Scientex Berhad ("Scientex") was incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act, 1965 as Scientific Textiles Industries Sdn. Bhd. to manufacture and market polyvinylchloride (PVC) leather cloth and sheetings. Scientex was converted to a public company in 1969. In 1990, Scientex was listed on the Main Market of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad). Scientex has a market capitalisation of more than MYR230 million and a total combined assets of approximately MYR600 million. For the financial year ended 2009, Scientex achieved a revenue exceeding MYR500 million. Scientex's core businesses are manufacturing and property development.