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- Kumpulan Fima Berhad is a Malaysia-based diversified investment holding company engaged in manufacturing, plantation, bulking terminal operations, and food production. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the company operates across Malaysia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea through four primary business segments: Manufacturing, Plantation, Bulking, and Food. In its Manufacturing division, operated principally through subsidiary Fima Corporation Berhad and Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Sdn. Bhd., the company specializes in security and confidential printing; producing security documents, passports, national identification cards, postal and revenue stamps, transport tickets, academic certificates, bank cheques, and secure smart cards; as well as providing confidential data management and digital print verification services. The Plantation segment engages in the cultivation of oil palm, harvesting of fresh fruit bunches, and production and extraction of crude palm oil and palm kernel across agricultural estates located in Peninsular Malaysia and North Kalimantan, Indonesia. In the Bulking division, the company provides bulk liquid terminal storage and logistics services across Port Klang, Butterworth, and Kemaman; storing edible oils, oleochemicals, petroleum products, and liquid chemicals; alongside ancillary services including product heating, nitrogen blanketing, pipeline transfers, drumming, and customs forwarding. The Food division, conducted primarily via International Food Corporation Limited in Papua New Guinea, manufactures, cans, and distributes processed seafood and meat products under brand names including Besta and Besta McFlakes; supported by integrated tin can fabrication and regional wholesale grocery distribution. In recent operational developments, Kumpulan Fima Berhad has executed strategic modernization initiatives across its operating units; incorporating digital security printing systems, RFID integration, and electronic tax stamp solutions within its manufacturing operations; expanding storage capacity and retrofitting multi-purpose tank infrastructure at its liquid bulking terminals to capture growing chemical throughput; accelerating oil palm replanting schedules and field mechanization across its plantation estates to optimize yield profiles; and upgrading processing automation and launching new value-added canned protein formulations at its Lae, Papua New Guinea food production facility to expand regional market reach.