It is one of the earliest local-foreign joint venture manufacturing companies in Penang.
[1] Maica Laminates was formed in 1968 as a joint venture between a Malaysian investor and a premier Japanese manufacturer, Aica Kogyo.
[citation needed] Maica's main sales arm in Malaysia is Maica Corporation, incorporated in 1982, and to date comprises eight sales and distribution branches in the two countries.
[6] All certificates based on Maica Laminates official website and printed company profiles.
Since 2008, Maica has obtained two "green" certificates for its laminate products, the Singapore Green Label certificate which is one of the recognized Ecolabel under the Global Ecolabelling Network, and GREENGUARD.