Working towards its vision of becoming a global leader in the delivery of well-built infrastructure and building projects, IJM began to look for niches beyond the Malaysian shores.

During the mid 1980's, IJM Group ventured into the international arena actively. By pooling its resources and expertise and focusing on construction, construction management, property development and infrastructure investment, IJM has won and successfully completed projects in Australia, Argentina, Bangladesh, China, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, Mauritius, Namibia, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

On the property front, IJM has undertaken projects in Chile, the United Kingdom, the United States of America (USA) and Australia.

Significant completed projects include:

New development projects continue to expand in Sydney, Australia and in India.

IJM has made its mark in several major international joint venture projects involving construction and infrastructure investments in Latin America, China, India and Vietnam.

In 1996, the Group entered into an agreement with companies from Argentina, Brazil and Mexico to participate in the Western Access Tollway Project in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The resulting joint-venture company was granted a "Build, Operate and Transfer" concession for the impressive 55km expressway from Buenos Aires to Lujan. The joint-venture company, Grupo Concesionario del Oeste S.A is now listed on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange.

In China, IJM acquired a significant stake in the Guangdong Provincial Expressway Development Co. Ltd., which operates two expressways that form a national trunk road plus a major bridge across the Jiujiang River. The company is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Another joint-venture company operates the concession rights for toll collection, management, operation and maintenance of the Yangzhong Changjiang Bridge for 25 years.

A third joint-venture company which has successfully completed the construction and operation of the Wuxi Nenda Co-Generation Plant, Xishan City, Jiangsu Province, was divested several years into operation.

In Vietnam, the Group has a major stake in the first ever "Build, Operate and Transfer" Binh An Water Supply scheme. The scheme now supplies over 100,000 cubic meters of potable water daily to Ho Chi Minh City.

In India, the Group has made significant inroads into the construction of major highways and is today one of the leading foreign road contractors there. It has now ventured into "Build, Operate and Transfer" Toll Roads which include the Swarna Tollway concession.


Success in its international ventures has led the Group to emerge as a strong contender in the international arena in the construction and construction-related industries. In recognition of the Group's achievement, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) had honored IJM with the Malaysian International Contractor of the Year 2000 award and the Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) conferred the Industry Excellence Award 2003 - Export Excellence (Services) for its contribution in exporting Malaysia's construction service.

IJM has done the country proud by successfully responding to the nation's call to venture beyond the Malaysian shores.

IJM is committed to realize its Corporate Vision "To be an internationally competitive Malaysian builder of world class infrastructure and buildings" and to maintain its Corporate Mission "To uphold the highest standards of performance in all our ventures with the Mark of Excellence". These are the guiding principles of the Group since its founding and continue to be its shared goals in the new millennium. The 21st Century will see a quantum leap in the Group's globalization drive. With sustainable ambition and the impetus of the top management's own strategic focus, IJM will aggressively but prudently venture into the international market through its new and existing divisions. This drive will gather momentum in the coming years with many exciting new projects in the pipeline created through the strategic alliances and partnerships in key international growth markets and by acknowledging that future growth will come from outside its traditional home market. IJM - Building bridges of opportunity worldwide. Building new pathways to profitability. Building new roads to success.