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In 1993, the company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 2004, the Group successfully acquired Elec & Eltek. Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd. ("Kingboard Chemical") established its first laminates manufacturing plant in 1988.
Kingboard Copper Foil Holdings Limited, the Group’s subsidiary, was spun off for a separate listing on The Singapore Stock Exchange in December 1999. In November 2004, the Group acquired Elec & Eltek International Holdings Limited as part of a strategic expansion plan. In December 2006, the Group spun off its laminate business, Kingboard Laminates Holdings limited for a separate listing on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The Group's natural gas based methanol JV with China BlueChemical in Hainan province commenced production in December 2006.
In 2016, KLH purchased 15 Canada Square, home to KPMG LLP UK’s headquarters, for £400m on a 25 year sale-and-leaseback agreement at £18m a year.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kingboard Holdings, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4