OPTIMAL CHEMICALS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD produces nearly 100 products, both performance chemicals and chemicals.

The Company utilizes The Dow Chemical Company’s Ethylene Oxide Derivatives technology to produce the highest quality performance chemicals in the world.

The Company also adopts The Dow Chemical Company’s Oxo-Process, which is recognized as the world’s leading process for producing Oxo-chemicals such as Butanol, Isobutanol and other associated derivatives.

Key Markets:
Products of OPTIMAL CHEMICALS are consumed locally and exported to the Asia Pacific markets.

Products & Production Capacity of OPTIMAL CHEMICALS (M) SDN BHD:

Products	kTa
A. Performance Chemicals:
Ethanolamines	75
Nonyl Phenol Ethoxylates (TERGITOL? Surfactants)	25
Octyl Phenol Ethoxylates (TRITON? Surfactants)	5
Polyethylene Glycol (CARBOWAX? Polyethylene Glycols)	15
Polyalkylene Glycol (UCON? Fluids)	10
Gas Treating Fluids (UCARSOL? Solvents)	10
B. Chemicals
Butanol	140
Butyl Glycol Ethers (CELLOSOLVE? & CARBITOL? Butyl Glycol Ethers)	60
Butyl Acetate	50
Butyl Acrylate	35
2 Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate	20
Brake Fluids DOT-3 (UCON? E-360 Brake Fluids DOT-3)	3

Market Applications:

OPTIMAL’s Performance Chemicals products can be found in various commonly used items and industrial applications. These include personal care products i.e. soaps and shampoos; cosmetics; pharmaceuticals; industrial, institutional and household cleaners; synthetic lubricants; and oil and gas processing.

OPTIMAL’s Chemicals on the other hand are heavily used as the main ingredients in solvents, paints, inks, coatings and adhesives, and brake fluids.

The percentage of shareholders for OPTIMAL CHEMICALS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD are as follows: PETRONAS with 50% and The Dow Chemical Company with 50%.

The Dow Chemical Company 50%	PETRONAS 50%

Shareholder’s Breakdown

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