Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMSB) , which literally means "the light of Sarawak's eye" in the Malay language

Malay language

Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...

 or "Cahya Mata" also means "the child of", is a major company in Sarawak

Sarawak

Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...

, Malaysia. It grew from a single product manufacturer of Portland cement

Portland cement

Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world because it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non-specialty grout...

 in 1974, to become a major driving force in the state of Sarawak's economic development through its operations in finance and infrastructure.

The Group's founder company, Cement Manufacturers Sarawak Sdn Bhd, was the first company in East Malaysia to manufacture Portland cement, and prides itself as being the first Sarawak-based company to be listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad

Bursa Malaysia

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in 1989.

In 1994, Cement Manufacturers Sarawak Berhad's business undertook expansion, diversification and acquisition. Within a few short years, the Group became Sarawak's largest player in financial services and infrastructure development. Subsequently, the company’s name was changed to Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMSB) in 1996.

Today, CMSB's business operations cover Construction & Road Maintenance, Cement and Construction Materials, Property Development, Financial Services, Trading, Education, Technology, and a dedicated strategic business unit on opportunities under the banner of Similajau Development.

Subsidiarieshttp://www.cmsb.com.my/corporate_information/CMSB_Structure.pdf

Company	Principal activities	Incorporated in	Group's Equity Shareholding
CMS Cement Sdn. Bhd	Cement	Malaysia	100%
CMS Clinker Sdn. Bhd.	Cement	Malaysia	100%
CMS Concrete Products Sdn. Bhd	Cement	Malaysia	100%
CMS Modular Housing Sdn. Bhd.	Construction Materials	Malaysia	100%
CMS Steel Bhd	Construction Materials	Malaysia	100%
CMS Wires Sdn Bhd	Construction Materials	Malaysia	69%
KKB Engineering Bhd	Construction Materials	Malaysia	20%
PPES Concrete Product Sdn Bhd	Cement	Malaysia	100%
CMS Quarries Sdn Bhd	Construction Materials	Malaysia	100%
CMS Premix(Miri) Sdn Bhd	Construction Materials	Malaysia	60%
CMS Premix Sdn Bhd	Construction Materials	Malaysia	60%
CMS Penkuari Sdn Bhd	Construction Materials	Malaysia	40%
CMS Resources Sdn Bhd	Construction Materials	Malaysia	51%
CMS Works Sdn Bhd	Construction & Road Maintenance	Malaysia	100%
PPES Works(Sarawak) Sdn Bhd	Construction & Road Maintenance	Malaysia	51%
Concordance Holdings Sdn Bhd	Construction & Road Maintenance	Malaysia	100%
CMS Property Development Sdn Bhd	Property Development	Malaysia	100%
CMS Development Services Sdn Bhd	Property Development	Malaysia	100%
CMS Land Sdn Bhd	Property Development	Malaysia	51%
CMS Property Management Sdn Bhd	Property Development	Malaysia	51%
CMS Hotels Sdn Bhd	Property Development	Malaysia	100%
Projek Bandar Samariang Sdn Bhd	Property Development	Malaysia	100%
Samalaju Industries Sdn Bhd	Samalaju Development	Malaysia	100%
Samalaju Aluminium Industries Sdn Bhd	Samalaju Development	Malaysia	100%
Sarawak Aluminum Company Sdn Bhd	Samalaju Development	Malaysia	100%
CMS Infra Trading Sdn Bhd	Services	Malaysia	51%
CMS Agrotech Sdn Bhd	Services	Malaysia	100%
CMS Education Sdn Bhd	Services	Malaysia	93%
CMS River Bus Sdn Bhd	Services	Malaysia	100%
CMS Energy Sdn Bhd	Services	Malaysia	100%
CMS Global(BVI) Ltd	Services	British Virgin Islands	100%
CMS I-Systems Bhd	Services	Malaysia	69%
CMS I-Systems(India) Pte Ltd	Services	India	100%
I-Systems(Guangzhou) Co Ltd	Services	China	100%
ETA CMS I-Solutions Pte Ltd	Services	India	70%
Interventure Capital Sdn Bhd	Services	Malaysia	100%
CMS Capital Sdn Bhd	Financial Services	Malaysia	95%
CMS Opus Private Equity Sdn Bhd	Financial Services	Malaysia	51%
CMS Mezzanine Sdn Bhd	Financial Services	Malaysia	100%
K&N Kenanga Holdings Bhd	Financial Services	Malaysia	25%