Interview with En. Leonard Ariff Abd. Shatar, CEO, Chemical Company Malaysia…
Would you start off by giving our readers some of CCM’s background? CCM started in Malaysia as part of the ICI group of companies in 1930. In the 1960s ICI…
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For over 70 years, CCM Chemicals has been a leading industrial and specialty chemicals company in Malaysia with full fledged offices across ASEAN. Chemical Company of Malaysia (CCM) has a significant corporate presence as a public listed company since 1966, initially as a subsidiary of ICI PLC of the United Kingdom and now as a Malaysian owned corporation. CCM Berhad has since progressed to become a ‘blue-chip’ company in the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia with good returns to shareholders.
CCM Group is one of the nation’s largest chemicals, fertilizers and healthcare companies, manufacturing a wide range of products to meet the growing needs of the domestic and overseas markets.
CCM is the largest local manufacturer of generic drugs with over 280 products including antihistamines, antibiotics and expectorants. They are also the leading over-the-counter (OTC) products manufacturer in the country with brands such as Champs, Proviton and Uphamol.
As an independent Malaysian company, CCM Group offers products and services to the chemicals, healthcare and agricultural industries.
Chemical products and applications
Fertilizers and technical advisory services
Pharmaceuticals and healthcare products and services
Our business operations are structured into four major subsidiaries: CCM Chemicals, CCM Fertilizers, CCM Pharmaceuticals and CCM Duopharma Biotech that are responsible for these activities.
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