TAWAU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Shafie Apdal said the plan to make Sabah a downstream industrial state has become a reality with the launch of Sabah’s own BESS brand cooking oil here yesterday.

Congratulating Benta Wawasan Sdn Bhd who managed to produce Sabah’s first cooking oil in a short time, Shafie said he had promised to manage Sabah better by developing the state towards industrialization with focus on downstream products.