The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 18 November 1982. It turned public on 25 March 1988.Since inception, the Company has been engaged in the manufacture and sale of aluminium offset plates and related industrial chemicals for use in the printing industry. Its manufacturing subsidiary in Malaysia, has been granted pioneer status, which provides tax exemption for 5 years commencing from 1996. The bulk of its offset plates are exported principally to Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan and Indonesia. It also operates an ice skating ring.