Since 1929
- Mr Whang Shang Ying, Executive director of Lam Soon Private Limited
History at a glance
1929 - Late Mr Ng Keng Soon founded Lam Soon Cannery. Started off as a modest cannery
trading in copra and canned food.
1948 - Mr Ng introduced Knife cooking oil.
1950 - Lam Soon Cannery Company was incorporated as Lam Soon Private Limited
and relocated to a new factory in Jalan Jurong Kechil.
1955 - Mr Whang Tar Choung & Mr Whang Tar Liang took over after Mr Ng’s departure,
focusing on industrial scale modern manufacturing of soaps and oil made from Copra.
1963 - Lam Soon was granted pioneer status by Singapore Government for the manufacture
of beauty soap, marketed under “Orchid Brand” which was very popular in the 1960s.
1970 - Lam Soon pioneered in palm oil refining industry.