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Jarrod Lim

Chief Executive Officer
Malaysia Steel InstituteContents
A NOTE FROM THE CEO

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US - CHINA TRADE TENSION – POSTTRUMP ERA

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OUTLOOK ON THE STEEL INDUSTRY IN
MALAYSIA

9-10

RETIREMENT OF EN. SAZALI BIN CHE
AMAT

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POTENTIAL RISKS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
IN THE IRON AND STEEL PLANT

12A CAREER IN MALAYSIA’S STEEL INDUSTRY

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RADIO INTERVIEW WITH BFM89.9

17-18

CMCO IN KLANG VALLEY AND SABAH

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COVID-19, IR 4.0 AND STANDARDS

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THE STEEL INDUSTRY IN MODERN SOCIETY
Asia-Pacific steel overcapacity
looms as forecasts cut

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STANDARDIZATION OF IRON AND STEELPRODUCTS IN MALAYSIA

27-29

THE PURPOSE OF CORPORATE TRAININGLEVELS

30

MYMUDAH

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CHALLENGE FOR BETTER LEVELLING

32-33

Climate - How the steel industry is
coping with water scarcity

35

PLATTS IRON ORE & STEEL OUTLOOK: IRON
ORE PRICES SEEN STAYING HIGH IN Q1 2021

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Let us welcome the December 2020 Issue of The Steel
Advocate. The Covid-19 pandemic situation in theworld is not improving and it has become a part of ourlives. Wearing a mask has become a norm in our daily
lives. Malaysia is currently experiencing a third waveof the infection, with the country’s borders remaining
closed except for business activities. The government
implemented the Conditional Movement Control Order(CMCO) in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya from 14
October until 9 November 2020. All states in Peninsular
Malaysia except for Perlis, Pahang and Kelantan will beplaced under CMCO until 6 December 2020. Because
the situation had not improved, the CMCO in Kuala
Lumpur, Selangor and Sabah and several localities inother states was extended until 14th January 2021. Let’sus pray and hope the Covid-19 vaccine will end or slow
down the pandemic.
Necessity being the mother of invention, the Covid-19
pandemic has transformed the traditional workplace
towards digitalisation. We are now witnessing the rise ofdigital nomads. People have the freedom and flexibility
to access the technology from anywhere, anytime andanyhow.
The steel industry has never experienced suchpredicament and is finding ways to recover fromthe current situation. For the first 10 months of 2020,
Malaysia’s export of steel totaled RM19.5 billion. China
was the main export market purchasing 41% of oursteel. Furthermore, there was a reduction in the trade
deficit of RM500 million this year due to lower imports.
In 2019, Malaysia’s trade deficit was RM8.5 billion.
The implementation of MCO and CMCO since Marchhas resulted in a drop in demand for rebar and steel
wire rod due to low consumption from the construction
sector. However, the demand for steel wire rod and rebar
will grow, following the revival of the infrastructure andconstruction project in China post lockdown. The LionGroup is undergoing negotiations with a big Chinese
steel group with hopes to be a potential partner forthe blast furnace project. Production of hot rolled coil
(HRC) is in the offing. This has the potential of creating
7,000 jobs.
The recent announcement by the Deputy Secretary
General (Industry), Ministry of International Trade andIndustry about the White Paper on Malaysian Iron
and Steel Industry: The Roadmap Back to Regional
Competitiveness 2021-2030 aims to provide sustainable
development in the domestic industry and promotinginternational trade and investments. The iron and steel
industry managed to obtain several revisions which
will remain in force until 31 December 2021. With apromising export growth, Malaysia will be able tobounce back from the current pandemic.

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MSI WITH YOU

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MSI BRIDGING GAPS

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We hope you enjoy reading this issue and thank you
once again for your support!

MSI TRU

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Meet the Team• THE NATIONAL AUTISM SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA• BE THEIR EYES, HOLD THEIR HANDSTHE PLATFORM FOR IRON AND STEEL
INDUSTRY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIP AND
NETWORKING FOR INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITYMSI’S EFFORT OF PROMOTING THE LOCALIRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS
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Lim Keng Yow

EDITOR

Madeline Kam

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Subash Bose Pillai
Tracy Lee
Leon Lai
Noor Syakirah Binti Ibrahim
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December 2020 | Issue 2

BACKGROUND

In the last five articles, we examined a few issues:• The global imposition of tariffs of 25% on steel and
10% on aluminium by the US under Section 232 with
exemptions for /modifications on some countries andthe initial impact of this;• Imposition of Section 301 specifically on China;• The delayed US Section 232 on autos and auto parts;• Phase one deal reached and updates;• Actions on Hua Wei; and• COVID-19 pandemic and the trade tension.
With President Trump’s unsuccessful bid to get re-elected,
numerous views have been expressed both on what
President-elect Biden will / will not OR should / should not
do or approaches he should / should not take. We will takea look at these views at the end of the article.
We have also noted that COVID-19
has createdunprecedented global mayhem both on personal lives aswell as the economies of countries. It has and continues toimpose change to every facet of our lives and on the way
business is conducted – coined as the new norm.
Additionally with the drama of US presidential elections
that took centre stage for a short while, the US-China
trade tension, resulting in particular from the US 232 Steel& Aluminium/US 301 action on China, has been put on theback burner .
This article will continue to look at US-China trade tension
updates and at the same time look at the continued
impact of COVID-19 and take a glimpse at Post Trump era
possibilities.
At the time of writing, various parties are claiming to havedeveloped vaccines to contain the COVID-19 spread andpushing governments to start mass use of the vaccines,
short circuiting the proper protocol (especially on proper
drug trials on humans and side effects) before the drug
can be used on a large scale. There appears to be a cloudy
objective among the developers of the vaccine (business),the scientific/medical world and the governments
in implementing the vaccine use on the mass, in thecontainment of COVID-19 virus spread globally.

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UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENTS
US 232 Trade action on Iron & Steel and AluminiumCountries that have imposed safeguard measureson Iron & Steel/Aluminium to prevent trade diversion,
maintained their lists. Retaliatory actions too remain.
Some developments are captured here:• 28 August 2020: Due to the negative COVID-19 impact
on the steel sector, the United States reduced the quota
on semi-finished steel imports from Brazil to 60,000
metric tons, down from 350,000 metric tons for theremainder of calendar year 2020; but will maintainexisting quotas for other steel imports from Brazil. In
2021 the annual aggregate limit for Brazil will revert to
350,000 metric tons.
• August - September 2020: Trump wanted to impose
10% tariffs on Aluminium imports from Canada; inreturn Canada wanted to impose USD2.7 billion insanctions on the US and finally the US backed down
and informed that the tariffs of 10% will only apply if
Canadian Aluminium imports exceed 83,000 tons in
September and November and below 70,000 tons in
December 2020.
Impact on US Iron & Steel Industry – COVID-19
China faced the first reported cases of COVID-19 in
November 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei and reported to the
WHO on 31 December 2019 after which quick and swift
action is said to have been taken to contain the spread of
the virus. This resulted in business activities in China being
comparatively less affected than many other countries
and can be seen in China’s GDP recovery as early as late
February this year, , which has contributed to a positive
GDP growth in 2020.
On steel demand, globally China has been the only
exception where the steel demand remained positive. As
for the US, it did not do as well – a result of high Covid-19
virus infections and deaths (highest in the world at thetime of writing this article), negative GDP growth anddecrease in steel demand.
US Section 301 Action Updates• 1 September 2020: The US Trade Representative (USTR)
extended Exclusion for 87 products from 7.5% tariff from
List4A (products from China with an annual trade valueof $300 billion) till 31 December 2020.
Hua Wei and IP Related(https://w w w.lexology.com/librar y/detail.aspx?g=34bcf4 49 -ab6b-4842- 81a5247060a343a8&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email++Body++General+section&utm_campaign=Lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_conte
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US Actions to Restrict Hua Wei’s access to items
17 August 2020: The US Bureau of Industry and Security(BIS) has:
• Added 38 new Huawei affiliates to the Entity List;• Removed the Temporary General License (TGL) andreplaced it with a more limited permanent generallicense; and• Amended the direct product rule (DPR) - to expand
and clarify which foreign-produced items are subject
to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) andrequire a license for re-export, export from abroad ortransfer (in-country).

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BOX ARTICLE(https://w w w.chinalawinsight.com/2020/09/articles/export/china-announcesprovisions-on-the-unreliable-entity-list/#page=1)

19 September 2020: China’s Ministry of Commerce(MOFCOM) issued its own entity list, the Provisions on the
Unreliable Entity List (UEL), which took immediate effect.
This UEL aims to capture foreign entities that damage
fundamental interests of China or Chinese enterprises/organisations/individuals and gauge:• The degree of danger to national sovereignty, security
or development interests of China;• The degree of damage to the legitimate rights andinterests of Chinese entities; and• Whether actions of these foreign entities comply withinternationally accepted economic and trade rules.
It does appear that in the near-term, foreign companies
who comply with U.S. sanctions and suspend transactions
with Chinese companies may be an immediate target. It
also appears that China may use the UEL for tit-for-tat
retaliation on foreign entities deemed in violation of theProvisions. All of these were denied by Chinese officials
and they maintained that the UEL rulings do not target
any specific country or entity.

(https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/us-china-phase-one-tracker-chinaspurchases-us-goods)• 15 January 2020: Phase One Trade Deal was announced
between the United States and the People’s Republicof China.
• 14 February 2020: The Phase One Trade Agreement
entered into effect.

• The following graph shows how China’s purchases ofgoods covered under the Phase One deal are tracked
both in terms of US data on export of US products
into China and China’s import data of US products
into China.
• Both the data confirms that the cumulative import

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China Creates its Own Entity List

PHASE ONE DEAL UPDATE

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values lag behind the cumulative targets set throughthe Phase One deal.
• There is still a month to go before the year comes toan end and it would be interesting to see how the
new US administration under President-elect Biden
will deal with the non-compliance of the Phase One
Deal.
The following graphical charts capture overall combined
import data into China and export data from the US
against the Phase One targets. The following chartsshow on a sector basis the imports of US products into
China (based on Chinese import data):3

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December 2020 | Issue 2

World Trade Organisation
WTO Dispute on US Section 232 Steel andAluminium - Update• All cases related to US Section 232 are still pending.
• Will the incoming President-elect Biden return tomultilateralism and undo what Trump has tried to do –looks more likely that the US will revert to multilateralism.
TRADE TENSION IMPACT
US-CHINA TRADE GAP[https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3108467/us-china-relations-rivalry-early-stage-and-will-only-get?utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_
campaign=enlz-us_china_trade_war&utm_content=20201110&tpcc=enlz-us_china_trade
war&mcuid=24380d6ba2&mccampaignid=cad40e4c98&mcaccountid=3775521f5f542047246d9c827&tc=22]• President Trump’s main contention was that there
exists a high trade deficit with China and wanted to “fix”
that – the US trade deficit the is still 43.6% larger in
September 2020 compared to January 2017 – based on
China’s trade data:• The above shows in a nutshell the objective to reduce
trade deficit still remains elusive.

• It is said that China would want to re-negotiate thetrade deal as China sees the deal as unrealistic toimplement and is of the view that President-electBiden would be more “rational and multilateralminded” than President Trump.
• However the US officials view that there is no way
President-elect Biden is going to go soft with China
either.

BOX ARTICLE
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IMPACT OF STEEL TARIFFS(https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/trade/article/21148048/tariffs-are-keeping-us-steel-production-strong) & (https://apnews.com/article/cedb612f694344289677e8fade682a78) - excerpts taken from these articles and other articles)

There have been mixed views on the impact of steel
tariffs on the steel sector in the US. The following quote( depending on who has made it ) summarises this mixed
view :“some pundits and economists say America’s steel
industry is in decline. But for those who understand thesteel industry, it’s clear that the Trump administration’s
steel tariffs have generated a boom in steel investment
and a shift to newer technologies that are creating highpaying jobs for thousands of new steelworkers.”
Positive Impact Claims• Investments into the US Steel Sector. The US
experienced an increase in steel investments with thetariffs in place.
 The U.S. Steel Corporation produced the first ton ofsteel at a brand-new facility in Fairfield, Alabama.
Their new plant uses the latest and cleanest
steelmaking technology available—an electric arc
furnace (EAF)—and will produce 1.6 million tons ofsteel a year.
 Nucor Steel has started building a new steel plate
mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky, that will employ

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400 workers at an average annual salary of $72,800.
 Other companies like Cleveland-Cliffs, Steel
Dynamics, CMC, and AK Steel have invested
billions of dollars in at least 16 major new projects
throughout the nation.
 The top five US steel companies more than doubled
their total annual investments (2017 & 2019), from
$1.5 billion to $4.2 billion – upgraded with modern
technology.
 Commercial Metals Company announced plans tobuild a second rebar steel mill in Mesa, Arizona, thatwill employ 185 workers.
In summary it is claimed that the steel tariffs havegenerated a boom in steel investment and a shift tonewer technologies that are creating high-paying jobs forthousands of new steelworkers.
• On the remuneration of steel employees:
 The average median pay for employees at the top
five steelmakers is nearly $83,000 per annum.
 Two of the top five steelmakers paid a six-figure
income to its median employees in 2019. In
contrast, the median pay at five of the largest
U.S. employers, including Walmart, is just under$27,000 per annum.
 It is claimed that essentially, steelworkers earn
triple the median pay of the most common U.S.
employers in rural America. Companies like Nucor
and Steel Dynamics, which pay profit-linked
bonuses to employees, are role models for modern
manufacturing excellence.
• Market Share of Steel Imports:
 The Department of Commerce’s August steel
report demonstrates that the tariffs were successful
in driving down import market share.
 AISI steel trade association data shows that steel
imports in the first nine months of 2020 accounted
for just 18% of the U.S. market, down from the 25
to 35% range before the tariffs. It’s now even lower
than the 21% target originally set by the Commerce
Department in 2018.
• Price of Steel: The price of steel can indeed be volatile. It surged
for six months when the tariffs were first imposed,
but then began to fall rapidly.
 In 2019, the average price of steel was actually lower
than the level in 2017, based on SteelBenchmarker
industry data.
 Despite the tariffs, steel prices (November 2020)
remain below their 2017 level. This is claimed to be
due to strong and vigorous domestic competition.
• The Commerce Department, which has overseen thetariffs, said in a statement:“Since tariffs were imposed, the American steel sector
has seen increased growth and investment which
will, in turn, ensure a stable domestic supply of thematerials that are crucial to our nation’s security. It istrue that industry conditions globally have weakened
recently, but their effect on the U.S. industry would be
worse without these measures.” What has caused steel prices to fall are factors
ranging from lower demand, the result of a weakerglobal economy, to the industry’s own rush to
boost production after Trump’s tariffs took effect.
• For the first few months after Trump’s tariffs tookeffect, steel prices did rise. The price of a metric ton of
hot rolled band steel hit $1,006 in July 2018, according
to the SteelBenchmarker website, which tracks steel
prices. Since then, it has plunged to $557 — lower than
before the tariffs.
• Shares of steelmakers:
 Reached highest levels (Wall Street in February2018) before the tariffs hit.
 Since then, the NYSE Arca Steel Index has plunged32%.
 The combined earnings of US Steel, AK Steel, Steel
Dynamics and Nucor tumbled more than 50% in
the first two quarters of 2020.
 Capacity utilization dipped back below Trump’s
80% target in July and August in 2020.
• World steel production share and the US: China accounts for 54% of world steel production.
The United States, 5%.
 “Market demand right now is relatively soft,” said
Charles Bradford, an independent steel analyst.
 The World Steel Association forecasts that U.S.
demand for steel will slow from 2.1% growth in 2018
to 1% in 2019 to 0.4% in 2020.
• Investments into the US Steel Sector:
 The steelmakers went on an expansion spree,creating a capacity glut that Bank of America
Merrill Lynch analyst Timna Tanners calls“Steelmageddon.”. “They overestimated how muchsteel they’d need,” Tanners said. As the supply ofsteel overwhelms demand, prices typically fall.
 Outflow of steel investments - Steel-consuming
companies have sought alternatives. Somehave moved production overseas, where steel
imports aren’t subject to Trump’s tariffs. Or they’ve
reduced their steel purchases or substituted withalternatives from plastic or composite materials.
• Price of steel and effects on end-users - relatedindustries (Auto): Initially the steel mills enjoyed an increase in pricesthat was the best in the last 10 years. However theend users steel-reliant industries such auto industry
suffered in terms of increased input cost.
SUMMARY: VIEWS ON IMPACT ON STEEL TARIFFS• It appears that the tariffs on steel did initially assist
the US domestic industry both in terms of price andinvestments. With no proper supportive policies inplace to mitigate the negative impact on consumers
and related steel-dependent end-user industries’interests, coupled with cumbersome processes andlimited exemptions, it appears that the standalone
Trump tariffs have not been helpful.

Negative Impact Claims• Price of Steel:5

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December 2020 | Issue 2

WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN AS NEXTPRESIDENT - WHAT NEXT? LIMITED TO
TRADE/ECONOMY/COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Undoing Trump's policies(https://www.dw.com/en/President-elect Biden-pledges-to-restore-us-global-cooperation-and-leadership-but-can-he/a-55537506;(https://www.dw.com/en/america-is-back-joe-President-elect-Bidens-5-biggest-economic-challenges/a-55595625)

Global Leadership• Move from Unilateralism to Multilateralism: The President-elect is expected to turn away fromunilateralism. But to truly restore US leadership hewill have to win back the trust of alienated allies andhold adversaries to account.
 US President-elect has declared to restore
America's leadership role in the world by reversing
the unilateralism of the Trump administration andrefocusing on longstanding international alliances.
He says his administration will elevate diplomacy
and lead by the "power of example," rather than the"example of power" to restore US credibility aroundthe world.
 Reverse a number of executive orders signed
by President Trump that upended international
agreements and alliances the President claimed
were unfair to America for various reasons. Critics
viewed these Trump actions as counterproductive
leading to US isolationism that allowed China to
expand its influence in America's absence.
 President-elect Biden has promised that the US
will quickly re-join the Paris Climate Agreement,
the international pact agreed in 2015 to limit global
warming. Climate sceptic Trump pulled out of theaccord six months after taking office.
 President-elect Biden’s administration is expected
to rebuild US relations with major trading partners
including China and the European Union, though
the approach is not clearly defined yet.
Covid – 19 Pandemic(https://www.dw.com/en/joe-bidens-biggest-task-fighting-covid-19/a-55559043)•		
The most immediate concern is to address thesurging coronavirus pandemic for which a special
taskforce has been set up (claimed as sciencedriven). Until the coronavirus pandemic is contained,
economic recovery will be difficult.
•		President-elect supports lock-downs and wearing ofmasks as opposed to President Trump.
•		With the announcement of the Pfizer-BioNTech
vaccine availability that claims 90% efficacy, thePresident-elect would probably be in a better position
than President Trump to contain the coronavirus.
The main issue will be equitable distribution of thevaccines and prioritisation of target population.

Economic Challenges• More than 44 million Americans were temporarily laid
off during the first wave of the pandemic in Spring2020. More than a quarter of those made redundant
had their jobs culled permanently, as the shutdown
sparked a wave of bankruptcies.
• The President-elect is in favour of shutdowns (prior tovaccine availability) but now faces the tough decision,
one faced by other nations too - Lock-down (to containspread – reduce stress on medical staff/facilities and6

save lives) vs economy recovery. The good news is thatthe vaccine roll out might take place while President
Trump is still in office.
• President-elect Biden's Emergency Action Plan to
Save the Economy, which was published during the
Present-elect in his election campaign including The
Build Back Better Blueprint, promised to: Encourage work-sharing to prevent layoffs whileUS - China Trade Tension – Post Trump Era(Note: The views expressed are that of the writer/based on reports from various sources and not the view of MSI/MITI)

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boosting unemployment benefits.
 Include further stimulus payments similar to the$1,200 (€1,010) paid to 160 million Americans earlier
this year, while boosting grants and loans targetedat small businesses. The challenge to this was theimplementation and delivery process that was
unable to provide timely payments to targeted
parties. Something the President-elect will have to
pay attention to.
 Implement initiatives ( worth $7 trillion over the
next decade ), on huge infrastructure projects
to help tackle climate change, boost education,
health care (Obamacare), and affordable housing.
 Slow global warming by making power plants,
vehicles, public transport and buildings more fuelefficient and less dependent on fossil fuels. ( aproposed $2 trillion )The President-elect can expect the Republicans tomake the implementation of these ideas difficult.
• America First Policy/Made in America: This is one
area where both the President and the Presidentelect seem to be in agreement but the focus and theapproach taken to achieve this goal may be different
under the President-elect.

FOR NOW• Election promises and implementing them once in
office on 20 January 2021 will be something we will
have to again wait and see : As President Trump fades away, undoing policies
under his administration cannot be done
overnight, as it will require support from all quarters– something that may drag the US into slower
recovery in all aspects.
• The trade tension between the US and China is again
something the world will be keenly observing – onwhether it will return to the fore in global trade as thecoronovirus threat fades away.
 We hope not.
 Globally everyone has suffered enough, we needto move forward and hope the US will re-leaditself to multilateralism, including playing a moreproductive and constructive role.

FINAL THOUGHTS

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Outlook on the Steel Industry in Malaysia
December 2020 | Issue 2

By Malaysian Iron & Steel Industry Federation (MISIF), Steel Wire Association of Malaysia (SWAM), Federation of Malaysia
Hardware, Machinery & Building Materials Dealers' Association (FMHMBA) and Federation of Malaysian Foundry andEngineering Industries Associations (FOMFEIA)

9Outlook on the Steel Industry in Malaysia
December 2020 | Issue 2

10Retirement of En. Sazali Bin Che Amat
December 2020 | Issue 2

BY MADELINE KAM, INDUSTRY RELATIONS AND LIAISON,
MSI

After serving as a General Manager of CIDB for the past
23 years, on 28 September 2020, MSI bid goodbye andwished En Sazali Bin Che Amat a happy retirement. He
started his career in the Ministry of Housing and Local
Government of Malaysia from 1982 until 1997.
In 1997, En. Sazali made a career move to CIDB and hassince served in various divisions such as Contractors
Registration & Levy, Corporate, Technology, Safety &Health and Quality Division. He was also involved in
the development of Industrialised Building System(IBS) roadmap, the Malaysian Carbon Reduction andEnvironmental Sustainability Tool (MyCREST) - the green
building rating tool developed for the government, Quality
Assessment System in Construction (QLASSIC), as well
as Safety & Health Assessment System in Construction(SHASSIC).
He is one of the board of directors for the Malaysia SteelInstitute (MSI), Akademi Binaan Malaysia Sarawak andthe Malaysia Steel and Structural Association (MSSA). On
the international front, he was the Co-Chair of Task Forceon Building and Construction under ASEAN Consultative
Committee on Standards and Quality.

Potential Risks and Safety Managementin the Iron and Steel Plant
December 2020 | Issue 2

BY JULIANA BINTI AHMAD, ECONOMIC RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, MSI

The iron and steel industry is classified as one of theindustry with highest occupational risks. The current ironand steel industry are integrated, large-scale, deals withhigh-level automation and complex processes. Worker
exposure to occupational accidents are high, where it
can cause serious impacts on the lives and health of
employees and may also damage the plant’s facilities.
Due to the risky processes within the iron and steel plant,
safety and health of the employees is of main importance.
Safety data collected by Worldsteel has recorded a 82%
reduction in injury rate per million from 4.55 in 2006 to 0.83
in 2019. Notable reduction in the injury rate implies safety
in the iron and steel industry has improved, somehow an
injury-free and healthy-workplace has to be one of theultimate targets of every iron and steel plant.
An integrated steel plants can be divided in the 3 zones
as follows;
1. Iron zone: Involve the raw materials storage, preparationand handling of yards, coke oven and by products
plants, sintering plants, blast furnaces, gas holders andpipelines
2. Steel Zone: Steel zone handles the melting, continuouscasting process, oxygen plant, slag and scrap yard, gas
holders and pipelines
3. Rolling Mills Zone: Comprising of different rolling mills,
gas booster stations and pipelines, loading bays fordespatch of finished materials, electrical cable tunnels
and oil callers
For each different zone, the sources of potential hazard
may also vary which can be classified as follows;
Zone

Source/Potential Hazards

Coke Oven & By
Products Plants

Heat, Smoke, Dust, Mobile
Equipment Chemicals, Fire andExplosion

Blast Furnace

Liquid Metal, Gas, Dust,
Conveyors, and Loco Movement

Steel melting shop

Liquid Metal, Explosion, Cranes,
Other Mobile Equipment

Rolling/ Mills

Metal under Rolling, Heat,
Splinters, Cobbles, Hydraulics,
Cranes etc

Power plants

Ht Elec. Equipment, Gas Lines,
Heat, Dust, Noise Vibrations

Foundries

Heat, Dust, Explosion, Chemicals
etc.

Source: Minerals and Metal Review (2018)

Apart from potential incidents that may happen indifferent zone, Worldsteel has also highlighted the mostcommon causes of safety incidents occuring in the ironand steel industry and preventive measures are also
identified as follows:

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Causes of Accidents Preventive Measures
Moving machinery

Isolate, lock or pin all energy
sources before any machinery isaccessed

Falling from heights

Provide regular training,appropriate harnessing
equipment and ensure checks
are in place when working atheightFalling objects

Ensure regular checks arein place to remove or secure
objects in risks areas

On-site traffic

Ensure all traffic on the site isoperated safely, including road,rail and pedestrians and remove
all unnecessary traffic

Process safetyincidents

Identify potential process
safety hazards that could cause
explosion or fires

Source: Worldsteel

Safety and health management typically involved 3 majorcommitments from the management, which are financial,legal and ethical management. While there are membersof the management who may think maintaining safety inthe plant is pocket drilling, studies have shown that safe
working reduces down time, improves worker’s morale,
promotes systematic working which results into major
cost reduction and savings.
OHSAS 18001 is the most common international standard
on occupational health and safety management
system employ by company, including the iron andsteel industry. Companies often incorporate OHSAS
18001 with related management system for example
Environment Management System (ISO 14001) andQuality Management System (ISO 9001). Complianceto these international standards reflects a company’scommitment to continuously comply and improve its
safety and health performance within their workplace.

A Career in Malaysia’s Steel Industry
December 2020 | Issue 2

BY MADELINE KAM, INDUSTRY RELATIONS AND LIAISON, MSI

The Malaysian iron and steel industry is expected to create 225,000 job opportunities in 2020. There are currently 832
projects in the manufacturing and construction sector with a total investment of RM62.4 billion. In 2020, the Malaysianiron and steel sector were expected to generate up to 6.5% of GDP growth. What does work in the steel industry
entail? At a first glance, it may look like the process of steelmaking requires continuous operations with the majority of
the workers taking turns to work in shifts. One may also get the impression that steel workers make steel using furnaceand moulding equipment to produce iron pipes, bars, billets, rods, wires, sheets and plates. But it is more than that.
The steel industry hires people with diverse skills and knowledge in order to excel in each part of the work routine. The
job opportunities available in this industry means that there is a constant demand for engineers, skilled production
crew and maintenance workers. At the same time, with the advancement of the industry, there will be an increasing
demand for new specialist areas like HR specialists, professional communicators and economists. Many Malaysian
workers do not select the steel industry as the first choice for a career. This is due to their biased belief that the industry
is dirty, dangerous and constantly exposed to the heat and noise in the mills.

1. https://www.mida.gov.my/home/basic-metal-products/posts/
2. http://career.iresearchnet.com/career-information/steel-industry-worker-career/
3. https://www.trainingmalaysia.com/kiosk/tgm8chap6.php

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A Career in Malaysia’s Steel Industry
December 2020 | Issue 2

Table 1 shows a few examples of workers in the iron and steel industry who hold the Malaysian Skills Certificate fromLevel 1 to Level 5 and their jobs and starting salaries.

Table 1: Typical Skills in the Iron and Steel Industry ranging from Malaysian
Skills Certificate Level 1 to Level 5 and the Basic Starting SalaryNO

Job Title

MSC
Level

1

Sheet Metal
Worker12

Structural
Steel Worker

1

3

Sheet Metal
Worker2

4Foundryman

25Structural
Steel Worker

6

Starting
Salary (RM)

Job Description

NOSS Sector

Make, Install and repair articles and parts ofarticles of metal sheets

Machinery andEquipment

Installing, dismantling steel frame structures
on buildings and other structures

Building andConstruction

Making, installing and repairing goods andparts made of sheet metal

Machinery andEquipment

Founding and processing pouring metal

Machinery andEquipment

2

Installing and dismantling steel frame
structures on buildings and other structures

Building andConstruction

Welder3

Welding or cutting metal parts for melting,cutting or fusing of metal

Machinery andEquipment

7

Foundry
Technician

3

Carrying out technical tasks in metal foundry
and pouring

Machinery andEquipment

8

Mould Maker

3

Making moulds and cast for metal pouring

Machinery andEquipment

9

Assistant
WeldingEngineer4

Preparing design and being involved in
welding process

Machinery andEquipment

10

Plastic
Mould
Designer4

Preparing design and cast for pouring metal

Machinery andEquipment

11

CAD/CAMEngineer5

Designing product and controlling CAD/CAM
systems

Machinery andEquipment

12

WeldingEngineer5

Researching, advising on and designingwelding operations

Machinery andEquipment

13

Quality
Assurance
Engineer

5

Implementing manufacturing standards
and product testing in accordance withregulations

Machinery andEquipment

14

Industrial
Automation
Engineer5Planning, researching, designing andsupervising industrial automation operations

Machinery andEquipment

RM1,130 + x

RM1,250 + x

RM1,510 + x

RM1,830 + x

RM2,270 + x

The steel industry is always considered a strategic industry for any country and is the backbone for someindustrialized countries. As forecasted by MIDA, come 2020, there will be a demand for 225,000 jobs in the ironand steel industry. Thus, there is a future for this industry to grow. I believe the iron and steel industry will be thefoundation for a competent technical workforce for Malaysia as we move towards industry 4.0.

Note:

The recommended basic wages do not include any other allowance or reward. x is the additional value to the starting basic wages that covers
additional licences or competency certificates that the candidates possess (if any).
Source: https://www.mohr.gov.my/pdf/MPGN%20Eng.pdf

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December 2020 | Issue 2

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CMCO in Klang Valley and Sabah
December 2020 | Issue 2

BY MADELINE KAM, INDUSTRY RELATIONS AND LIAISON, MSI

Malaysia braces for the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as infection have beenspiking over the past few weeks in several parts of Malaysia. Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin
Yaakob, Security and Senior Minister of Ministry of Defence implemented the Conditional
Movement Control Order (CMCO) effective 9 October 2020 on the 4 red zone districts in
Klang, Sandakan, Papar and Tuaran on 7 October 2020. As Klang district is an administrative
hub in Selangor, the implementation of the CMCO will affect 89 companies with morethan 6,400 workers with numerous committed business orders. Meanwhile in the Klang
Valley, the number of Covid-19 cases have witnessed an increase in number and as aprecaution, the government once again imposed the CMCO from 14-27 October. As thesituation has not improved, the CMCO was extended until 9 November. On 7 November,the government has announced that the CMCO will be extended for another fourweeks until 6 December 2020 except for Perlis, Pahang and Kelantan in hopes to curb
the spread of the virus. Because the situation had not improved, the CMCO in Kuala
Lumpur, Selangor and Sabah and several localities in other states was extended until
14 January 2021.

Dine in & takeaway
6am – 10pm

All places ofworship closed

International exams
allowedGeneral businesshours
6am – 10pm

Entertainment
outlets closed

Food Delivery
6am- 12am<10 ppl no swimming/ indoor venue, nocontact

Pharmacy
8am – 11pm

No tourism
allowedAll universities,
schools, pre-school
closedClinics & hospitals
24 hours

2 per household forfood & supplies

Morning market
6am – 2pm

6am- 10pm(Highway 24 hours)

Weddings
not allowed

Interstate & district
travel only forwork (employer
letter needed) or
emergencies (police
permission needed)

Wholesale Market
4am – 2pm
Night Market
4pm – 10pm

COVID-19, IR 4.0 and Standards

December 2020 | Issue 2

BY FARRAH HANIM FAWZIAH JOHARY, STANDARDS MALAYSIA

COVID-19 pandemic has recorded more than 36 million cases and 1.1 million death since
the first time China reported its cases to World Health Organization (WHO). As statedby International Labour Organisation (ILO), this crisis is not only impacting the supply
of goods and services but also affecting the demand (consumption and investment).
The pandemic has indeed transformed into an economic and labour market shock.
According to an article published online by the ILO on September 23rd, 2020, it isestimated that the global labour income has declined by 10.7% or equivalent to
US$3.5T in the first three quarters of 2020, compared to the same period in year 2019.
Gil Press, a Senior Contributor from Forbes quoted that the world got so worried
about Artificial Intelligent (AI) a year ago. We once said that it might be killing ourjobs too. Now, a virus called COVID-19 had killed 0.2% of world population, forcing
us to embrace the new norm in our everyday lives which includes the use of AI. The
digital transformation of work is now accepted as one of the solutions in dealing
with this deadly pandemic. It is a new direction where everything is now done virtuallyand remotely, instead of physical.
The pandemic has impacted every sector from agriculture to manufacturing industry. Ministry of International Tradeand Industry (MITI) stated that businesses that are more receptive to Industry 4.0 technologies, have the ability toaccelerate recovery from COVID-19 consequences. We are now adapting to Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0) – a
revolution that will change how we live, work and communicate.
An article from The Manufacturer posted on April 4th, 2020 had discussed about ‘What is the future for Industry 4.0
in the post Covid-19 paradigm?’. The article highlighted that the priorities for most manufacturers today fall into threedifferent phases: Phase 1 – Survival; Phase 2 – Recovery; Phase 3 – Business as Usual in the new post-crisis paradigm. The
ultimate goal for manufacturers is to reach Phase 3 as soon as possible at the lowest cost.
The article also listed 3 roles of IR 4.0. The first role of IR 4.0 is to help ensuring that more companies survive thepandemic and its effects. Second, is to shorten the recovery phase and help return businesses to normal operations
and thirdly is to provide the platform to develop new, more resilient businesses in the medium to long term. These roles
can be achieved by using one of MITI’s initiatives which is reskilling programme to address the technology and skills
gaps among the industry players especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The initiative is smart enough to
help industry player to cope with their losses during MCO.
Under those circumstances, it is essential to have standards that can provide guidelines to manage the pandemic. In
response to the COVID-19 situation, Department of Standards Malaysia is providing free viewing access to COVID-19
related standards that falls under certain categories such as food, risk management, hand glove, medical glove, facemask, cleaning and sterilisation. These standards are selected based on comparison done with their counterparts fromall over the world and with the international standards organisation such as ISO and IEC. The standards might be usefulfor users to address issues or as proactive measures in managing the effect of the pandemic.
One of the severely hit sectors due to this pandemic is tourism. Hence, UNE, the national standards body for Spain
has developed a series of UNE Specifications, as national guidance to reduce the risk of the COVID-19 spread and as ameasure to strengthen its tourism sector after an extended lockdown. The series of guidelines and recommendations
for tourism organisations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to provide safer services to tourists and residents
are available free of charge for the public to use. For instance, the UNE 0066 series, consists of directives and security
measures that will assist tourism operators to ensure their operations are adhering to the hygiene and health safety
protocols in place with the intention to minimise the risk of infection. The specifications apply to a range of sectors andoperators including stakeholders and players in the tourism sector - travel agencies and tourism offices, restaurants,
hotels and rental apartments, public transport, wineries, museums and heritage sites.
After all, this pandemic teaches us a lot. Secretary-General of the United Nations in oneof his speeches mentioned that, “we can overcome this challenge. But we must learn
from the mistakes. Responsible leadership matters. Science matters. Cooperation
matters - and misinformation kills”. From IR 4.0 to standards, let us all work hand inhand to create a better tomorrow. Leon C. Megginson once quoted that ‘it is not themost intellectual of the species that survives, it is not the strongest that survives,
but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to thechanging environment in which it finds itself’.

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The steel industry in modern society

December 2020 | Issue 2

BY Edwin Basson, World Steel Association, 26 October 2020

Statement by worldsteel Director General Edwin Basson Global Forum on
Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) Ministerial meeting
Our society faces pressure on long term sustainability from many sources. A rapidly growing global population,
expanding needs for many good and services, and spreading wealth that stimulates more demand, all contributeto pressure on the sustainability of modern society.
Pressure on resources is burgeoning – water, arable land, mineral resources are all showing signs of significant
exploitation – and is forcing a growing part of society to ask questions about the long term sustainability of ourpresent way of life.
CO2 emissions from all sources have become a key focus for future sustainability, and resulted in the 2015 Paris
agreement with the aim to restrict temperature increase to below 2% from historic levels.
A future sustainable society will require steel. The very nature of urban development, modern water andsanitation requirements, transportation of resources, people and products between locations in an increasinglyinterdependent world, medical requirements and a growing desire for household goods will require steel.
Very few products are as strong, light, versatile in different applications, as re-usable and affordable as steel.
In worldsteel, we are convinced that modern society cannot be sustainable without an adequate supply of steel.
After all, globally we use more than 1700 Mt of this material every year and we recycle and re-use more than 85%
at the end of each lifecycle, a key circular economy attribute.

The role and impact of the steel industry in the economy
The steel industry is above all an enabling industry. Studies done by Oxford Economics, on behalf of worldsteel,have shown the steel industry to contribute an estimated 3.8% of global GDP.
Clearly, this is not equally distributed between all countries, but as more than 25% of the output of the steel
industry regularly crosses intercontinental boundaries, the impact of the steel industry is not only restricted tosteel producing countries – it supports economies across the globe.
Moreover, the bulk of the contribution to global GDP happens outside of the steel industry – of the 3.8% of global
GDP, less than 20% is generated in the steel industry itself – the remaining 80% is generated in industries that
supply to the steel industry, or industries that depend on steel as a key input to its production of goods andservices.
We find the same distribution when looking at employment. Globally, we estimate the steel industry to enable 96
million jobs – about 3% of all globally employed persons according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Of these, a mere 6 million work directly in the steel industry. The rest work in industries that supply to the steel
industry, or use steel as an input.
Without doubt the steel industry enables significant economic activity outside the boundaries of the steel
industry, in addition to providing the material that in many applications support a sustainable modern society.

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December 2020 | Issue 2

Requirements for long term sustainability in the steel industry
For the steel industry to continue to support the necessary development of future society, the industry needs toremain both environmentally and financially sustainable.
In a global industry with significant long term capital requirements, an appropriate balance between supply anddemand remains important.
The Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) has done much over the past three years to create common
understanding and action to reduce the excess of steel production capability over demand.
Balance between global supply and demand, is also a first requirement for maintaining a level playing field
between all producers, wherever they may be based. For a global, competitive industry such as steel, continuous
level playing principles, supported by a rules based approach to material flows, underpin long term sustainability.
The industry is thankful for the work and progress of the past few years. More needs to be done, however, and theindustry is ready to continue to support this endeavour.
In order to reach environmental sustainability, the focus has shifted to the reduction of CO2 emissions during the
production of steel. Given the chemical realities integral to the process of steelmaking, reducing CO2 emissions
in the steel industry is no easy endeavour.
However, progress is being made and the steel industry becomes increasingly optimistic that it will meet thechallenges of reducing CO2 emissions from steelmaking.
I am confident that the steel industry will remain sustainable at all levels and will be supplying steel to support
a sustainable modern society. Our industry values the ability to build alignment through ventures such as theOECD Steel Committee and the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity. We thank you for your support.
I wish you success in the rest of your discussions.

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Asia-Pacific steel overcapacity
looms as forecasts cut

December 2020 | Issue 2

BY Chris Newman, Argus media group,
26 November 2020

Statement by worldsteel Director
General Edwin Basson Global Forumon Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC)
Ministerial meeting
Covid-19 has worsened Asia-Pacific steel overcapacity
by cutting 2020 demand by up to nearly 9pc, widening
a potential supply surplus to more than 20 years ofgrowth, the Southeast Asia Iron and Steel Institute(Seaisi) said in an e-conference this week.
"With Covid-19 it is a double-edged sword. The goodthing is it got people to start taking a step back andreview the projects that are going on. But demand isdown, and overcapacity is really severe," Seaisi secretary
general Yeoh Wee Jin said on 24 November.
Seaisi forecasts that 2020 steel consumption inIndonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand and Vietnam will fall by 6.2-8.7pc to 73.3mn75.3mn t from 2019. That is down from a July forecastof 79.3mn t for the six Association of Southeast Asian
Nations countries, or Asean-6.
The Worldsteel Association expects 73.1mn t of demandin 2020 and 77.3mn t in 2021 for Asean-5 excluding
Singapore.

mills incurred losses of nearly 1bn ringgit ($224mn) over 18
months after the start-up of the 3.5mn t/yr Alliance Steelmill, Yeoh said.
Asean countries exported nearly 12mn t of steel within
the region in January-August, much of it from Malaysia,
Indonesia and Vietnam.
"Malaysia is one of the largest exporters of steel productsin the region… Its market has seen a severe overcapacity
situation. You cannot sell into your market, so you sellelsewhere," he said.
Malaysia's government forecasts that its construction
activity will decline by 18.7pc in 2020 but rebound by
13.9pc in 2021, he said.
Asean countries imported 36.8mn t of steel in JanuaryAugust, more than 80pc of it from Asia-Pacific origins
consisting of mostly flat and semi-finished products.
Auto sales that drive flat steel demand are forecast to
decline sharply in 2020, with Vietnam down by 17pc,
Thailand down by 37pc, the Philippines down by 20pc,
Malaysia down by 22pc, and Indonesia down by 42pc.
"Not a good sign, but at least the worst is over and we'reheading for a recovery."

There is 67.7mn t of new integrated steel mill capacity
proposed in Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and thePhilippines. It would take 17 years of 5pc demand growth
to absorb that supply, but Covid-19 has added another 2-3
years to that timeframe, he said.
Indonesia's 3.5mn t/yr Dexin Steel has announced it could
go beyond an expansion to 6mn t/yr and eventually reach
20mn t/yr, he said. It supplies mostly slab, billet, round bar
and wire rod.
Malaysia has been a case study for the impact ofovercapacity caused by new entrants. Six listed Malaysian

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STANDARDIZATION OF
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS IN MALAYSIA

December 2020 | Issue 2

BY TRACY LEE, STANDARDS & NEW TECHNOLOGY, MSI

Standards are important to provide a basis of legislation for controlling quality, protecting consumers and ensuring
health and safety. In addition, to ensure compatibility, interchangeability and interoperability to benefit its consumers.
The use of standards also leads to direct and indirect economic benefits and helps in import substitution and export
promotion.
In Malaysia, with the rapid growth in the construction and industrial section, standardization of iron and steel products
becomes critical as their applications become very broad. The properties of iron and steel are significant to determine
the application of the products. Therefore, various Malaysian Standards [MS(s)] have been developed based on industrial
demands yearly.
The world major steel producing countries, such as: United States, United Kingdom, Japan, etc. have developed a lot ofwell-established or recognised standards which have been widely referred by our local iron and steel industries (in theabsence of Malaysian Standards or for trading purposes).
A Malaysian platform for the standardization of products, service, processes and systems across a wide range of sectors
is being provided by the Department of Standards Malaysia (Standards Malaysia). MS(s) are developed by Standards
Malaysia.
A total of 25 National Standards Committees [NSC(s)] have been established under Standards Malaysia to oversee
standardization for various range of sectors. The scopes of iron and steel product are covered under four different
NSC(s) depending on their applications, such as:i)

NSC D on Buildings, Construction and Civil Engineering - to oversee standardization in the building, construction
and civil engineering sectors (For example: steel products used in building construction, for example: scaffoldings,
steel door frame, etc.).

ii) NSC F on Mechanical Engineering - to oversee standardization in the field of mechanical and productionengineering focusing on machinery and equipment (For example: fastens, steel pipe and tubes, cast iron pipes,etc.).
iii) NSC H on Petroleum and Gas – to oversee standardization of methods of measurement, sampling and test,
terminology, classifications and specifications of petroleum, petroleum products, its derivatives, industrial gas
and bio-fuels. Standardization of the materials, equipment and offshore structures used in the drilling, production,
processing, transport by pipelines, storage, handling and utilization of liquids and gaseous hydrocarbons within the
petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries (For example: Steel pipes for oil and gas).
iv) NSC P on Metallic Materials and Semi-Finished Products - to oversee the standardization in the field of metallic
materials and semi-finished products including iron and steel. (For example: raw material, steel long and flat
products, coating steel sheet, alloy steel, metal casting, metallic testing, etc.).
MS(s) are generally voluntary in nature. MS becomes mandatory when a regulatory agency enforces its use throughthe relevant Act and Regulations.
Many of the MS(s) for iron and steel have been made mandatory by the regulatory agency through the relevant Act andRegulations. Therefore, in order to ensure the MS is still updated, the technical committee (TC) or Working Group (WG)
is responsible to review the MS within their area of oversight as part of their work programme whenever necessary or
five (5) years after publication or confirmation of MS. This outcome of the review can either be:i)confirmation – if the standards is still fit for purpose, it will be confirmed for continued use;ii) modification or amendment – in some cases, if it only involves small-scale changes (i.e.: editorial changes),
modification or amendment can be introduced;iii) revision – if it involves large-scale of changes (i.e.: technical changes). The details of the principal changes are usually
included in the foreword of the revised standard; oriv) withdrawal – the withdrawn status indicates that the standard is no longer relevant. The withdrawal can either be:• withdrawal with superseded, when the same scope of document has been reviewed or developed, the olddocument needs to be withdrawn to avoid confliction; or•withdrawal without replacement, if the document is not up-to-date technically, does not reflect current practiceor research, not suitable for new and existing applications or not compatible with current views and expectations
regarding quality, safety and the environment. Normally, it will be recommended for withdrawal. However,public consultation will take place in order to seek input from the stakeholders. If no objections are received, thedocument will be proposed withdrawal without replacement.

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STANDARDIZATION OF
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS IN MALAYSIA
December 2020 | Issue 2Standards Malaysia will not undertake further work to maintain or update a withdrawn standard.
The work program for iron and steel products undertaken by the relevant TC(s) or WG(s) are as follows:No

Project Title

Status of the MS

1

Steel door sets and door frame - Specification

New

2

Metal scaffolding - Part 1: Prefabricated scaffolds - Specification for steel frame scaffolding

Revision

3

Metal scaffolding - Part 4: Temporary works equipment - Section 2: Information onmaterials

Revision

4

Metal Scaffolding - Part 3: Prefabricated scaffoldings - Section 2: Particular methods ofstructural design for steel and aluminium modular system scaffoldings

Revision

5

Aluminium alloy windows - Specification (Second revision)

Revision

6

Adjustable telescopic steel props – Product specifications, design and assessment by
calculation and tests

Revision7

Hot finished structural hollow sections of non-alloy and fine grain steels - Part 1: Technicaldelivery conditions

Revision8

Cold formed welded structural hollow sections of non-alloy and fine grain steels - Part 1:
Technical delivery conditions

Revision

9

Ductile iron pipes, fittings, accessories and their joints for water pipelines - Requirements
and test method (First revision)

Revision

10

Threaded pipe fittings in malleable cast iron (First revision)

Revision

11

Non-alloy steel tubes suitable for welding and threading - technical delivery conditions(second revision)

Revision

12

Non-alloy steel tubes and fittings for the conveyance of aqueous liquids including water
for human consumption â– technical delivery conditions

Revision

13

Joints for the connection of steel tubes and fittings for the conveyance water and otheraqueous liquids – specification

Revision

14

Carbon steel tubes for machine structural purposes - specification

Revision

15

Welded stainless steel tubes for the conveyance of water and other aqueous liquids technical delivery conditions and includes amendment A1

Revision

16

Stainless steels for general purposes - Part 2: Corrosion resistant semi-finished products,
bars, rods and sections

Revision

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IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS IN MALAYSIA

December 2020 | Issue 2

Meanwhile, it is expected that more MS(s) on iron and steel will be reviewed, such as:i) MS 146:2006 has yet to be withdrawn even though these standards have been revised and published in 2014. The
latest version MS146:2014 does not cover the round bars diameter range above 12 mm (such as 16.0 mm, 20.0 mm
and 25.0 mm). Due to these products being still on demand and under product certification, therefore the 2006
version is still maintained. The relevant TC has already agreed to review MS 144: 2014 by incorporating the round bars
diameter above 12 mm, only then the 2006 version can be fully withdrawn.
ii) MS 1945:2006 and MS ISO 683-17:2010 have been identified by the TC for reviewing as the basis references of these
two MS(s) have been revised to the latest version.
iii)MS 1705:2003 and MS 1768:2004 which is gazetted under Fourth Schedule will be reviewed by the WG.
Besides the above mentioned work programme, the following MS(s) have been approved by the Ministry of International
Trade and Industry since January 2020:
No

MS no.

Title

1

MS 2660

Continuous hot-dip zinc-coated carbon steel sheet and strip

2

MS 1138-4

Pre-stressing steel - Part 4: Strand (Second revision)

3

MS 1196

Continuous hot-dip aluminium/zinc alloy-coated sheet of commercial, drawing andstructural qualities (Third revision)

4

MS 2383

Prefinished flat steel products for interior/exterior building applications - Performancerequirements (First revision)

5

MS 2657

Continuous hot-dip zinc alloyed with aluminium and magnesium coated carbon steel sheet
and strip (First revision)

6

MS 2500

Roofing and cladding products from metal sheet - Specification for self-supporting of steel
sheet (First revision)

7

MS 2651

Cold-reduced carbon steel sheet and strip of commercial and drawing qualities (First
revision)

8

MS ISO 16120-2

Non-alloy steel wire rod for conversion to wire - Part 2: Specific requirements for general
purpose wire rod (Second revision) (ISO 16120-2:2017, MOD)9

MS 2240-1

Stainless steels for general purposes - Part 1: Corrosion resistant flat products (ISO 16143-1:2014,
MOD) (First revision)

10

MS 2285-2

Petroleum and natural gas industries - Materials for use in H2S-containing environments in
oil and gas production - Part 2: Cracking-resistant carbon and low alloy steels, and the use ofcast irons (First revision) (ISO 15156-2:2015, MOD)

Standardization activities during Covid-19 pandemic
In view of COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, precautionary measures have taken place to safeguard the health andwellbeing of the Standards Malaysia’s community. This action is consistent with respective local government restrictions
and/or prevention guide.
However, in these difficult times, the important work of standards development is still continued throughout these
uncertain times using virtual meeting. The combination of teleconferencing and document sharing through virtual
meeting allows the committee members to discuss a draft standard remotely but in real-time. So far, the participationis quite encouraging.
Many world standards developing organisations opens up access to standards relevant to COVID-19 during the
pandemic. Standards Malaysia also take part in providing free access to MS(s) that might be useful for users to address
issues or as proactive measures in managing the effect of the pandemic.

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The Purpose of Corporate Training Levels
December 2020 | Issue 2

BY LEON LAI, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, MSI

Corporate training is an important part of corporate
strategy planning. In order to develop a corporate training
system, it is necessary to clarify the objective of the training
and the objective of corporate training which is divided
into three levels according to the level of human needs.
The first level is the basic layer for the purpose of job
competence. Most of the company's employee training
is focused on this level and both corporations andemployees understand the need to have this training
programme in place, after all, the training outcome will bedirectly related to the productivity of an employee. In orderto achieve target objectives, enterprises need to establish
field competency models for different positions, such as
job training manuals, thorough field research, meetingsand discussions before training.
Each department in a company should have its targetedcompetency level based on job requirements as
documented in the job description. The job description
and job requirements will be used to conduct training
needs analysis, followed by training plan formulation,
training course design, training course implementationand training effect evaluation.
The training after determining the job requirementsof the position will be more targeted and measurable,
ensuring the needs of companies and employees can befulfilled and eventually the employees of a company canbe developed to perform the roles as expected. However,
the objective of training at level one above does not coveremployees' job satisfaction.
The second level is the social level with the objective toimprove ability. Everyone in the corporate world aims to
improve their own capability and the social level is theneed for emotion and self-belonging, all employees havean internal need to continuously improve their career andliving environment. If you are competent to work in an
organisation, but you haven't been promoted for a longtime or increment will eventually push the employees tolook for better opportunity at other organisations.
However, companies will have certain concerns about thepromotion of employees and normally social-level training
aims to improve the capabilities to resolve this problem.
For example, management skills training for blue collar
employees can provide a platform for employees to show
their social and management attributes. From this kindof training platform, companies can also train and judge
employees' relevant abilities. For example, if the company
arranges training for employees on communication
skills, after the employee completed the training and theachievement should be recorded in the employee’s file.
If there is a vacancy the company that requires
communication skills, then the company can directly
select among the employees who has successfullycompleted the related training. This kind of social-leveltraining is a platform for companies to grasp moredimensional information of employees, and a platform for
employees to improve their capability.
The third level is the respect or value level for the purposeof core competence development. Everyone hopes that30

he or she has a stable social status in the society, andthat his or her personal abilities and achievements arerecognized by the society. In the corporation, employees
also hope that they have a certain value realization andcorresponding respect and companies want to match
each other's respect and help employees find andcultivate his core capabilities.
Career core competencies are required to hold a position
as a senior manager in a corporate, Among the core
core competencies include communication skills, digitalapplications, data analysis, leadership skills, problem
solving etc.
In a nutshell, the core competence is the unique skills
required in order for him/her to be a team member thatis recognised and appreciated in the corporation. The
purpose of the training is to improve core competencedevelopment that can help the employees of thecompany to find their own unique skills and apply
them at the actual workplace to improve efficiency andachieve the corporate goals while gaining the respect andrecognition in the corporation.
Only after the organisation has clarified the three levelsof training objectives, the customised training plan will beable to developed to meet the needs of both employer
and employee. As every organisation is unique, a welldeveloped training plan will prevent company to organise
training by just looking at the training programmeindividually without considering the overall needs ofan organisation. MSI can assist companies to conduct
in-depth analysis and propose systematic customised
training plan to companies. Interested companies cansend an email to training@malaysiasteelinstitute.com forfurther information.

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CSC Malaysia’s commitments to customers’ satisfaction
December 2020 | Issue 2
BY CSC STEEL HOLDINGS SDN BHD

With almost 30 years of steel manufacturing experiences,
CSC Steel Sdn. Bhd. (CSC Malaysia, formerly known as
Ornasteel Enterprise Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd.) has
become a reputable and renowned company – having
high market penetration in Malaysia’s and international
steel supply chains. CSC Malaysia specialized in
manufacturing pickled and oiled steel coils (PO), coldrolled steel coils (CR), galvanized steel coils (GI) and prepainted steel coils (PPGI) for the building material industry,
automotive industry, Electric & Electronics (E&E) industry,
steel drum industry, etc.

At the helm of its parent company- China Steel Corporationof Taiwan (CSC), CSC Malaysia has been continuously
committed in upgrading their equipment for the Tension
Levelling Line (TLL) by instilling the spirit of teamwork frommanagement level to operation level. Nevertheless, theother success factors in upgrading the TLL machine arecontributed by the smooth implementation process fromplanning strategy, technical discussion, procurement tillkick-off meeting with highest safety measures adheredand ‘0’ accident recorded achievement.
The TLL machine upgrades installation includes:• Installation of Peabody (GFG) Vertical Electrostatics Rotary
Atomizer Oiler to meet drum making application productquality demand.
• Installation of fully automated high precision side trimming
machine (-0/+1mm) accuracy.
• Upgrading of Tension Leveller     Unit to enhance levellingcapability.  
• Upgrading of the Quality Inspection Room for better quality
inspection.

Vertical Electrostatics Rotary Atomizer Oiler
Peabody Vertical Orientation Electrostatic Oiler for DOS
oil application has the advantage of delivering low anduniform oil coating. The uniform and efficient quantity of
DOS oil application can minimise the adverse effect on thepaint or lining adhesiveness applied on steel drum as it can
provide better paint durability and prolong the lifespanof steel drum surfaces. CSC Malaysia always ensure indelivering the highest quality of raw material to meet thedrum makers’ expectation in the food, pharmaceutical,
petrochemical and oleochemical industry.

Peabody Electrostatic Oiler

Side Trimming Machine for High Precision Width
Requirement
The Side Trimming Machine consists of a notcher,steering unit, side trimmers with stabilising rolls & burr
masher, and scrap ballers. It has trimming capability for
Cold Rolled Annealed product, from 0.2 mm to 3.2 mm
for ultra-thin gauge and thicker gauge respectively.
This machine offers precision and clean edge cutting
consistently throughout the coil and persistently meetingthe customers’ requirement especially for steel drumindustry.

#1

#2

#3

Bending Roll #1

Bending Roll #2

Leveling Roll

Leveller Unit
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December 2020 | Issue 2

Side Trimmer

Upgrade of Tension Levelling Unit for Better Flatness

Vertical Inspection RoomThe purpose of upgrading the Tension Levelling Unit is forbetter flatness by elongating the steel strip and stretchedover its yield strength to get a uniform deformation. Our
tension levelling comprises of tension bridle rolls, bending
units, and levelling unit, equipped with auxiliaries such as
Roll change car and Roll Cleaner. This latest technology
tension leveller unit can be applied to all range of products
from low carbon steel to high carbon steel, with a wider
range of thickness consisting of 0.2 mm to 3.2 mm,
eliminate the strip shape defects such as centre buckle,
wavy edges, crossbow and coil set, further improved theflatness and smoothness of the strip for enhanced quality.

Assuring the enhanced product quality in meeting thecustomer's expectation, CSC Malaysia has emphasized
the importance of the QC inspection by upgrading
the inspection room with the Vertical Strip Orientation
Inspection. Equipped with stroboscope lightning toprovide statics image of the strip surface and inspection
on both surface side quality recorded in Level 3 ERP
system, ensuring the delivery of the highest quality of topnotch products to the customers
Having built on the strength of the management
experience and technological expertise of the parent
company, CSC Malaysia is committed to meeting all
challenges in providing our customers with high-quality
products and value-added services using the latest
technologies while delivering steel of the highest quality
and producing the widest range of steel products for the
Malaysian and international market.

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Climate - How the steel industry
is coping with water scarcity
December 2020 | Issue 2

BY Åsa Ekdahl, worldsteel association, 23 September 2020

Water is vital to produce steel. It ensures the cooling of high-temperature processes and provides essential functions in
gas cleaning and treatment processes. Without water, steelmaking would not be possible.
Fresh water resources and access to these resources vary significantly in the world, and the pattern is changing. Due toclimate change, areas known for water scarcity are becoming even drier and regions where water was already abundant
are becoming wetter.
Demand for water resources is accelerating due to the population growth, increased energy requirements, foodproduction, and of course, industrial activity.
The steel industry is well aware of the current challenges linked to climate change and growing population. We areworking to continuously improve the way we manage water by reducing the amount we use and above all by ensuring
we use water sustainably.
Did you know that though the steel industry uses large amounts of water (especially for cooling), very little is actuallyconsumed, with about 90% released back to the source? In addition, the released water is often cleaner than when
extracted due to the advanced water cleaning practices in place.

The steel industry strives to increase the reuse and recirculation of water within the steel manufacturing process. Mostof the water consumed is due to evaporation during the cooling operations.
But to be truly sustainable, it is crucial to make a holistic assessment of the local circumstances, adapt the use andtreatment of water according to the specific situation and consider innovative solutions.
This means, for example, that when water is scarce to apply zero liquid discharge practices or to reuse effluents from
cities to avoid extracting fresh water.
All steel plants are unique, and this also applies to the way water is managed within a steelmaking plant.
At worldsteel, we work with our members to spread best practices and share solutions through expert groups andworkshops. worldsteel has also recently published a public policy paper that addresses the issues above mentioned ingreater detail.

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Platts Iron Ore & Steel Outlook:
Iron ore prices seen staying high in Q1 2021
December 2020 | Issue 2

The article was extracted from S&P Global Platts, 15 December 2020

Singapore — High iron ore market prices seen in recent months are expected to continue into the first quarter of 2021,
supported by strong Chinese steel output, according to the latest S&P Global Platts Iron Ore & Steel Outlook.
Some 62% of participants said iron ore prices would remain above $120/mt CFR China in Q1, with a further 26% seeing
them in the $110-$120/mt range.

More than a third of respondents believed their iron ore requirements would increase in Q1, while 42% thought theywould stay the same as in the current October-December quarter. Just 23% saw their iron ore needs declining in Q1, theOutlook found.
The Platts 62% Fe iron ore fines benchmark has risen 30% since the start of November, hitting a seven-year high of$160.70/mt CFR North China on Dec. 11.
Some 52% of respondents saw infrastructure construction as the major driver of steel consumption in Q1, with only 16%
nominating property construction. For the first time since the Outlooks began in late 2019, a sizeable number (32%) of
respondents said manufacturing would play a bigger role for demand in 2021.
China's central government has tried to contain house price rises by tightening credit conditions. As such, housing
sector growth is expected to be flatter in 2021. Manufacturing has recovered strongly in recent months and global
supply chains have been restored, helping China's exports to resume.
Given the recovery in other steel markets, China's finished steel exports are tipped to increase next year. Most participants
saw exports at 60 million-80 million mt in 2021, while only 12% saw them higher than this level. This year, China looks on
track to export around 54 million mt of steel, compared with 75 million mt in 2019.
It is worth noting that the first quarter of each year contains China's Lunar New Year holidays when markets close forat least a fortnight. Q1 is also the period when adverse weather conditions impact iron ore operations in Australia andBrazil, resulting in lower export volumes.
Platts spoke to 30 companies for the Outlook over Dec. 7-11, comprising Chinese mills, domestic and international
traders and mining companies.

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CSR Activities 2020 The National Autism Society of Malaysia
December 2020 | Issue 2

BY MADELINE KAM, INDUSTRY RELATIONS AND LIAISON, MSI

On 14 September 2020, MSI visited the National Autism
Society of Malaysia (NASOM) located at Jalan Ipoh, Kuala
Lumpur. NASOM is a non-profit, non-governmental
welfare organisation formed in 1987 to support autistic
children and adults with basic living and communication
skills. There are currently 20 centres around Malaysia,
managing and providing a variety of programmes. The
centre at Jalan Ipoh currently has 10 students where they
are taught various vocational skills.
During the classroom tour, MSI observed how thestudents applied their acquired skill by sewing beautiful
beads onto bags, pouches and pencil cases. Creating
handmade bags are one of the vocational skills amongst
others offered. Baking is another skill taught here. The
baking session was the highlight of the event where
MSI and its members participated in the bread making
process. Students at the centre were seen baking varietiesof bread which were later sold to the public. There was a
mock-cheque presentation between the school officials
and the respective donors who were present on thatday such as Posco-Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Lion Groupof Companies, Lion-Parkson Foundation. The steel
companies have donated the amount as follows.
No Companies

Donation Amount(RM)

1

Lion-ParksonFoundation

5,000

2

Kiswire Cord Sdn Bhd

5,000

3

POSCO-Malaysia Sdn
Bhd

2,000

4

CSC Steel Holdings
Berhad1,000 (AEON voucher)

Total

RM 13,000

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The handmade bags and products from the bakery arefor sale. Those interested to make purchases or make adonation may contact Ms Suraya at 018-254 4306 or email
at info@nasom.org.my. For further info, kindly visit theirwebsite: http://www.nasom.org.my/.

CSR Activities 2020 BE THEIR EYES, HOLD THEIR HANDS
December 2020 | Issue 2

BY NOOR SYAKIRAH IBRAHIM, INDUSTRY RELATIONS AND
LIAISON, MSI

On 6 October 2020, MSI visited the Malaysian Association
for the Blind (MAB), located in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur.
Established in 1951, the Malaysian Association for the Blind(MAB) is the premier voluntary organization aim to serve
the visually impaired. It provide services that helps the blindand prevent the tragedy of avoidable blindness. MAB havethree training centres located in Tun Sambathan Kuala
Lumpur, Taman Harapan Agricultural Training Centre in
Temerloh, Pahang and MAB Rehabilitation and Training
Centre (Kinta Valley) in Ipoh, Perak. The association provide
various programmes such as: Living Skill Programmes

Vocational Training
Programmes• Rehabilitation training• Industrial work

• Counselling• Woodwork• Casework• Massage• Orientation and mobility• Reflexology• Techniques of daily living• Telephony• Communication skills• Computer literacy• Social skills• Computer programming• Recreational activities• Enrichment courses

Several activities were conducted on that day withparticipation by MSI and several industry members. This
include stimulation activities such as food tasting/smellingand introduction to braille typewriter. Participants werealso showed a video presentation by the MAB personal.
The activities continued with a role play session with each
person having to guide their ‘blind’ partners around thepremises. The library tour, Braille production room and low
vision centre was an interesting visit as it helps to widen
the knowledge of the participants. MSI has managed toraise a total of RM9,000 from the industries as below.
No Companies

Donation Amount(RM)

1

Lion-ParksonFoundation

5,000

2

Yayasan Jasa Ann Joo

2,000

3

Federation of MalaysianFoundry & Engineering
Industries Associations

2,000

4

MSI Contribution

200

Total

9,200

In 1996, the Malaysian National Eye Survey (NES I) reported
the prevalence of blindness and low vision in the country to
be 0.29% with an estimated impact of 90,000 people and2.44% with an estimation of 780,000 people, respectively
in all ages.
Blindness are classified as total or near vision loss. Living
as a blind person is something that many sighted people
could not imagine. Just the thought will create fear.
One of the biggest fear is the fear of being incapableand as not functional as they used to be. Have you everwondered what if the blind community is given the sameright and access to education?

Can they be as successful as the sighted? Can they live thesame quality of life as the sighted?

The Prevalence Rate ofVisual Impairment

2.44%

estimated to780,000
peopleThe Prevalence Rate ofBlindness

0.29% 90,000

estimated topeopleFrom a Population of

32 Million people
The answer is YES!
With modern technology, many visually impaired people
are independent and living the same quality of life as asighted individual. However, opportunities need to bemade available to this community, be it in the field of
education or in terms of employment opportunity. Yes,
they may do things differently from the ‘social norm’ which
we have set. They may perceive things differently. Theymay use different senses to function but this doesn’t makethem any less functional compared to the sighted people.
The Malaysian Association for the Blind always works
towards creating greater public awareness concerning theabilities and capabilities of the visually impaired persons
under its charge. This is to ensure their better integration
into the society and a better quality of life. In order toaccommodate the changing needs, demands andchallenges of the modern world, MAB constantly strives toimprove and expand its services for the betterment of thevisually impaired people by introducing new courses andacquiring new equipment.
To achieve its aims, the Association has to depend on
public donation and assistance. MAB is very thankful to all
its well-wishers for their kind support throughout the years.
For donation and support, you may contact MAB at Tel:
03-22722677 Fax: 03-22722676 Email: info@mab.org.my.

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December 2020 | Issue 2

National Technology andInnovation Sandbox (NTIS)
On 3rd July 2020, MSI attended abriefing on National Technology
and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS)
which
was announced by
the Prime Minister at Pelan
Jana Semula Ekonomi Negara(PENJANA)
on
June
2020.
Alongside the announcement of
the initiative, there is an allocationbudget of RM100 million to
support these initiatives for themonth of June until December
2020.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE REVISED IRON
AND STEEL POLICY
On 1st December 2020, MSI attended theAnnouncement of The Revised Iron and Steel Policy
chaired by TKSU(I) MITI. The revision was based on the
White Paper by iron & steel industry: The Roadmap
Back to Regional Competitiveness 2021 – 2030 where
MSI was the secretariat during the preparation process.

Visit to Established Metal Industries
Sdn Bhd (EMI)On 6th August 2020, MSI paid a visit to Established
Metal Industries Sdn Bhd (EMI) in Rawang to discusson the current economic conditions faced by thecompany during the Covid-19 pandemic, enhance therelationship with EMI and to promote advertisement
sales of MSI.

Courtesy Visit from POSCO Malaysia
POSCO-Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. led by Head of Department/ Director of Sales Division, Mr Kevin Seong Yun Jeong
paid a courtesy visit to MSI on 26th August 2020. The
meeting discussed on Malaysia steel industry’s value
chain and potential areas for local steel companies.

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December 2020 | Issue 2

Majlis Pelancaran Sambutan
Bulan Kebangsaan, Kempen
Kibar Jalur Gemilang dan
Kempen Kesedaran Covid-19
Peringkat MITIThe National Month of Celebration
was launched by the Prime
Minister on 28th July 2020, themed"Malaysia Prihatin". In line with thelaunch, MITI participated to enliven
the celebration at the Ministrylevel. Majlis Pelancaran Sambutan
Bulan Kebangsaan, Kempen Kibar
Jalur Gemilang dan Kempen
Kesedaran Covid-19 Peringkat MITI
was officiated by the Honourable
Senior Minister of MITI, YB Dato' Seri
Mohamed Azmin Bin Ali on 24th
August 2020 at Menara MITI. The
event ended with the handoverof “Jalur Gemilang” to all Heads ofAgencies.

#MyAPEC2020 Exhibition
On 27th August 2020, MSI attended#MyAPEC2020
Exhibition
at
MITEC
Exhibition Centre. The event began with
opening remarks by YBhg. Tan Sri Dr. Halim
Mohammad, Chairman of MATRADE,
followed by a speech by YB Datuk Lim Ban
Hong, Deputy Minister of MITI. The event
ended with a MoU exchange between
MATRADE & Fusionex, followed by aphotography session and video presentation.

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Plaque Handover toControl Instruments
On 25th August 2020, MSI visited
Control Instruments (M) Sdn
Bhd (CIMSB) in Nilai to handover
the plaque. Control Instruments
became a member of MSI on
1st July 2020. CIMSB produce
range of modern industrial
solution such as conveyor andautomated handling lines to
produce rubber gloves.

Handover of Membership
Plaque to Recron Malaysia
On 4th September 2020, MSI handover a plaqueto Recron Malaysia Sdn Bhd located at Wisma
Goldhill, KL. Recron Malaysia is amongst the largest
integrated Polyester and Textile Companies withworld-class manufacturing facilities located in Nilai
and Melaka. The meeting discussed on a possible
collaboration between MSI and Recron on the
PENJANA programme. The programme aims totrain unemployed workers and local fresh graduates
to work in the iron and steel industry. Others include
retraining of local workers to reduce dependency on
foreign workers.

Visit to ASSB (Alliance Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd)
On 3rd September 2020, MSI paid a courtesy
visit to ASSB. During the visit, MSI met the new
management team. Issues discussed were Trade
Practice Services (TPS) case, human resource andeconomic activities. MSI and Alliance Steel will
collaborate on human development programme totrain the local talent.

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Handover of Plaque to FOMFEIA
On 4th September 2020, MSI handover a plaque to the Federation of Malaysian Foundry and Engineering Industries
Associations (FOMFEIA) located in Pandan Indah, KL. Established on 7th January 1977, FOMFEIA is the national
representative body for foundry and engineering related trade and industries in Malaysia. The membershipcurrently comprises 11 States Associations with a total number of more than 2,000 in Malaysia. The meeting was
also joined by the State Associate Members in Malaysia.

Majlis Penganugerahan: Malaysia
Good Design Award (MGDA) 2019
On 15th September 2020, MSI attended
the Majlis Penganugerahan for the
Malaysia Good Design Award (MGDA)
2019 at Hotel Tenera, Bangi, Selangor.
The ceremony was officiated by YB
Datuk Lim Ban Hong, Deputy Ministerof International Trade and Industry. Thisaward is the highest recognition from
the Malaysian Government throughMajlis Rekabentuk Malaysia (MRM). Thisaward endorse products that bears thequality in design manufacturing andthrough this recognition, it provides
good reputation for companies in both
trust and assurance in business otherthan building product confidence
among consumers in the long run.

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Handover of Plaque to
Press Metal Aluminium
On 21st September 2020, MSI handover
the membership plaque to Press Metal
Aluminium Holdings Bhd located in Shah
Alam, Selangor. Press Metal Aluminium
Holdings Berhad or Press Metal is a
Malaysian-based aluminium company withan extensive global presence. From theirmodest beginning as a privately-owned
local aluminium extrusion company in 1986,
they have grown into a globally integrated
aluminium corporation. The company has acapacity of 760,000 tonnes and an extrusion
capacity of 210,000 tonnes per annum.
They are currently the largest integrated
aluminium producer in South East Asia.
Issues discussed during the meeting include
Trade Practice Services issues.

Visit to Metex Steel Sdn Bhd
On 1st October 2020, MSI visited Metex Steel Sdn Bhd,
a member of Steel Wire Association Malaysia (SWAM)
located in Nilai. The plant visit was led by Mr Chow,
Plant Manager and Mr Mok, General Manager ofCommercial & Technical. This was followed by a briefpresentation on the company profile by Mr Mok.
Metex Steel Sdn Bhd was incorporated in 2012 by Chin
Hin Group Berhad. Managed by a team of personnel
with more than 13 years of experience in the steel
industry, Metex Steel Sdn Bhd specialized in steel bar
and steel mesh reinforcement sheets. With its strong
dedication to customer satisfaction, Metex Steelemploys EVG high tech machineries to support its
operations to manufacture world-class steel products
efficiently. At Metex Steel, they have fully automatedproduction lines for welded reinforcing elements
to ensure continuous supply to their customers.
In addition, their latest innovative mesh welding
machine is capable of doing triple tier welding thatemphasises the quality of their products.

Visit TO CHRS Samawira Mesh Sdn Bhd
On 1st October 2020, MSI visited CHRS Samawira
Mesh Sdn Bhd in Nilai. MSI were greeted by Mr
Nicholas Lim, Executive Director and Edgar Chen,
General Manager (Factory). Among the products
witnessed in the factory were steel welded fabric,
ribbed wire, round wire, ribbed bar and round bar.
CHRS Samawira Mesh Sdn Bhd has a production
facility located in Puchong, Kuala Lumpur with its
headquarters in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. They havebeen producing steel welded fabric and other steel
wire products since 1974.
The factories are equipped with the latest state of
the art machines to provide precision and highquality products to meet all industry standards andspecifications.

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Courtesy Visit from Watermarks
Certification (M) Sdn Bhd
On 2nd October, Watermarks Certification (M) Sdn Bhd(WCMSB) paid a courtesy visit to MSI to share their services
they could offer to the industry. Watermarks Certification(Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (WCMSB) is a third-party Independent
Certification Body offering Product Certification Scheme.
The company was incorporated in Malaysia on 12th December
2018 and was recently accredited as a product certificationbody on 4th August 2020.
They are recognized by renowned regulatory bodies in
Malaysia namely Construction Industry Development Board(CIDB) and Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN)
to perform and undertake certification task. WCMSB issteered by highly experienced professionals and competent
auditors in a wide range of sectors, particularly in conformity
assessment (Product Certification). The recognition as
another Certification Body in Malaysia will provide more
option to the manufacturers, especially on the cost andtimeline to certify the product and furthermore to enhance
the positive effect to the Malaysian Industry.

6thASEAN-OECD GOOD REGULATORY
PRACTICE NETWORK (GRPN) MEETING
On 1st December 2020, MSI participated in the final
series of the 6th ASEAN-OECD Good Regulatory
Practice Network (GRPN) Meeting which were
held via zoom. The event was hosted by theoffice of Government of Vietnam and co-chairedby Ministry of International Trade (MITI) and
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovationand Employment. It discussed on how better
regulations can support Covid-19 recovery andsolutions to help prepare for future crisis, such as
international regulatory cooperation or reviewing
policies made during the crisis.

GENERAL OUTLOOK OF THE BUDGET 2021
FOR MALAYSIA’S ECONOMY
On 2nd December 2020 MSI joined the e-Forum “General
Outlook of the Budget 2021 for Malaysia’s Economy.” Fourprominent speakers were Mr. John Mahmood Merican,
Ministry of Finance, Malaysia; Dr. Muhammad Abdul
Khalid, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies,
UKM; Mr. Yew Keat Chong, The World Bank, Malaysia; andProf. Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Pominant Malaysian
Economist. The e-Forum was moderated by Datuk P.
Ravidran. The forum besides the speakers’ frank andinformative presentations saw active participation of theonline participants.
Discussions topics among others covered balance
related to people’s well-being, business communityand economic resilience including on immediate andlong-term effects; EPF withdrawal; coverage of informal
sector; allocation based on communities and constraints
faced and accountability.

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APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING
On 16th November 2020, MSI and other agencies assisted and participated in the APEC Ministerial Meeting led by
The Honourable Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, Senior Minister and Minister of International Trade and Industry(MITI). The APEC Ministerial Meeting was held virtually for the first time. The virtual press conference addressedon how the current Covid-19 pandemic has changed APEC.The pandemic caused disruption to the economy of
Asia-Paficific region and globally. The meeting also addressed on the facilitation on the movement of essential
goods and services across the border and ways to facilitate movement of people across the borders. Issues on
WTO will be constantly discussed to enhance market predictability, confidence in doing business and trade
flow. Knowledge on new technology is important to drive the nation forward in data monitoring and educate
consumers in digitalization of business. Covid-19 has caused changes to the usual working environment and inorder to prepare for the future setting, one must be equiped with knowledge, skills and training for a digitalised
working environment. The meeting also aim to sustain good governance, economic development, harmonious
relationship and reduce corruption and enhance transparency.

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MSI STANDBY AT SESI PERBAHASAN
BELANJAWAN
2021
PERINGKATJAWATANKUASA BAGI KEMENTERIANPERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA DANINDUSTRI DI PARLIAMENT
On 3rd December 2020, MSI provided inputs
and justification on our New Development
Programme i.e Program Latihan Besi dan Keluli
under RMKE-12, a five-year programme todevelop competent talent to work in Iron andSteel industry. The Belanjawan 2021 for MITI wasapproved at Peringkat Jawantankuasa.

VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE ON STAKEHOLDER’S ENGAGEMENT TO ADDRESS MARINE LITTER IN
MALAYSIA THROUGH A POLICY FRAMEWORKOn 21st December 2020, MSI attended a webinar titled: Virtual Roundtable on Stakeholder’s Engagement to Address
Marine Litter in Malaysia through a Policy Framework. The webinar addressed on pollution issues caused by usageof plastics in the marine industry and ways to overcome in the Southeast Asian and East Asia region.

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SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON NATIONAL METROLOGY INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA (NMIM)
National Metrology Institute of Malaysia (NMIM) is one of the agencies under MITI. This special presentation is tointroduce NMIM and the National Metrology Infrastructure functions that emphasis on ensuring the harmonisationof measurement and calibration activities in the country. Also, how it uplifts the quality of local products and services
to contribute to enhance the productivity and growth of Malaysian industries that aim to ensure a fair, safe, healthand competitive Malaysia in sustaining the current investments as well as attract new investments.

RADIO
INTERVIEW
WITH SELANGOR FM
MSI attended a radio
interview with Selangor
FM on 23rd December
2020.
The
interview
discussed the role andfunction of MSI under the
Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (MITI)
and how MSI support themission and vision of MITI
and further strengthen
the economic sectors in
Malaysia. The interview
also highlighted on themain challenges faced
by MSI and appropriate
measures taken to ensure
continuous services given
to the steel industry
during this pandemic. Our
message to the ‘rakyat’ isto utilise the services fromthe government and buy
local made products toensure usage of maximum
capacity and increase local
employment.
Anyonewho is interested to know
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Industry Cluster Engagement Session by Boston Consulting Group and Economic Planning Unit (EPU)
On 5th August, MSI attended the Industry Cluster Engagement Session by Boston Consulting Group and Economic
Planning Unit (EPU) at Putrajaya Marriott Hotel. The objective of the session was to obtain perspectives which willcontribute to the development of the National Energy Policy (NEP) and Natural Gas Roadmap (NGR). The session
was attended by 20 participants.

Pre-council Meeting in Dewan Rakyat
On 10th August 2020, CEO of MSI was invited to attend a Pre-council meeting in Dewan Rakyat on Soalan Lisan at
Parliament. The purpose of the pre-council meeting was to brief YBTM of MITI on Parliamentary Question 2 as per
Aturan Urusan Mesyuarat (AUM) Dewan Rakyat.

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Visit from Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
On 28th July 2020, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) visited MSI office. BCG was appointed by the Economic Planning
Unit (EPU) to develop a 20-year National Energy Policy for Malaysia. One of the analysis involved building an energy
consumption view for the Iron and Steel sector. MSI has shared the industry views and provided inputs on thepotential growth and technology aspects for the industry, etc.

MISIF-MARii Dialogue
MSI attended the MISIF-MARii Dialogue on 12th August 2020 at MARii office in Cyberjaya. The dialogue wasattended by members from the automotive OEMs, cold rollers (CRC), steel sheet coaters, steel service centres, andrepresentatives from MITI. The objective was to update on the collaboration between steel players and OEM and to
discuss the way forward for automotive steel localisation efforts.

Zoom Meeting with SIRIM
On 15th July 2020, MSI attended a zoom meeting with SIRIM. The aim of this meeting is to discuss on the economic
and technical collaboration between MSI and SIRIM for improving the iron and steel industry development.

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Meeting with Steel Associations on Insights
Issues Within the Steel Industry and theEmerging Areas for New Industrial Master Plan
On 21st August 2020, MSI organised a meeting with the
Steel Associations on Insights on Issues Within the Steel
Industry and the Emerging Areas for New Industrial
Master Plan. The meeting aims to provide consolidate
inputs for insights on issues within the iron and steel
industry for the development of the New Industrial
Master Plan 2021-2030. The meeting was attended byrepresentatives from MISIF, MSA and SWAM.

ENGAGEMENT SESSION ON SHIPBUILDING
On 23rd December 2020, MSI organised an Engagement
Session on Shipbuilding. This engagement session aimed
to assists how local steel suppliers cater to the local
requirements of the shipping companies and to develop
the products to be more competitive. This session waschaired by Mr. Lim Keng Yow, Chief Executive Officer of
MSI and presented by 3 panellists as follows:
1) Mr Ng Kian Hin, Director-Group Business Development
Government Admin and Project Division, Ji Kang
Dimensi Sdn Bhd
2) Ir. Sabrudin Suren, Senior Manager, Oriental Shield
Sdn Bhd3) En. Muhammad Fahmi Ismail, Secretary General,
Association of Marine Industries of Malaysia (AMIM)

Majlis Perasmian Dan Pelancaran Sandbox
Inovasi & Teknologi Nasional (NTIS)
On 19th August 2020, MSI attended the Majlis Perasmian
Dan Pelancaran Sandbox Inovasi & Teknologi Nasional(NTIS) at Auditorium Malaysia Global Innovation andCreativity Centre (MaGIC) in Cyberjaya. During the event,
NTIS launching ceremony symbolises the beginning of
the implementation of the NTIS initiative. This event wasorganized by MaGIC and attended by approximately
300 participants.

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Iron and steel industry in Malaysia was liberalized in 2009.
Steel makers constantly find new ways to be competitivein steel making process and improve their plant condition.
MSI work closely with all sectors such as construction,industrial sites and automotive to encourage them to use
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SEAISI E-Conference (2nd and 3rd Day)
From 1st till 2nd July 2020, MSI attended the 2nd and 3rd session of the Southeast Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI)
2020 E-Conference via zoom webinar at Bilik Melur, MITI. This conference was held from 30 June 2020 until 2 July 2020.
The topics covered during the 3-day E-Conference includes:• Regional Developments• Market Perspectives & Challenges• Country Reports: 7 ASEAN Countries + Australia, South Korea and Taiwan• Changes in Economic Model: What Can Steel Industry Do to Adapt to The After Covid-19 Impact

Promotion on Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) and Pentauliahan Pencapaian Terdahulu (PPT) at
MasteelOn 1st July 2020, MSI and JPK conducted the Promotion on Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) and Pentauliahan Pencapaian
Terdahulu (PPT) at Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Berhad. The delegates briefed on the Pentauliahan Pencapaian Terdahulu(PPT) and Sistem Latihan Dual National (SLDN), where the company will consider to apply PPT for their experienced
workers.

NOSS Development Workshop for Rolling Mills - Cold Rolling
MSI organised a NOSS Development Workshop for Rolling Mills - Cold Rolling from 9th-10th July 2020 at Eastin Hotel,
PJ. Panel members from the cold rolling mills shared their ideas/inputs & professional experience to determine
the standard duties & tasks of the cold-rolling personnel. The findings from the workshop sessions is documented
according to the NOSS format. The workshop was attended by 17 panels from the cold rolling mill.

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Promotion Briefing on SKM and PPT at Kiswire Malaysia
On 13th July 2020, MSI and JPK conducted a Promotion on Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) and Pentauliahan Pencapaian
Terdahulu (PPT) at Kiswire S.E.A-H.Q. The delegates were briefed on the Pentauliahan Pencapaian Terdahulu (PPT) and
Sistem Latihan Dual National (SLDN). The management was led by Mr. Kevin Young Suh; Head of Operation Division
whom he will consider to apply to become SLDN centre to train competent workers for their operation using their
existing training facilities.

Promotion Briefing on SKM and PPT at Bahru Stainless
On 14th July 2020, MSI and JPK conducted a Promotion on Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) at Bahru Stainless Sdn.
Bhd, Johor Bahru. Representatives from Production and Human Resource Departments were briefed on the (Sijil
Kemahiran Malaysia) SKM, Pentauliahan Pencapaian Terdahulu (PPT) and Sistem Latihan Dual National (SLDN). The
management was led by Mr Chai Kung Fee, Senior Operations Manager. He discussed on the initiatives shared andagreed the programmes will benefit the iron and steel industry.

Focus Group NOSS on Rolling Mills- Cold-Rolling Review Meeting
MSI organized a review meeting for the focus group NOSS on rolling mills, cold-rolling on 22nd July 2020. The purpose ofthis meeting is to review the contents of the draft that was developed by NOSS before being presented to Jawatankuasa
Teknikal bagi Penilaian Standard (JTPS) endorsement.

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JTPS - NOSS on Rolling Mills - Cold Rolling
On 28th July 2020, MSI organised the JTPS1 for NOSS on Rolling Mills - Cold Rolling at Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya. The
NOSS documents were tabled for the evaluators’ endorsement. The objective of the JTPS 1 are to provide industry
expert opinions and feedback on the overall NOSS documents on Competency Profile document that have beendeveloped by a group of panels from cold rolling mill.

Promotion Briefing on SKM and PPT at Amsteel
On 29th July 2020, MSI and JPK conducted a Promotion on Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) and Pentauliahan Pencapaian
Terdahulu (PPT) at Amsteel Mills Sdn Bhd, Klang. The delegates were briefed on the Pentauliah Pencapaian Terdahulu(PPT) and Sistem Latihan Dual National (SLDN). The promotion program was attended by various departments from
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NOSS-COCU Workshop 2020
From 6th – 7th August 2020,
MSI
organisedthe
National
Occupational
SkillsStandard(NOSS) development curriculumof competency unit (COCU) for
Rolling Mills - Cold Rolling at Eastin
Hotel, Petaling Jaya. The event was
attended by 23 participants.

Understanding & Internal Auditing ISO 9001
On 26th August 2020, MSI organized an In-house training on ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System AwarenessTraining at Mycron Steel CRC Sdn. Bhd. The objective of the training was to introduce and create awareness on ISO
9001:2015 to existing and new workers of Mycron Steel CRC Sdn. Bhd. This training was participated by 20 participants.

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JTPS 2 Meeting
On 26th August 2020, MSI organized a Mesyuarat on Jawatankuasa Teknikal Penilaian standard NOSS bagi COCU
“Rolling Mills - Cold Rolling” at Eastin Hotel, PJ. The objective of the Meeting was to review and evaluate drafts by NOSSCOCU that was developed by the group of Cold Rolling panels. This JTPS 2 meeting was chaired by Pengarah JPK Pn
Faizah Binti Harun and participated by 16 participants.

JAWATANKUASA TEKNIKAL STANDARD (JTS) MEETING
On 10th November 2020, MSI attended JTS Meeting through google meet. The meeting only requires facilitators toattend the meeting physically at Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran (JPK). All drafts of NOSS on Cold Rolling wereapproved with minor amendment while technical contents are well in place.

Seminar on Malaysian Skills Certificate/Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) for Steel Wire Rod
Association of Malaysia (SWAM)
On 10th September 2020, MSI organised a Seminar on Malaysian Skills Certificate/ Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) for
Steel Wire Association of Malaysia (SWAM) at Menara MITI. This seminar aims to promote Pengiktirafan Pencapaian
Terdahulu (PPT) programme and was attended by 41 participants members from SWAM. The members consist ofdownstream steel players producing G.I. (galvanized) wire barbed wires, welding wires and wire mesh etc. MSI iscurrently expanding the outreach activities in the industry ecosystem to promote MSI services to the steel business.

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Bengkel Asas Penulisan Kreatif(Blog)On 27th August 2020, MSI attended theWorkshop: Bengkel Asas Penulisan Kreatif(Blog). This workshop aims to guide andsystematically train participants who areinterested in the field of creative writing. The
workshop involved the staff of MITI and its
agencies.

MEETING TO PROMOTE SISTEM LATIHAN DUAL NATIONAL (SLDN) TO KISWIRE SDN BHD
MSI hosted an online meeting to promote Sistem Latihan Dual National (SLDN) to Kiswire Sdn Bhd on 11th November
2020. The objective of this meeting is to guide Kiswire to become an accredited SLDN company and training centre
in the Iron and Steel Industry. The meeting was attended by officials from Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran (JPK).

SEAISI E-FORUM
MSI
attendedane-Forumorganized by South East Asia
Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI)from 24th November 2020 till
27th November 2020. The forum
provided a very in-depth update
on construction sectors in therespective countries, namely:
Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
and Vietnam. The forum also
provides market perspectives
for the Iron and Steel sector
after almost a year of COVID-19
pandemic,theavailabletechnology and digitalizationthat keep the construction sector
running in the new normal andbeing competitive with the newpractice.

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ERIA-UNCTAD JOINT WEBINAR ON NON-TARIFF MEASURES (NTMS) IN EAST ASIA
On 8th December 2020, MSI participated in the above
webinar. There were 3 speakers and experts called induring Q&A to share further views. Some main areas
covered included a quick overview of International
Classifications of NTMs, guidelines and the availability ofNTMS, Analysis of NTMs by country and type, prevalenceof NTMs on Import and export on traded products. Sometake away include:• Technical measures more frequently used than SPS
measures;• NTMs are needed to protect consumers (quality, safety)
and environment and address market failures but needa balance to avoid cost burden;• For future direction, noted that evidence/database by
itself is not sufficient – need to work towards making
these information users friendly, especially for the
benefit of SMEs that do not have the time to be able touse these data to know the impact of the NTMs;• Noted during Q&A that in ASEAN from year 2000 tocurrent the tariffs have halved but the NTMs haveincreased by three times. Most of the NTMs in ASEAN
were in the form of non-automatic import licenses
imposed on imports.
Information on NTMs can be accessed at the UNCTADTRAINS database.

TAKLIMAT PERSEDIAAN PROJEK BAGIROLLING PLAN 1 TAHUN 2021 (RP 1 2021)
RANCANGAN MALAYSIA KE-12 (RMKE-12)
On 18th December 2020, MSI attended "Taklimat
Persediaan Projek bagi Rolling Plan 1 Tahun 2021 (RP 12021) Rancangan Malaysia ke-12 (RMKe-12)". The briefing
was organised through webex to give explanation on how
to use myProject for Project Owner.

BENGKELPENYELARASANPROGRAMRESKILLING DAN UPSKILLING MITI & AGENSIBAWAH INISIATIF PENJANA
On 23rd December 2020, MSI presented our programme
Enhanced Employability of Unemployed Workers and
New Graduates in The Iron and Steel Industry in Bengkel
Penyelarasan Program Reskilling dan Upskilling MITI &Agensi bawah Inisiatif PENJANA

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List of Events &Activities 2021
1.

2.

Metalworking EURASIA

Date: 10 March - 13 March, 2021
Venue: Istanbul, Turkey
Contact: https://www.messe.de/en/trade-fairs/metalworking-eurasia.xhtml(Mr Christoph Schöllhammer)

Metalworking Manufacturing & Production Expo
Date: 7 April 2021 - 7 April 2021
Venue: TRADEX, Canada
Contact: TLelyk@fmanet.org (Ms Tracy Lelyk)

3.

METEC India 2021
Date: 25 March - 27 March, 2021
Venue: Mumbai, India
Contact: AhrensG@messe-duesseldorf.de (Mr. Gunnar Holm Ahrens)

4.

5.

6.

7.

India Steel Export Conference

Date: TBC
Venue: Mumbai, India
Contact: o.karacheva@metalexpert.com (Ms.Olga Karacheva)

6th Steel Plate Conference Europe

Date: tba
Venue: Duesseldorf, Germany
Contact: o.karacheva@metalexpert.com (Ms.Olga Karacheva)

17th CIS Steel & Raw Materials Exports Conference

Date: April 2021
Venue: Kyiv, Ukraine
Contact: o.karacheva@metalexpert.com (Ms.Olga Karacheva)

The 27th International Machine Tools, Metalworking
and Automation Technology Exhibition (Hybrid Exhibition)

Date: 13 – 16 October 2021
Venue: MITEC, Kuala Lumpur
Contact: geonice.chong@informa.com (Ms. Geonice Chong)