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Malaysia Steel Institute (MSI)
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50480 Kuala Lumpur
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www.malaysiasteelinstitute.com

September 2019 Edition

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

Visit to Hanwa (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
MSI courtesy visit to Hanwa (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in Kuala
Lumpur. Hanwa joined MSI under the Associate category.
MSI’s CEO, Mr Jarrod Lim handover the membership certificate
and plaque to Mr Kyosuke Yoshino, Managing Director ofHanwa (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

Visit to Showa Denko

On 30th September 2019, MSI had a “Turun Padang” activity to Showa Denko Carbon Malaysia Sdn Bhd located at Banting,Selangor. MSI’s CEO, Mr Jarrod Lim handover the membership certificate and plaque to its Managing Director Mr K.H Lim andwitnessed by Mr Nelson Chee, its Sales Manager. Showa Denko manufacture graphite electrodes for the production of steel inelectric arc furnaces, in ladle furnaces as well as in non-ferrous smelting productions.

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Program Santai Hari Kebangsaan MITI dan Agensi bersama
YB Dr Ong Kian Ming, Timbalan Menteri tahun 2019

To celebrate the month of independence, the MITI Administration Division has organized the MITI National Day and Agency
Program with the YB Deputy Minister, YB Dr Ong Kian Ming for 2019 on 4th September 2019 at the Dewan Perdana, MITI.
The program was filled with performances by MITI Montage National Day, speech from YB Deputy Minister, Declamation andsinging the national anthem by the MITI and the children from Taska Permata MITI.

MSA Appreciation Dinner

On 27 September 2019, Malaysia Steel Association (MSA) organised a dinner with the theme “Steel – the Foundation ofthe Nation” at the Grand Ballroom, One World Hotel in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
The objective of the dinner was to promote the interests of the local iron and steel industry, strengthen relationships
among industry players, and raise Malaysia’s steel industry profile to the international front. The Deputy Minister ofInternational Trade and Industry (MITI), YB Dr. Ong Kian Ming was invited as the Guest-of-Honour for the dinner. At thedinner, MSA presented a mock cheque of RM250,000 to Malaysia Steel Institute (MSI) as a shared responsibility betweenindustry and the Government to help promoting and developing the local iron and steel industry.

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

Alliance Steel Visit
On 11 September 2019, MSI conducted a follow up meeting with Alliance Steel(M) Sdn. Bhd (ASSB) to present additional training programme requested byASSB's management and discussed on several production issues. The training
programmes are aimed to help ASSB to increase productivity and transfer
knowledge to newly recruited local workers.

MITI Consultative Dialogue

MSI participated in MITI Consultative Dialogue (MCD) 2019 officiated by YB Datuk Darell Leiking, Minister of International Tradeand Industry (MITI) in the presence of 400 representatives from the national and international chambers of commerce andbusiness & industry association in Malaysia including steel related associations.
The objective of this MCD is to create a closer cooperation and engagement which could pave the way forward towards
establishing greater synergy between the public and private sector.

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‘MSI TrU’MSI’s Program of Developing Human Capital for the Iron & Steel Industry

Training on Corrosion on Metal for Construction

Training on Corrosion on Metal for Construction was held on 4-5 September 2019 at MISIF Training Room, Shah Alam. This
course is designed to provide participants with the basics for understanding the fundamentals of corrosion and coating. The
participants should be able to recognize the various forms of corrosion, what caused the corrosion and be able to identify
the best method to control the corrosion.

Bengkel Pengesahan Halaman Serta Akaun Media Sosial Rasmi
Milik Anggota Pentadbiran Negara, Kementerian Dan Agensi Pusat

To ensure that all account administrators understand the procedures for verifying their social media accounts as well as theprocedures for managing their social media accounts, A briefing session for account administrators was held on 11 September
2019 at the Auditorium, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

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Products Workshop

Technical Committee (TC) on Continuous Mill Flat Rolled Products Workshop was held at Sama-Sama Hotel, KLIA on 30
September 2019 – 1 October 2019. The objective workshop is to speed up the process of Malaysian Standard (MS)development for the cold rolled steel sheet n strip, all related coating products and roofing products as these MS are allinterrelated to each others.

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Training Programme

MSI conducted a 2 days Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Training Programme to Mycron Steel CRC Steel Sdn Bhd andMelewar Steel Tube Sdn Bhd at Mycron Steel CRC Steel Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam, Selangor on 24 and 25 September 2019. A total of 20
participants attended the training, 15 from Mycron Steel CRC Sdn Bhd and 5 from Melewar Steel Sdn Bhd. After the training
programme, participants will be able to:• Improve the quality and reliability of products/processes through the elimination of failure modes;• Increase productivity due to the reduction of reliability problems;• Reduce material wastage arising from rejects while running the projects;• Reduce warranty costs by detecting the safety and reliability of product usage during the design and production stages;• Reduce variations during design stage thereby making the products/processes more robust;• Provide a clear picture of the severity of the failure;• Identify who and what causes reliability problems; and• Enhance staff morale through the improvement of the reliability of the products/processes via clear and specificcommunication means.

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‘Others’
Spy Camp Innovation In The Library 2.0

In conjunction with the Reading Campaign (i-Read) and the culture of innovation and creativity among MITI, agencies and institutions, theMinistry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) through the Digital Science and Information Management (PIMD) Division organized a Spy
Camp Innovation in The Library Program 2.0 level MITI and Agency / Neighborhood Institution. The program aims to promote library
institutions through agencies that are a 'pit stop' and further encourage the sharing of library resources.
The closing ceremony of the MITI and Agency 2019 Spy Camp Innovation in the Library Program, officiated by YBhg. Dato 'Lokman Hakim Ali,Chief Secretary of MITI held at the MITI Tower, KL Tower. A total of 19 groups, of which 76 participants were involved in the program.

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