Adopted current name – Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad

Following a period of rapid diversification, on 15 December 1996, the CMS Board agreed to change the company’s name from Cement Manufacturers Sarawak Berhad to Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad, subject to approval from the Sarawak State Secretary’s Office. This was obtained in a letter dated 5 March 1996, and the change was officially made on 13 June 1996. ‘Cahya Mata’ in Malay refers to a special child or literally ‘apple of the eye.’ Thus Cahya Mata Sarawak can mean ‘Sarawak’s favourite son.’ This concept has been further extended through CMS’ current vision statement, “To be the PRIDE of Sarawak and Beyond”. The CMS logo was also changed from the angular blue design to the present on comprising the colours of the Sarawak flag: yellow, red and black. The interlocking shapes of the logo reflect the concepts of yin and yang and represent the Group’s two main divisions at the time: infrastructure and investment.