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February 2019 Edition

The Platform for Iron and Steel Industry to Build Relationship and Networking for Industry Sustainability

Majlis Networking MITI & Agensi bersama Sektor Swasta
Sempena Tahun Baharu Cina

On 11 February 2019, about 1,000 invited guests including Foreign Embassies in Malaysia, business chambers, public sector andprivate companies at the Majlis Networking MITI & Agensi bersama Sektor Swasta sempena Tahun Baharu Cina 2019.

Farewell to Datuk Isham Ishak, KSU MITI

MSI had a farewell session with Datuk Isham Ishak, the Secretary General of MITI. MSI would like to thanks him for thedynamic leadership in driving MITI & agencies to move forward. MSI wish him good luck in his future undertaking.

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CSC Plant Visit

MSI had a plant visit to CSC Steel Sdn Bhd on 13 February 2019 with the following objectives:• To have better understanding of cold rolling process as MSI will collaborate with JPK in developing “National Occupational
Skills Standards” NOSS on Cold Rolling and seek for CSC’s support in the NOSS activities.
• Discussion on Potential Collaboration between MSI and CSC in developing high grade cold rolled products.
The plan visits to pickling, cold rolling, hot-dip and colour coating was led by Mr Lew and Mr Alex. The plan visit took around 1
hour, all the processes are well explained and answered.

MASTEEL’s Chinese New Year Luncheon
On 14 February 2019, MSI was invited
to Masteel’s Chinese New YearLuncheon at Restaurant Hee Lai Ton, PJ.
MSI CEO was greet by Masteel's
Executive Director, Dato' Sri Tai HeanLeng during the event.

Ann Joo Open House in conjunction withChinese New Year 2019
In the joyous and prosperous spirit of the Lunar New Year, Ann Joo Group cordiallyinvites MSI to join in the festivities at their 2019 Chinese New Year Open House on 15
February 2019 (Friday) at Wisma Ann Joo. The event was attended by various
associations and companies.

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Majlis Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (APC) 2018,Persaraan dan Malam MITI 2019

Being a tradition at MITI, the Excellent Service Awards (APC) and Retirement celebrations were welcomed together with MITI Night2019. 64 awarded APC 2018 and 12 retirees 2019 were appreciated. The special appearance of Queen of the Country Rock, Ella
was also invited to perform.

MSMDA CNY Open House

In conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration, MSMDA Chinese New Year Open House 2019 was held on 15thFebruary 2019 at Copper Mansion, where about 400 members and business associates attended in this event. This gathering
provides a platform and opportunity to meet, to liaise with one another and to strengthen the relationship with steel millers,business associates and bankers.

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Kuwait 58th National Day and 28th Liberation Day
The Embassy of Kuwait hosted a grand reception to celebrate the country's 58th National Day and 28th Liberation Day at JW
Marriot Hotel on 25th February 2019. The two-hour event, hosted by Kuwaiti Ambassador to Malaysia Saad Abdullah Al Asousi
was attended by Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin. Also present were Ambassadors includingfrom the Arab Diplomatic Group, Russia and Ukraine.

YBM visit to FMHMBA
Y. Bhg. Datuk Darell Leiking Courtesy Visit to FMHMBA today at their office located in Taman Serdang Perdana, SeriKembangan on 28th February 2019. YBM was accompanied by Mr Eric Koh, President of FMHMBA and Mr. Jarrod Lim of MSI.
Also, Datuk Darell presented the MSI Life membership plaque to FMHMBA.

Perhimpunan Bulanan MITI & Agensi @ MARii
During the MITI & Agencies Monthly Assembly, held in Cyberjaya on 28 February 2019, Minister of International Trade andIndustry, Datuk Darell Leiking launched the MARii Big Data Analytics (BDA) and IoT Showcase, a new feature of the MARii
Cyberjaya HQ that showcases the various technological possibilities that arise through advances in big data analytics (BDA) andthe internet of things (IoT).

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‘MSI Bridging Gaps’
MSI’s Effort of Promoting the Local Iron and Steel Products

White Paper Workshop – Mining, Pellets, HBI, DRI, Pig Iron

On 11 February 2019, the last White Paper Workshop titled Mining, Pellets, HBI, DRI, Pig Iron was held at Menara MITI, KL. The Workshop
was represented by Malaysia Iron and Steel Industry Federation (MISIF), Malaysia Steel Association (MSA) and Persatuan Pengusaha
Mineral Negeri Pahang (PPMNP).

In-Country Capacity Building Workshop on Declaration ofOrigin for ASEAN-Australian/New Zealand FTA (AANZFTA)On 18 February 2019, In-Country Capacity Building Workshop on Declaration of Origin for ASEAN-Australian/New Zealand
FTA (AANZFTA) was held to create awareness and understanding on concept on Declaration of Origin for AANZFTA. Thisworkshop will be conducted in other ASEAN countries on concept on Declaration of Origin (DoO). Following these workshops- all Parties under AANZFTA (12 countries) will start discussions on the possibility of conducting a DoO pilot project. The pilotprogram may have only those countries interested in participating - which means not necessarily all countries must
participate. A decision will then be taken whether DoO is going to implemented to only this interested or not all.

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THE STEEL NOTICE BOARDJANUARY 2019JKR Sabah, UNIMEKAR & Sabah SteelMSI performed a courtesy visit to Unimekar Sdn. Bhd. and Steel Industries (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd. located in Kota Kinabalu on 20
and 21 February 2019. Among the issues discussed including the local steel consumption in the state, current challenges,
and the way forward for the two companies.

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YOU DO NOT STOP.”CONFUCIOUS

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