PROFILE: DOVECHEM
There is probably a
fable somewhere in the
Far East about a gentle
Dove and a mighty Tiger. The
two might not sound like easy
bedfellows but, for Singaporeheadquartered
Dovechem
Group, the roar of the
booming Asian economy has
seen the company evolve in
the past four decades from a
simple importer of raw
materials and industrial
chemical solvents, to one of
the region's leading names in
the chemical products sector
and a key provider of third
party tank storage services.
Established in 1960 and
remaining fully owned by the
Ng family, originally from
Muar in Malaysia, the
Dovechem Group started as a
paint retailer and is now one
of the leading chemical
solvent distributors in the
Asia Pacific region, with
representative companies in
seven countries. Its business
is run through four holding
companies in Indonesia,
Malaysia, Singapore and
China/Hong Kong. These
vehicles are responsible for
the company's four core
businesses - chemical
distribution, manufacturing,
bulk liquid terminals and
integrated logistics - in their
respective countries, the first
three of which see Dovechem
operating tank storage
capacity.
Ng Koong Sinn
heads the Group's Terminal
and Manufacturing division:
“Since its inception as a
typical family managed
business, Dovechem has
continually morphed, in
keeping with the changing
business environment,” he
says. “Having an extended
family helped to fill up the
manpower requirements in
the early days but as the
business grew and the
landscape changed, a
younger generation of Ng
siblings, better educated and
trained, emerged to see the
Group into the new
millennium.
“At the helm of this new
dynamism is Dato' Andrew
Ng, the group managing
director and chief executive
officer. Under his leadership
and guidance, there is now a
transformation from a familyowned
and run business to a
regional power house staffed
by dedicated professionals.”
