Hexza Corporation Berhad, originally known as Norsechem (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Norsechem), was incorporated on 25th June 1969 as a private limited company on a joint-venture basis between two Norwegian companies, Overseas Company Ltd. and A/S Jotun Odd Gleditsch (now known as A/C Jotungruppen) and a Malaysian investment holding company, Summit Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
After undergoing a scheme of reorganisation in 1979 in compliance with the New Economic Policy, it successfully made a public issue of 1,700,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each at par to the Malaysian public on 18th August 1979. The Company was admitted to the Official List of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange on 13th October 1979.
Hexza Corporation Berhad is an investment holding company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia. Over the years, we have strategically expanded our portfolio through various subsidiaries, cementing our position as a prominent player in the ethanol and resins market in Malaysia.
1962
Chemical Industries (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd. establishment of Malaysia’s first ethanol plant
1979
Hexza Corporation’s listing on Bursa Malaysia on October 19
1987
New subsidiaries of Bio-Acetic Products Sdn. Bhd. & Hexza-Mather Sdn. Bhd. set up
1993
Hexzachem Sarawak Sdn. Bhd. started operations
1998
Bio-Acetic Products Sdn. Bhd. awarded HALAL certification
2014
Chemical Industries (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd. awarded HALAL certification
2017
CIM and BAP upgraded to ISO Certificate MS ISO 9001:2015 by SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd.
2025
Commissioning first corn ethanol plant in Malaysia
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