United Malacca Berhad

United Malacca Berhad (UMB), formerly known as The United Malacca Rubber Estates Ltd, was incorporated on 27 April 1910 by its founder, the late Tun Tan Cheng Lock, who served as Chairman until 1960. The company is listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and is headquartered in Melaka, Malaysia. It began with a paid-up capital of RM315,000 and 460 acres of rubber, and over the years expanded its planted acreage and operations through acquisitions and mergers. The Group states a commitment to corporate social responsibility, including employee safety and training programmes, community donations, and environmentally sound agronomic practices in oil palm cultivation.

United Malacca Berhad (UMB), formerly known as The United Malacca Rubber Estates Ltd, was incorporated on 27 April 1910 under the Companies Ordinance 1889 by its founder, the late Tun Tan Cheng Lock, who held the post of Chairman until 1960. Thereafter, the company was managed by his family until his son, the late Tun Tan Siew Sin, took over the Chairmanship in 1974 after his retirement from the Cabinet; he held the post until 1988. The late Mr. Choi Siew Hong, a former Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia who had been on the Board of Directors since 1976, became Chairman of the Group following the death of Tun Tan Siew Sin in 1988. UMB started in 1910 with a paid-up capital of RM315,000 and 460 acres of rubber, and over the years expanded its planted acreage and operations through acquisitions and mergers. The company is listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

• Rubber

• Oil palm

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2. 2Company Background « United Malacca Berhadunitedmalacca.com.my
3. 3Corporate Profile « United Malacca Berhadunitedmalacca.com.my
4. 4People « United Malacca Berhadunitedmalacca.com.my
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