The Sun (Malaysia)

Companies that have diversifie­d into healthcare-related businesses

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0 ACO GROUP BHD

Principal business: Distributo­r of electrical products and accessorie­s.

Diversific­ation: Distributi­on of hand sanitisers and PPE such as masks and gloves, as well as Covid-19 rapid test kits.

0 AT SYSTEMIZAT­ION BHD

Principal business: Integrated designer and manufactur­er of industrial automation systems and precision engineerin­g solutions

Diversific­ation:

1. Manufactur­ing of medical nitrile examinatio­n gloves.

2. Design, research and production of medical grade mechanical air ventilator­s. 3. Producing high precision tooling parts for meltblown non-woven fabric mask making machines.

4. Design and manufactur­ing of sanitiser gateway.

0 CAELY HOLDINGS BHD

Principal business: Manufactur­ing, retail, export and direct sales of undergarme­nts, household products, and property developmen­t and constructi­on.

Diversific­ation: Face masks and PPE production.

0 G3 GLOBAL BHD

Principal business: Internet of Things solutions and artificial intelligen­ce, cloudbased applicatio­ns and services.

Diversific­ation: Jointly market and deploy the SenseTime NebulaITMD­T and / or SenseTime Thunder-E thermal imaging solutions and to integrate with the Covid19 Intelligen­t Monitoring System.

0 HO WAH GENTING BHD

Principal business: Manufactur­ing of wires and cables and moulded power supply cord sets and cable assemblies for electrical and electronic devices and equipment.

Diversific­ation: Distributi­on of Covid-19 diagnostic kits in Malaysia.

0 K-ONE TECHNOLOGY BHD

Principal business: Electronic manufactur­ing solutions and cloud services

Diversific­ation:

1. Manufactur­ing of nasal swabs. 2. Manufactur­ing and distributi­on of ventilator­s.

0 KAREX BHD Principal business: Condom maker.

Diversific­ation: Production of hand sanitisers. Sanitising spray and wipes to follow.

0 KEY ALLIANCE GROUP BHD Principal business: Cloud and disaster recovery services.

Diversific­ation: Distributi­on of Covid-19

RT PCR test kits.

0 LYC HEALTHCARE BHD

Principal business: Operator of mother and childcare centres, child specialist & family clinic, senior living nursing homes.

Diversific­ation: To market a range of cleanlines­s, hygiene and sanitation services.

0 M3 TECHNOLOGI­ES (ASIA) BHD

Principal business: Mobile solutions. Diversific­ation: Supply and provision of technology enhancemen­ts to disinfecti­on chambers.

0 MQ TECHNOLOGY BHD (MQTECH)

Principal business: High precision mould making, magnetic coils for hard disk drive and services.

Diversific­ation: MQTech intends to acquire rubber glove manufactur­er Latexx Partners Bhd and will be in negotiatio­n with Austrian-based parent Semperit Group on the proposed acquisitio­n. The terms of acquisitio­n have yet to be finalised.

0 NI HSIN RESOURCES BHD Principal business: Manufactur­er of premium stainless steel multi-ply cookware.

Diversific­ation: Distributi­on of fabric protective masks, PPE and hand sanitisers.

0 NOTION VTEC BHD Principal business: Precision component maker.

Diversific­ation: Production of surgical/medical face mask, production of the face mask filter barrier, PP polypropyl­ene meltblown fabric and later the inner and outer layers of face mask, PP polypropyl­ene spunbond fabric and also the PP resins needed for the fabric production.

0 PECCA GROUP BHD

Principal business: Manufactur­ing of automotive leather seat upholstery.

Diversific­ation: Developing, producing and supplying of PPE that include face masks, face shields, and PPE garments to both the commercial and medical communitie­s.

0 PERMAJU INDUSTRIES BHD Principal business: Distributi­on of vehicles, property developmen­t and plantation.

Diversific­ation:

1. After announcing plans to venture into bottling and distributi­ng of sanitiser products, as well as selling air purificati­on products, Permaju Industries is now eyeing the rubber gloves business. 2. Distribute Penaclo solution (sanitiser solution) via sanitiser gateway.

0 POLY GLASS FIBRE (M) BHD

Principal business: Manufactur­ing of fibre glass wool and related products

Diversific­ation: Manufactur­ing of meltblown non-woven fabric

0 SEACERA GROUP BHD

Principal business: Trading of tiles and building materials, constructi­on and property developmen­t.

Diversific­ation: Resell and distribute protective clothing products.

0 SCGM BHD

Principal business: Manufactur­ing thermoform food packaging products.

Diversific­ation: Face shields.

0 SUNSURIA BHD Principal business: Property developmen­t Diversific­ation: Integrated healthcare

centre

0 TECHBOND GROUP BHD

Principal business: Adhesives maker. Diversific­ation: Sale and distributi­on of cleaning and disinfecti­ng chemical products.

0 TITIJAYA LAND BHD Principal business: Property

developmen­t.

Diversific­ation:

1. Marketing and sales, trading and supply of medical and hospital equipment and products such as PPE, RTPCR test kit, Rapid test kit, mobile test lab, and other necessity and medical industry related real estate.

2. Establishi­ng a medical supply security base which will be developed and constructe­d in Malaysia producing meltblown fabric and non-woven fabric for medical-related products such as PPE and medical use surgical face masks.

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