Continental Industrial Corporation

What Continental Industrial Corporation does

Continental Industrial Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (CIC) is a privately held Malaysian refractory solutions provider founded in 1978, headquartered in Shah Alam, Selangor, with a second manufacturing site in Rawang. The company designs, manufactures, supplies, installs, and maintains refractory products for heavy industries including cement, steel, petrochemical, chemical waste incineration, aluminum melting, power generation, and palm oil milling. Its product portfolio spans insulation bricks, firebricks (fireclay, high alumina, acid-resisting, and super refractories), dense/light/medium/heavy weight castables, ceramic fibers in multiple formats, calcium silicates, and fabricated metallic anchors in stainless steel grades 304 through 253MA.

CIC operates a monolithic castable plant with 12,000 metric tons of annual capacity — described as the largest high alumina monolithic refractory facility in Malaysia — and a shaped products casting plant in Rawang with 2,500 metric tons of annual capacity equipped with semi-automated pre-cast machinery and pre-fire ovens capable of 650°C. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified at the corporate level and ISO 9001:2000 accredited at the castable plant. To supplement its domestic manufacturing, CIC has assembled an international sourcing network of approximately 10 refractory suppliers from the UK, Turkey, China, and Europe, allowing it to offer specialty products such as MagCarbon bricks, fused cast refractories, tundish spray materials, and EAF hearth repair materials without carrying the corresponding in-house capex.

The business model is B2B enterprise field sales with a vertical segmentation approach. Revenue is generated through two streams: one-time supply of refractory products (treated as license/transactional sales) and professional services spanning design, installation (brick laying, monolithic application, gunning, castable pumping, ceramic fiber installation), and recurring maintenance (one-time jobs, routine service, yearly renewals, and long-term contracts). Pricing is quote-based and project-specific rather than publicly disclosed. GTM is direct engagement with industrial buyers across Malaysian heavy industries, with no digital marketing or SaaS channels identified. CIC maintains a permanent skilled installation workforce offering emergency backup services year-round.

Name

Continental Industrial Corporation

Legal name

Continental Industrial Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (CIC)

Website

https://ciccorp.com.my

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Continental Industrial Corporation (CIC) is a Malaysian privately held refractory manufacturer founded in 1978 that designs, produces, installs, and maintains insulation bricks, castables, firebricks, ceramic fibers, and calcium silicates for heavy industries including cement, steel, petrochemical, power, and palm oil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Refractory Products and Services

NAICS

Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing (327120)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment (IMAIAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Protective Coatings (IMADAKAB)

Keywords

• Refractory products manufacturing
• Industrial insulation materials
• High alumina castables
• Ceramic fiber products
• Refractory installation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shah Alam

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Refractory Products Manufacturing and Supply: CIC manufactures and supplies a comprehensive range of refractory products including insulation bricks, dense castables, light weight castables, medium weight castables, heavy weight castables, firebricks, ceramic fibers, and calcium silicates. Products are supplied to various industrial customers for use in high-temperature applications.
2. Refractory Services (Design, Installation, Maintenance): CIC provides integrated services including engineering and design, installation capabilities (brick laying, monolithic application, ceramic fiber installation, plastic material application, gunning application, castable pumping technology), and maintenance services for all industries. Services range from one-time jobs to routine service, yearly renewal, and long-term contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Continental Industrial Corporation designs, manufactures, supplies, installs, and maintains refractory products and solutions for high-temperature industrial applications. Core offerings include insulation bricks, dense/light/medium/heavy weight castables, firebricks (fireclay, high alumina, acid resisting, super refractories), ceramic fibers in multiple formats, calcium silicates, and metallic anchors, delivered alongside integrated design, installation, and maintenance services to heavy industries such as cement, steel, petrochemical, power generation, waste incineration, aluminum, and palm oil processing.

Product overview

Continental Industrial Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (CIC) offers a comprehensive refractory solutions portfolio centered on five core services: Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, and Maintenance. The product portfolio comprises refractory bricks (Insulation Bricks, Firebricks with sub-variants including Fireclay Bricks, High Alumina Bricks, Acid Resisting Bricks, and Super Refractories), castable materials (Dense, Light Weight, Medium Weight, and Heavy Weight Castables), Ceramic Fibers (available in Bulk, Tex-12, Blanket, Felt, Paper, Block, Board, and Shapes forms), Calcium Silicates, and Metallic Anchors (various grades). The company operates two manufacturing facilities: a monolithic plant producing 12,000mt annually of castables, and a shaped products plant in Rawang with 2,500mt annual capacity. CIC serves diverse industries including cement, steel, petrochemical, waste incineration, aluminum, power generation, and palm oil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Insulation Bricks Heat-resistant insulating bricks designed to provide thermal insulation in high-temperature industrial applications; sold to industrial customers for use in furnaces, kilns, and high-temperature process equipment.
• Dense Castables High-density castable refractory materials for applications requiring superior strength and wear resistance in demanding industrial environments.
• Light Weight Castables Low-density castable refractories designed for thermal insulation while reducing structural load on industrial installations.
• Medium Weight Castables Medium-density castable refractories offering balanced thermal insulation and mechanical properties for industrial applications.
• Heavy Weight Castables High-density castable refractories designed for maximum durability and resistance to heavy loads in demanding industrial environments.
• Firebricks Fireclay bricks and high-alumina bricks for general refractory applications, including sub-variants Fireclay Bricks, Refractory Mortar, High Alumina Bricks, Acid Resisting Bricks, and Super Refractories.
• Ceramic Fibers Ceramic fiber products for high-temperature insulation, available in Bulk, Tex-12, Blanket, Felt, Paper, Block, Board, and Shapes variants.
• Calcium Silicates Calcium silicate-based insulation materials rated for temperatures up to 1100°C, used for industrial thermal insulation.
• Metallic Anchors Refractory fixings including twisted 'Vee' and 'Y' anchors, flat bar anchors, 'C' and scissors clips, ceramic fiber pins and clips, and crook anchors, fabricated from SUS 304, 309, 310, 316, and 253MA stainless steel grades.
• Refractory Design Services Engineering and design services providing proposals and solutions for refractory construction projects, combining latest technology with extensive field experience; offered to industrial customers across cement, steel, petrochemical, and other heavy industries.
• Refractory Installation Services Professional refractory installation including brick laying, monolithic refractory application, ceramic fiber installation, plastic material (ramming) application, gunning application, and castable pumping technology for industrial furnaces, kilns, and boilers.
• Refractory Maintenance Services Refractory maintenance services for all industries delivered by experienced, technically trained personnel, ranging from one-time jobs and routine service to yearly renewal and long-term maintenance contracts.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BASCOTECNIA STEELminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBASCOTECNIA STEEL is an industrial group of over 1,800 highly skilled professionals specializing in design and manufacture of steel plants. Production centers are situated in Basque Country, heart of European steel industry. Provides integral and turn-key solutions to melt shop and rolling mills, as well as process optimization, revamping and upgrading.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Shinagawa Refractories: Japanese refractory manufacturer producing firebricks, castables, and unshaped refractories for steel, cement, and non-ferrous metals. Comparable to CIC in product portfolio and end-markets, though operating at significantly larger scale with established Asian export channels that could compete with CIC in ASEAN.
• Vesuvius plc: Global specialty refractories and engineered ceramics supplier focused on steel and foundry end-markets. Comparable to CIC in providing advanced refractory solutions and installation services, with overlapping product categories (monolithic castables, shaped products, ceramic fiber systems) serving similar heavy-industrial customers.
• RHI Magnesita: Global leader in refractories serving steel, cement, glass, and non-ferrous metals. Directly comparable to CIC as a refractory manufacturer and installer, but with significantly larger scale, global footprint, and broader product portfolio including magnesia and alumina-based products overlapping CIC's monolithic and shaped refractory lines.
• Morgan Advanced Materials: UK-listed specialist in advanced ceramics and refractory products for high-temperature industrial applications. Comparable to CIC in ceramic fiber products, calcium silicate insulation, and shaped refractory offerings, serving similar industrial customer segments with higher-end engineered solutions.
• Harbison-Walker International (now part of RHI Magnesita): Historically a leading North American refractory manufacturer now integrated into RHI Magnesita, offering fireclay, high-alumina, basic, and specialty refractories. Comparable to CIC in product breadth and customer verticals, though operating at much larger scale within a global group.
• Saint-Gobain (Performance Ceramics & Refractories): French multinational with refractory product lines including high-alumina bricks, castables, and ceramic fibers serving steel, cement, and petrochemical industries. Directly comparable to CIC's product portfolio, though operating as part of a much larger diversified building materials group with global reach.

Direct peers

• Plibrico Company: US specialist in monolithic refractory installation and manufacturing with strong service-led business model. Directly comparable to CIC's integrated design-install-maintain approach and castable/monolithic product portfolio, with similar positioning as a service-focused refractory contractor.
• Resco Products: US-based refractory manufacturer producing fireclay bricks, high-alumina bricks, monolithic products, and ceramic fibers. Closely comparable to CIC in product mix (castables, bricks, ceramic fibers, mortars) and customer verticals (steel, cement, aluminum, power), with similar mid-tier industrial refractory positioning.

Regional players

• IFGL Refractories: India-based manufacturer of refractories and specialty ceramics for steel, glass, and cement industries. Comparable to CIC as a regional refractory producer in an emerging Asian market, with similar product categories (monolithic castables, shaped refractories) and competitive positioning against global majors in their home geography.
• PT. Refractory Indonesia (Refra Indonesia): Indonesian refractory manufacturer and installer serving cement, steel, and palm oil industries. Most geographically comparable regional peer to CIC, with overlapping customer base in heavy industries and similar positioning as a Southeast Asian regional refractory specialist rather than a global major.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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