Henry Lim Bon Liong
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Henry Lim Bon Liong is the chief executive officer of Sterling Paper Group of Companies
, S.P. Properties, Inc., SL Agritech Corporation
as well as a member of the governing council of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD).
. They lived in a one-room apartment without a toilet and they cannot speak any Tagalog. Through his father's determination, they were given Filipino citizenship. His father founded Sterling Bookbinding with Sterling Family Photo Album as its main product. This bookbinding business flourished into Sterling Paper Products Enterprises in 1961, with school and office supplies aside from photo albums as products. In 1976, Lim Seh Leng died and Henry as the eldest, took over the business.
He also ventured in real estate business, creating S.P. Properties, Inc. and the latest, in the production of hybrid rice, establishing SL Agritech Corporation in September 2006. SL Agritech Corporation is a hybrid rice research, development, and production undertaking to solve the insufficiency of rice supply in the country. It is now the number one distributor of hybrid seeds throughout the country and exporter to Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. The popular fast food chains in the country have also been using SL-8H.
Sterling Paper Group of Companies
Sterling Paper Products Enterprises is a school and office supply manufacturing company founded by Lim Seh Leng, father of Henry Lim Bon Liong, the brainchild of the most sought hybrid rice in the country....
, S.P. Properties, Inc., SL Agritech Corporation
SL Agritech Corporation
SL Agritech Corporation is the leading research development and production of superior hybrid rice company in the Philippines.It is a subsidiary company of Sterling Paper Group of Companies which was founded by Henry Lim Bon Liong in 1998. Inspired by the way China solved its food shortage and...
as well as a member of the governing council of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD).
Early life
Born to Maria Co Chiao Ti Lim and Lim Seh Leng, he belongs to one of the migrant Chinese families in the PhilippinesPhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. They lived in a one-room apartment without a toilet and they cannot speak any Tagalog. Through his father's determination, they were given Filipino citizenship. His father founded Sterling Bookbinding with Sterling Family Photo Album as its main product. This bookbinding business flourished into Sterling Paper Products Enterprises in 1961, with school and office supplies aside from photo albums as products. In 1976, Lim Seh Leng died and Henry as the eldest, took over the business.
As an Entrepreneur
Through Henry's management, the business expanded. More products were introduced and retail outlets were established.He also ventured in real estate business, creating S.P. Properties, Inc. and the latest, in the production of hybrid rice, establishing SL Agritech Corporation in September 2006. SL Agritech Corporation is a hybrid rice research, development, and production undertaking to solve the insufficiency of rice supply in the country. It is now the number one distributor of hybrid seeds throughout the country and exporter to Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. The popular fast food chains in the country have also been using SL-8H.