IOI Corporation Berhad, an investment holding company, primarily engages in the plantation business in Malaysia, Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Plantation and Resource-Based Manufacturing. It cultivates oil palm, softwood timber, rubber, and coconut; refines and processes crude palm, crude coconut, and palm kernel oils; and manufactures specialty oils and fats. The company also manufactures and exports fatty acids, soap noodles, glycerin, fatty acids and esters, and other related products. In addition, it is involved in the commercialization of clonal ramets and biotechnology related research and development activities; provision of management and marketing services; production and supply of palm-based renewable energy; and trading of palm oil commodities, oilseeds, and edible oils and fats; and the processing of raw materials for the edible oils and fats industry. Further, the company engages in the property development, maintenance, and investment activities; issuance of exchangeable bonds and guaranteed notes; storage tanks rental activities; manufacture, registration, trading, and distribution of oleochemical products; and provision of bulk cargo warehousing services, as well as treasury management services and management consulting services. Additionally, it is involved in the manufacture and sale of plasticizer products, margarine, and shortening and fat spreads; manufacture of palm wood boards and panels, offered under OnCore brand name used in furniture, construction, and building industries; and development of proprietary keto-ester portfolio. The company was formerly known as Industrial Oxygen Incorporated Sdn Bhd and changed its name to IOI Corporation Berhad in March 1995. IOI Corporation Berhad was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
