Our story as leading petrochemical Group began as early as 1996 when the idea behind a world-class petrochemical facility was coined via a Letter of Intent between Union Carbide Corporation and Petroliam Nasional Berhad(PETRONAS). After two years of wait, in 1998 a Joint Venture Agreement was finally signed between the two. The Group was formed under the name OPTIMAL Group of Companies. Work began soon after with the clearing of the grounds for the future OPTIMAL petrochemical plant in Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia.