MARC has affirmed its AAAID ratings on Optimal Olefins (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (Olefins) RM250.0 million Al Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS). The rating outlook is stable. The rating reflects Olefins’ ownership by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), its secured feedstock source with favourable price structure from Petronas until 2023, ...

The reaffirmation of AAAID to Optimal Olefins (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (‘Olefins’) debt issuance and AAAID(s) to Optimal Glycols (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (‘Glycols’) and Optimal Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (‘Chemicals’) (both Glycols and Chemicals referred to as ‘G&C’) debt issuances respectively continues to reflect the Optimal Group of c...

The affirmation of AAAID and AAAID(s) to Optimal Olefins (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (“Olefins”) and Optimal Glycols (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Optimal Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (“G&C”) debt issuance respectively reflect the Optimal Group of companies’ (“Optimal Group”) competitive edge in the petrochemical industry, stemming from its large-sca...

The assignment of AAAID and AAAID(s) to Optimal Olefins (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (“Olefins”) and Optimal Glycols (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Optimal Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (“G&C”) debt issuance respectively reflect the Optimal Group of companies’ (“Optimal Group”) competitive edge in the petrochemical industry, stemming from its large-sca...