Henry Lim Bon Liong (林育慶) is the chief executive officer of Sterling Paper Group of Companies, S.P. Properties, Inc.,

SL Agritech Corporation SL Agritech Corporation (SLAC) is the leading research development and production of hybrid rice company in the Philippines. Background It is a subsidiary company of Sterling Paper Group of Companies which was founded by Henry Lim Bon Liong in 19 ...

and was a member of the governing council of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) from 2005 to 2007. He studied at St. Jude Catholic School.

Early life

Born to Maria Co Chiao Ti Lim and Lim Seh Leng, he belongs to one of the migrant Chinese families in the

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. 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 into real estate business, creating S.P. Properties, Inc. and the latest of which is the production of hybrid rice, through the establishment of SL Agritech Corporation in September 2006. SL Agritech Corporation aims to solve the insufficiency of rice supply in the Philippines. It is now the number one distributor of hybrid seeds throughout the Philippines and has now expanded to exporting rice to a number of countries including but not limited to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Madagascar.

References

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(accessed on December 11, 2007). * Almazan, Alec. ''A 'Sterling' Example of Entrepreneurship, Henry Lim Bon Liong.'' NEGOSYO.

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