The business of Harbin started in 1999 when Universal Corn Products, Inc and S. Korea partners. was established to operate a cornstarch plant in Manila. Since then,Harbin has pioneered breakthroughs, broadened its enterprise and stayed at the forefront in every phase of the country's rise to development – the entrepreneur, who invested in agribusiness and the manufacture of feeds and prime food commodities; Currently, Harbin is one of the largest and most diversified Filipino conglomerates, engaged primarily in businesses that serve a growing middle class with rising disposable incomes in the Philippines, South East Asia and Australas