by Ekrem Duman | Jul 27, 2026 | Electronics & Semiconductors, Malaysia Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRViTrox and Pentamaster are Malaysian companies that make the machines the electronics industry runs on — automated inspection systems, test equipment and factory automation — rather than assembling chips themselves. ViTrox is a global leader in machine-vision...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 27, 2026 | Electronics & Semiconductors, Malaysia Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRInari Amertron is Malaysia’s standout homegrown semiconductor success — an outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) company that became one of Bursa Malaysia’s most valuable technology stocks. Its rise was built on radio-frequency (RF) chip packaging for...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 27, 2026 | Electronics & Semiconductors, Malaysia Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRMalaysia is one of the most important nodes in the global semiconductor supply chain — not for making chips, but for assembling, packaging and testing them. Its share of the world’s chip packaging and test (the “back-end”) is estimated at over a tenth of global...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 26, 2026 | Malaysia Company Stories, Palm Oil & Agribusiness
⚡ TL;DRSustainability is the defining battleground for Malaysian palm oil. The industry faces deforestation criticism, consumer boycotts, and — most seriously — regulation like the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) that could restrict market access for supply not...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 26, 2026 | Malaysia Company Stories, Palm Oil & Agribusiness
⚡ TL;DRFGV Holdings (formerly Felda Global Ventures) is the commercial arm of Malaysia’s FELDA settler scheme, and its story is a cautionary tale of how politics, governance and business collide. Its 2012 IPO was one of the world’s largest that year, raising billions...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 26, 2026 | Malaysia Company Stories, Palm Oil & Agribusiness
⚡ TL;DRIOI Corporation and Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) are Malaysia’s two great family-influenced, integrated palm oil champions — and instructive to compare. Both combine upstream plantations with substantial downstream businesses: IOI is especially strong in specialty...
