Over the years, Hong Leong Asia has evolved from being a leading integrated building materials supplier in Singapore into one of the major manufacturing and distribution players in Asia. The Group is well positioned with over 80 per cent of its manufacturing and distribution businesses in Southeast Asia and China, which is today the world’s fastest growing market.

Hong Leong Asia has under its Consumer Products, Diesel Engines, Industrial Packaging arms, three leading China-based manufacturing businesses, namely Henan Xinfei (one of China's top three largest refrigerators and freezers manufacturer), China Yuchai Group (China's largest independent diesel engines manufacturer), and Rex Packaging Industrial Division (manufacturer of industrial packaging products). GPac Technology, the Green Packaging arm of the Group, manufactures bio-degradable packaging products.

Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited, the operating company of China Yuchai International Limited, was awarded “The Chinese Brand of the Year 2008” by the World Brand Laboratory.

The Group, under its Building Materials Unit (BMU), owns Island Concrete (Private) Limited, one of the largest ready-mixed concrete suppliers in Singapore.

As part of the BMU’s expansion plans, additional stakeholding interest in Tasek Corporation Berhad was acquired in 2009 to strengthen Hong Leong Asia’s position as a major player of integrated building materials supplier.

Hong Leong Asia, through its New York Stock Exchange listed subsidiary, China Yuchai International Limited, has stakeholdings in Thakral Corporation Ltd (TCL) and HL Global Enterprises Limited (HLGE), both of which are Singapore listed companies. TCL is a China-focused electronics distribution company, while HLGE is primarily engaged in the business of investment holding, property development and hospitality.

The Group ventured into the e-business arena with City e-Solutions Ltd (CES), formerly known as CDL Hotels International Ltd. Listed in Hong Kong and traded in CLOB International in Singapore and the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, CES is the designated vehicle to spearhead e-business initiatives for the Hong Leong Group and its Singapore-based parent company, City Developments Limited (CDL).