Hume Cemboard Industries

What Hume Cemboard Industries does

Hume Cemboard Industries is a Malaysia-based manufacturer of fiber cement boards, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. The company produces fiber cement building materials engineered to deliver durability, fire resistance, weather resistance, and low-maintenance performance characteristics for residential and commercial construction applications. Its products serve the construction industry in Southeast Asia, addressing material needs for building envelope, partitioning, and structural cladding applications where fire safety and longevity are specified.

Following its acquisition by Saint-Gobain, Hume Cemboard Industries operates as a subsidiary of the global building materials conglomerate. The transaction was positioned as part of Saint-Gobain's stated expansion strategy in the Asia Pacific fiber cement market, and reflects broader sector consolidation in fiber cement alongside transactions such as Commercial Metals Company's acquisition of Concrete Pipe & Precast LLC. Prior to the Saint-Gobain acquisition, Hume Cemboard operated within Malaysia's Hong Leong Group, a conglomerate with diversified interests spanning financial services, manufacturing, property development, and consumer goods.

The company operates a workforce in the 1,001–5,000 employee range, indicating meaningful industrial scale relative to regional fiber cement producers. No pricing model, revenue model, or distribution channel specifics are disclosed in available source data. No customer logos, segment mix, or GTM motion details are publicly available. The business's competitive positioning rests on the functional performance attributes of fiber cement boards and its distribution reach within Southeast Asian construction supply chains, now augmented by the technical and capital resources of its Saint-Gobain parent.

Name

Hume Cemboard Industries

Legal name

Hume Cemboard Industries

Website

https://hli.com.my

Company type

Private

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Hume Cemboard Industries is a Malaysia-based fiber cement board manufacturer serving the Southeast Asian construction industry with durable, fire-resistant building materials. Acquired by Saint-Gobain, the company now operates as a subsidiary of the global building materials conglomerate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Materials

NAICS

Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273), Other Concrete Product Manufacturing (327390)

SIC

Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270)

akta.pro primary industry

Cement Manufacturing (Portland, Blended & Specialty) (IMADAAAG)

Keywords

• Fiber cement boards
• Building materials
• Construction products
• Cement board manufacturing
• Fiber cement products

Headquarters

HQ city

Kuala Lumpur

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Core offering

Hume Cemboard Industries manufactures and sells fiber cement boards used as building materials in residential and commercial construction. The fiber cement products are positioned as durable, fire-resistant, weather-resistant, and low-maintenance alternatives serving construction material needs across the Southeast Asia market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Saint-GobaincoreOthersSaint-Gobain completed the acquisition of Hume Cemboard Industries in Malaysia. This acquisition is part of Saint-Gobain's expansion strategy in the Asia Pacific fiber cement market. Hume Cemboard Industries is now a subsidiary of the global building materials company Saint-Gobain.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• CSR Limited: CSR is an Australasian building products group operating across insulation, gypsum, and construction materials, including fiber cement via prior Bradford/related businesses. Comparable as a building materials incumbent with fiber cement adjacency in Asia Pacific.
• SCG Building Materials (Siam Cement Group): SCG is a major Southeast Asian building materials producer with operations spanning cement, ceramics, and wall systems. While broader than fiber cement, it overlaps with Hume Cemboard in cement-based wall and cladding solutions serving ASEAN construction.
• Knauf Group: Knauf is a global building materials group whose portfolio overlaps with Hume Cemboard in gypsum and wall systems. As a broad incumbent with global ambition in wallboard and facade systems, it offers comparable scope and breadth.
• Saint-Gobain (parent company): Saint-Gobain is the global acquirer of Hume Cemboard and operates a vast building materials portfolio including gypsum, insulation, and facade systems. It is a broad incumbent in the same industry with overlapping capabilities in wall and cladding products.

Direct peers

• James Hardie Industries: James Hardie is the world's largest manufacturer of fiber cement building products (siding, backer board, trim). It is the most direct peer to Hume Cemboard in terms of product category, fiber cement technology, and building end markets.
• BGC (BGC Fibre Cement): BGC is an Australian manufacturer of fiber cement panels, sheets, and cladding systems. A direct fiber cement peer in product and category, though operating primarily in Australia/NZ rather than Southeast Asia.
• Shera (Mahaphant Fibre Cement): Shera is a Thai-based manufacturer of fiber cement boards, siding, and roofing products serving ASEAN markets. A direct regional fiber cement peer to Hume Cemboard, operating in overlapping Southeast Asian geographies.
• Etex Group: Etex, via its Eternit and Cedral brands, is one of the largest global producers of fiber cement boards and cladding. It competes directly with Hume Cemboard in fiber cement-based construction materials.
• Nichiha Corporation: Nichiha is a Japanese manufacturer specializing in fiber cement siding and exterior cladding panels. Comparable to Hume Cemboard as a fiber cement product manufacturer serving Asian construction markets.

Regional players

• Guocera Holdings (Hong Leong Industries): Guocera is the tile and ceramics arm of Hong Leong Industries in Malaysia. While focused on ceramic tiles rather than fiber cement, it serves overlapping Malaysian construction customers via the same former Hong Leong Group ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hong-leong-industries-bhd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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