Golden Frontier Berhad ("GFB" or "the Company") was incorporated in Malaysia on 6 September 1972 under The Companies Act 1965, as a private limited company under the name of Soon Seng Frozen Food Sdn Bhd, it subsequently changed its name to Soon Seng Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd on 9 May 1985. On 1 November 1989, the Company converted itself into a public company and changed its name to Soon Seng Corporation (M) Bhd. It assumed its present name on 22 June 1990 and was subsequently listed on the Main Board of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Malaysia") on 12 November 1991.GFB was initially engaged in the business of processing frozen shrimps and prawns for export. The Company subsequently diversified into the manufacturing and sales of corrugated fibreboard cartons through its subsidiary company, Golden Frontier Packaging Sdn Bhd. These two activities became the main core businesses of the Golden Frontier Group of Companies ("the Group") at the time of public listing. These contributed approximately 40% and 60% of the Group's turnover respectively.Thereafter, after several corporate restructuring exercises, the Group ventured into new businesses, expanding the profit-making businesses and divesting its loss-making operations in Malaysia. In year 1997 the Group ventured into its first overseas investment, opening a corrugated fibreboard carton factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to take advantage of the fast-expanding Vietnamese market. This overseas venture was subsequently followed by the opening of two more factories, a second factory in Ho Chi Minh City and the third factory in Hanoi, Vietnam.The overseas companies in Vietnam were subsequently disposed off in year 2011 with a huge profit when the Group felt that conditions of drastic devaluation of the Vietnamese currency, over-heating economy, runaway inflation and interest rates coupled with intense competition made it a good time to exit from the Vietnam market.In consideration of the thin trading volume in the stock market and undervalue of stock price, coupled with sufficient internal fund for working capital as well as future expansion, the major shareholder, Frontier Equity Sdn Bhd, felt it not necessary to remain listed on Bursa Malaysia and has in January 2012 offered to buy back all the shares not already held by the major shareholders. The Group was subsequently delisted from Bursa Malaysia in May 2012.Today, the Group is still moving in the direction to transform itself to be an integrated player in the paper and paper related industries in the longer term, setting its foot locally first before regionalizing its presence in other countries when opportunities emerge.The next 2 to 3 years will be the Group's Investment years as we embark on our journey to achieve our aspiration. Apart from capacity expansion of our existing corrugating plant, the Group is also looking to invest in other paper related businesses and expand into other domestic regions in the corrugated carton industry. The expansion of our corrugated carton business will not only ensure broader income but more importantly, this will set the prerequisites, synergy and strong foundation for the group to move upstream into the paper mill business with greater confidence and brighter prospect in the longer term.Al always, the Group takes a prudent stance and will not rush into any new investment without having the confidence of favorable end results. Going forward, we will plan and execute our new investment and transformation in an orderly manner, albeit slowly, to ensure that we will progress and achieve our goals accordingly.
Golden Frontier Berhad ("GFB" or "the Company") was incorporated in Malaysia on 6 September 1972 under The Companies Act 1965, as a private limited company under the name of Soon Seng Frozen Food Sdn Bhd, it subsequently changed its name to Soon Seng Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd on 9 May 1985. On 1 November 1989, the Company converted itself into a public company and changed its name to Soon Seng Corporation (M) Bhd. It assumed its present name on 22 June 1990 and was subsequently listed on the Main Board of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Malaysia") on 12 November 1991.GFB was initially engaged in the business of processing frozen shrimps and prawns for export. The Company subsequently diversified into the manufacturing and sales of corrugated fibreboard cartons through its subsidiary company, Golden Frontier Packaging Sdn Bhd. These two activities became the main core businesses of the Golden Frontier Group of Companies ("the Group") at the time of public listing. These contributed approximately 40% and 60% of the Group's turnover respectively.Thereafter, after several corporate restructuring exercises, the Group ventured into new businesses, expanding the profit-making businesses and divesting its loss-making operations in Malaysia. In year 1997 the Group ventured into its first overseas investment, opening a corrugated fibreboard carton factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to take advantage of the fast-expanding Vietnamese market. This overseas venture was subsequently followed by the opening of two more factories, a second factory in Ho Chi Minh City and the third factory in Hanoi, Vietnam.The overseas companies in Vietnam were subsequently disposed off in year 2011 with a huge profit when the Group felt that conditions of drastic devaluation of the Vietnamese currency, over-heating economy, runaway inflation and interest rates coupled with intense competition made it a good time to exit from the Vietnam market.In consideration of the thin trading volume in the stock market and undervalue of stock price, coupled with sufficient internal fund for working capital as well as future expansion, the major shareholder, Frontier Equity Sdn Bhd, felt it not necessary to remain listed on Bursa Malaysia and has in January 2012 offered to buy back all the shares not already held by the major shareholders. The Group was subsequently delisted from Bursa Malaysia in May 2012.Today, the Group is still moving in the direction to transform itself to be an integrated player in the paper and paper related industries in the longer term, setting its foot locally first before regionalizing its presence in other countries when opportunities emerge.The next 2 to 3 years will be the Group's Investment years as we embark on our journey to achieve our aspiration. Apart from capacity expansion of our existing corrugating plant, the Group is also looking to invest in other paper related businesses and expand into other domestic regions in the corrugated carton industry. The expansion of our corrugated carton business will not only ensure broader income but more importantly, this will set the prerequisites, synergy and strong foundation for the group to move upstream into the paper mill business with greater confidence and brighter prospect in the longer term.Al always, the Group takes a prudent stance and will not rush into any new investment without having the confidence of favorable end results. Going forward, we will plan and execute our new investment and transformation in an orderly manner, albeit slowly, to ensure that we will progress and achieve our goals accordingly.
Golden Frontier Berhad ("GFB" or "the Company") was incorporated in Malaysia on 6 September 1972 under The Companies Act 1965, as a private limited company under the name of Soon Seng Frozen Food Sdn Bhd, it subsequently changed its name to Soon Seng Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd on 9 May 1985. On 1 November 1989, the Company converted itself into a public company and changed its name to Soon Seng Corporation (M) Bhd. It assumed its present name on 22 June 1990 and was subsequently listed on the Main Board of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Malaysia") on 12 November 1991.GFB was initially engaged in the business of processing frozen shrimps and prawns for export. The Company subsequently diversified into the manufacturing and sales of corrugated fibreboard cartons through its subsidiary company, Golden Frontier Packaging Sdn Bhd. These two activities became the main core businesses of the Golden Frontier Group of Companies ("the Group") at the time of public listing. These contributed approximately 40% and 60% of the Group's turnover respectively.Thereafter, after several corporate restructuring exercises, the Group ventured into new businesses, expanding the profit-making businesses and divesting its loss-making operations in Malaysia. In year 1997 the Group ventured into its first overseas investment, opening a corrugated fibreboard carton factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to take advantage of the fast-expanding Vietnamese market. This overseas venture was subsequently followed by the opening of two more factories, a second factory in Ho Chi Minh City and the third factory in Hanoi, Vietnam.The overseas companies in Vietnam were subsequently disposed off in year 2011 with a huge profit when the Group felt that conditions of drastic devaluation of the Vietnamese currency, over-heating economy, runaway inflation and interest rates coupled with intense competition made it a good time to exit from the Vietnam market.In consideration of the thin trading volume in the stock market and undervalue of stock price, coupled with sufficient internal fund for working capital as well as future expansion, the major shareholder, Frontier Equity Sdn Bhd, felt it not necessary to remain listed on Bursa Malaysia and has in January 2012 offered to buy back all the shares not already held by the major shareholders. The Group was subsequently delisted from Bursa Malaysia in May 2012.Today, the Group is still moving in the direction to transform itself to be an integrated player in the paper and paper related industries in the longer term, setting its foot locally first before regionalizing its presence in other countries when opportunities emerge.The next 2 to 3 years will be the Group's Investment years as we embark on our journey to achieve our aspiration. Apart from capacity expansion of our existing corrugating plant, the Group is also looking to invest in other paper related businesses and expand into other domestic regions in the corrugated carton industry. The expansion of our corrugated carton business will not only ensure broader income but more importantly, this will set the prerequisites, synergy and strong foundation for the group to move upstream into the paper mill business with greater confidence and brighter prospect in the longer term.Al always, the Group takes a prudent stance and will not rush into any new investment without having the confidence of favorable end results. Going forward, we will plan and execute our new investment and transformation in an orderly manner, albeit slowly, to ensure that we will progress and achieve our goals accordingly.