Boustead Holdings Berhad (Boustead), one of Malaysia´s oldest diversified conglomerates, was founded in 1828 and over the last 178 years, it has grown to comprise more than 80 listed and non-listed subsidiaries and associate companies and has substantial interests in various sectors of the Malaysian economy.

Listed on Bursa Malaysia in 1961, Boustead is a leading Government-linked company (GLC) in which Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentara (LTAT) is the majority shareholder.

The Group's combined paid-up capital as at December 31, 2007 is RM314 million while the Group's shareholders' funds stand at RM2.4 billion. It has total assets in excess of RM8.4 billion and more than 11,000 employees.

The Group's business interests are focused in six key divisions namely, Plantation, Property, Finance & Investment, Trading, Manufacturing & Services and Heavy Industries.

Felda Marketing Services (M) Sdn Bhd is the marketing arm of Felda Group. It handles and coordinates Felda's trading and product sales activities relating to palm products and other vegetable oil products as well as negotiation of international trade.

The activities of the Federal Land Development Authority (or Felda as it is commonly known) started in 1961 when it was assigned the responsibility for agricultural development in Malaysia. The Felda Group is primarily involved in the development of plantations on a commercial basis and building settlement schemes to enhance the quality of life of the rural population.

Felda Group is the leading producer of palm oil in the country and its major activity is palm oil refining and fractionation. In addition to palm oil, its other activities include the manufacture of Standard Malaysian Rubber, latex concentrate, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, compound fertilizers, molasses and refined sugar. Other related activities of the Group include operation of a chain of retail outlets and the provision of data processing, engineering, security, livestock breeding, herbal products and agricultural research and advisory services.