November 2016

FOR TRAINING IMPROVEMENT
MSI & Related Events inDecember 2016
MNC & SMES SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT &OPPORTUNITIESMSI’s plan for 2017 is to alleviate the number and quality level of trainings
provided to the industry. MSI’s CEO, Mr Jarrod Lim together with the newly
appointed Senior Manager of HR Development, Pn Azizah Mohd Ibrahim paid avisit to HELP University and Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) on 1
November 2016 to further discuss regarding this matter. HELP University wasmore than excited to explore possibilities of a collaboration for the training
sessions while the visit to HRDF was part of the effort to qualify trainings by MSI
as HRDF-claimable.

 15 December 2016
 MITI, Kuala Lumpur
 T: +603 –2267 3627 (Ahmad Tajudin Omar) E: tajudin@mida.gov.my

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
******************MSI HR DAY
Date: 9 December 2016 (Friday)
Time: 8.00 am – 1.00 pm
Venue: Menara MITIKNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND SMEs EXPO 2017
Date: 20 – 22 February 2017
Website: www.kuwaitkt.com

A KOREAN TOUCH

IRON & STEEL TRADE MISSION TO MYANMARThe activity is postponed to 2017. MSI will keep allupdated.

MSI paid a courtesy visit to POSCO-MALAYSIA Sdn Bhd, a company originated inKorea on 2 November 2016 and was greeted by Mr Yoon Young Ju, Managing
Director of POSCO-MALAYSIA. During the short visit, POSCO-MALAYSIA
informed on the company’s vision and mission and discussed on how MSI canfurther assist on certain issues. The delegation was also taken for a tour of thefactory in Pulau Indah, Port Klang.
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TOWARDS PROMOTING LOCAL CONTENTPart of MSI’s mission is to assist in promoting the local content to the industry. Following this, on 3 November 2016, MSI
facilitated a meeting between PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation Sdn Bhd (PRPC) with Malaysia Iron andSteel Industry Federation (MISIF). PRPC is the project owner of the PETRONAS’ plant at the Tg Pengerang, Johor. During themeeting, it was decided that MISIF is to organise, with assistance of MSI and PETRONAS; an engagement session withPengerang RAPID Project contractors preferably in early January 2017.

BMDAM ANNIVERSARY DINNER
As an agency dealing with the iron and steel industry, MSI had
established a good working relationship with all the stakeholders.
CEO of MSI, Mr Jarrod Lim attended the 40th Anniversary Dinner of
Building Materials Distributors Association of Malaysia (BMDAM)
held on 3 November 2016. It was a great night of camaraderie
amongst the attendees of the event.

VISITING THE NORTH
On 11 and 12 November 2016, MSI’s CEO, Mr Jarrod Lim
had spent some time visiting the factories of Ann JooSteel Berhad and Southern Steel Berhad, which are both
located at the Prai area in Penang. The visit comprised ofa tour of the factories and feedback/discussion sessions
with the companies on the current situation and how
MSI can be of assistance. Ann Joo Steel Berhad also
invited Mr Jarrod Lim to their annual dinner at The Light
Hotel on the 11 November 2016.

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November 2016

A SEMINAR BY CIDB
A second Promotional Seminar on the “Scheme of Recognition of Prior
Achievement (RPA)” also known as “Pengiktirafan Pencapaian Terdahulu” (PPT)
jointly organized by the Malaysia Steel Institute and Department of Skills
Development, Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) on 18 Aug 2016 at Pearl
View Hotel, Penang. This activity fits well with MSI’s strategic thrust on Human
Resource Development - to scale up the skills of the persons employed by theiron and steel industry, enhance workforce competency towards achieving thegoals set in line with the Ministry of Human Resource.
The event was attended by more than 31 participants comprising mainly of HR& managementlevelLim
personnelfromiron andsteel mills.
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The Q & A session saw numerous questions posed by enthusiastic participants
and these were fully clarified by the speakers.

A MOVE FOR LOCAL RAIL INDUSTRY MSI CEO on his speechMore than 100 years after the industry started in Malaysia, rail companies have joined forces to form the Malaysia Rail
Industry Consortium (MARIC). MSI attended the launch ceremony held at The Everly Hotel, Putrajaya on 28 November
2016. This is indeed a good move for the iron and steel industry as well, since rail industry is a booming sector in thecountry where iron and steel are part of the building materials. The ceremony was attended by a number of industry
players, as well as the construction industry stakeholders.

On behalf of BOD, management and staff of MSI,
we would like to wish all Malaysian

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November 2016SUSTAINABLE CONSOLIDATION EFFORT FOR IRON & STEEL INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA
A second Promotional Seminar on the “Scheme of Recognition of Prior
Achievement (RPA)” also known as “Pengiktirafan Pencapaian Terdahulu” (PPT)
jointly organized by the Malaysia Steel Institute and Department of Skills
Development, Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) on 18 Aug 2016 at Pearl
View Hotel, Penang. This activity fits well with MSI’s strategic thrust on HumanResource Development - to scale up the skills of the persons employed by theiron and steel industry, enhance workforce competency towards achieving thegoals set in line with the Ministry of Human Resource.
The event was attended by more than 31 participants comprising mainly of HR& management level personnel from the iron and steel mills. Presentations weremade by experts from En. Faisal bin Ahmad on “Pentauliahan Pencapaian
Terdahulu (PPT)”, En. Mohd Baktiar on “Sistem Persijilan Kemahiran Malaysia(SPKM)” and Mr. Rajasurian on “SistemLatihan Dual National (SLDN)”The Q & A session saw numerous questions posed by enthusiastic participants
and these were fully clarified by the speakers.

MSI CEO on his speech

MSI held Iron and Steel Conference: Sustainable Consolidation Effort for Malaysia’s Iron & Steel Industry on 22
Novermber 2016 at the Seminar Hall, MITI Tower. The event was aimed at getting feedback from the local iron andsteel industry on the consolidation effort – what is feasible in the Malaysian context and to take a pragmatic approachto the consolidation exercise. It was attended by all the stakeholders of the industry.

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