January 2018
MALAYSIA STEEL INSTITUTE
Level 26, Menara MITI
No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
50480 Kuala Lumpur

MSI WITH YOU

Perhimpunan Perdana MITI & Agensi 2018
Perhimpunan Perdana MITI
dan Agensi 2018 (monthlyassembly) was held on 11
January 2018 at Perdana Hall,MITI. The assembly wasattended by approximately
750 MITI and Agency officials.

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Courtesy Visit to SIRIM QAS
On 18 January 2018, MSI paid a courtesy visit to SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd. The main objective of the visit is togain knowledge on available testing facilities at SIRIM QAS on Iron & Steel products. A short plant visit to SIRIM QAS
International’s testing lab was carried out after the discussion as some of the testing lab was under the renovation.

Visit to Alliance Steel Sdn Bhd (ASSB)
The industry raised concern regarding the ASSB project
on its large production capacity which can affect current
local producers on the same products during MSC
Meeting No. 2/2017. Hence, on 5 January 2018, MITI
officer together with MSI visit ASSB for the followingobjectives:• To get the capacity of production by categoryof product.
• To get the marketing plan of each category ofproduct.
• Staffing issue

Visit to Eastern SteelOn 25 January 2018, MSI together with MITI Pahang
Director, Ms Amelia visit Eastern Steel Sdn Bhd to gain
understanding on the production/operations of:• the progress of the reactivation plan
• the support needed
The integrated plant will resume its operation in May 2018with capacity 700,000 metric tonne to produce steel slab.
with thickness 170-230mm. MSI will support on safety
training to safety officer.

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MSI BRIDGING GAPSMITI Brainstorming 2018MITI Brainstroming 2018 was held on 14-15 January 2018 at
Sime Darby Convention Center and Dewan Perdana, MITI. The
participants comprising top management from the MITI family
as well as younger officers discussed on the way forward for2018 which covered programs, strategies, targets, focus areas
and activities. A total of 36 outcomes were generated as a resultof the 2-day program.

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ASEAN-JAPAN Public and Private Collaborative Seminar

ASEAN-JAPAN Public and Private Collaborative Seminar was held on 23-24 January 2018 at Gingkanya I Ballroom, theFour Wings Hotel Bangkok, Thailand. The objectives of this seminar were:• To enhance the cooperation of energy saving and environmental protection of ASEAN and Japanese steel industry
by transferring advanced technology for energy saving and environmental protection, and by expanding the useof an energy management approaches based on ISO 14404.
• To share information on technological and financial options for energy saving action.

Meeting on Request to Maintain
Natural Gas and Electricity Tariff
On 24 January 2018, the second meeting to discuss on thefeedback received from request to maintain natural gas
and electricity tariff has been held at MITI. Objective of
this meeting was for MSI to gather more information tosupport Minister II, Ministry of International Trade andIndustry (MITI) to have a fruitful discussion with Ministryof Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA) andalso Economic Planning Unit (EPU) regarding thefollowing industry request on maintaining natural gas
price and electricity tariff. Based on this meeting, weagreed for two main appeal:• Natural gas to remain at RM26.03 for 2018/2019• Maintain E3S scheme of 6% discount until 2020
provided each company having the energy
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Handover Membership Plaqueto Kiswire Cord Sdn Bhd
As a token of appreciation, MSI handover theMembership Plaque to our newly joined member,Kiswire Cord Sdn Bhd on 24 January 2018. The
membership plaque was received by Mr Zainudin Abd
Hamid, Director of Corporate Communication. MSI
wished a continuous support and cooperation from all
members for a sustainable iron and steel industry.

MATRADE Export Day 2018
Export Day 2018 which is an annual program ofMATRADE and is also one of the programs
organized in conjunction with the establishmentof the 25th year of MATRADE in 2018. To support
the program, MSI as one of agencies under
Ministry of International Trade and Industry also
involved in opening the information counter
during the program on 30 January 2018.

Quotes of the month:“Success Is Stumbling From Failure To Failure With No Loss Of Enthusiasm”-Winston S. Churchill5