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Article: Malaysia: Baneng moves into oil sector with Atmos buy.
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- August 1, 2008
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Byline: pinto03
Garment maker Baneng Holdings Bhd has bought an engineering and fabrication company for RM800,000 to diversify into the oil and gas sector. Executive director Albert Lim Meng Hong said Atmos Engineering Sdn Bhd, the firm that it is buying, has secured jobs worth a combined RM20 million(USD 6 Million ) from various oil majors, which will bolster Baneng's earnings. Atmos is also bidding for contracts that are worth up to RM200 million (USD 60mn) in total, he said.
With a paid-up of RM500,000, Lim said, Atmos has had limited resources and needed to tap onto Baneng's access to the capital market as a public-listed company to raise funds for ...