PPB Group Berhad was incorporated in Malaysia in 1968 with the initial business of sugar cane cultivation and refining. It was subsequently listed on the then Stock Exchange of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in May 1972 with an issued and paid capital of RM15 million. Today, PPB Group has grown into a major conglomerate with assets totaling RM15.1 billion as at 31 December 2009 and has positioned itself to be a dominant player in the grains trading, flour and animal feed milling industry as well as downstream activities including livestock farming, food processing and consumer products distribution. FFM Group owns and operates a total of four (4) flour mills in the country and one (1) each in Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. FFM Group supplies more than 40% of the country's flour requirements. PPB is also the single largest shareholder owning 18.4% equity interest in one of Asia's largest integrated agribusiness groups, Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar) which operates in more than 20 countries with primary focus in Indonesia, Malaysia, China, India and Europe. Wilmar has over 250 processing plants and an extensive distribution network for its products which are delivered to more than 50 countries globally. Besides food manufacturing, PPB Group owns Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd which is the largest film exhibitor in the country with 175 screens in 22 locations nationwide, capturing more than 40% of the domestic box office collections.