activities. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, the company operates across three principal business segments: Resins, Ethanol, and Investment Holding. Through its primary operating subsidiaries, including Hexza Synthetic Resins Sdn. Bhd. and Chemical Industries (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd., the company manufactures and markets a systematic portfolio of specialized products, including thermosetting synthetic resins and industrial adhesives such as urea-formaldehyde resins, phenol-formaldehyde resins, melamine-urea-formaldehyde resins, phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde resins, and water-based emulsion adhesives engineered for plywood, particleboard, medium-density fibreboard, laminated veneer lumber, blockboard, and furniture manufacturers; high-grade natural ethyl alcohol products comprising potable ethanol, rectified spirit, industrial dehydrated alcohol, and denatured methylated spirits supplied to the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, healthcare, food and beverage, cleaning agent, and printing ink industries; and bio-organic liquid fertilizers and chemical additives produced from distillation co-products. Hexza also manages an investment division focused on domestic and international quoted equities, fixed-income assets, and commercial real estate properties, serving customers across Malaysia and broader Southeast Asian export markets. In recent developments, the company has undertaken active capital reallocation and investment portfolio adjustments, realizing capital returns from international technology equity holdings to fund operational enhancements and shareholder returns. In its manufacturing divisions, Hexza has focused on operational streamlining to manage raw material price fluctuations, modernizing its distillation facilities to enhance thermal efficiency and environmental compliance, and developing low-formaldehyde emission adhesive formulations to align with evolving global environmental and timber export certification standards.