APRIL 2017

MSI WITH YOU
JISF
MSI paid a courtesy visit to Japan Iron SteelFederation, KL office at Menara CIMB on11 April 2017. MSI’s CEO was received by
Mr Toru Nishizaka (Chief Regional Officer)
and Ms Fumi Yap (Administration
Executive). During the visit, they had ashort discussion on the Japan Study Trip
on High Speed Rail.

ALPINE PIPE
On 20 April 2017, MSI CEO paid a courtesy
visit to Alpine Pipe Manufacturing Sdn Bhd
as part of the turun padang activities. MSI
CEO was given a warm welcome and factory
tour by the Alpine team.

BOHLASIA STEELS
Bohlasia Steels Sdn.Bhd, a member of the Malaysia Mould & Die Association (MMADA)
specialises in High Grade Steel from Austria. The delegation from MSI was welcomed by Mr
Thay Peng Kee and Mr Yue Khin Meng (Sum Hing Engineering).

HUATRACO
SCAFFOLD

Following the visit to Alpine Pipe, MSI also
took the opportunity to visit Huatraco
Sacffold Sdn Bhd, a sister company of Alpine
Pipe that produce scaffolding system.

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MSI BRIDGING GAPS:

Malaysia and Britain - Partners in a Post-Brexit World
On 5th April 2017, Ministry of International Trade and Industry hosted an event"Malaysia and Britain - Partners in a Post-Brexit World". A huge variety ofindustries were represented in the event, from business services toinfrastructure to aviation and everything in between. Their presence basicallywas not only for commercial interest, but also as an act of friendship, a signalof desire to enhance Malaysia’s trading relationship with the United Kingdom(UK); as UK is formally initiating their departure from the EU.
Malaysia and the UK share common interests on trade and investment andalso in creating a commercial friendly environment. “Events like today arecrucial if we are to build those business-to-business relationships, and seize theopportunities of the future” said Dr Liam Fox, the Secretary of State forInternational Trade of United Kingdom.

Industry Awareness Programme On Climate Change – Commitment toParis Agreement

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry hosted an event "Industry Awareness Programme on Climate Change-Commitment to Paris Agreement"on 6 April 2017. The main objective was to create awareness in order to ensure that the manufacturing industries share the responsibilities andcompliance to Malaysia’s commitments under the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Under
the Paris Agreement, we aim to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions down to 45% by 2030. The event also looked to identify constraints faced byindustries and capacity building needs to implement the relevant climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives.
The one-day programme was filled with four sessions namely Introduction to Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Calculating GHG Emissions,Managing GHG Emissions. These sessions ended with group discussions among the presenters and participants. The awareness programme was
supported by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Malaysia through theIntended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) Roadmap Project funded by the United Kingdom Prosperity Fund. A total of 157 participants fromthe government agencies, business councils, foreign and national chambers, and industries were present including iron & steel industry players andassociation such as MSA, MISIF and MSMDA.
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MSI TrU:E-COMMERCE DAY FOR IRON & STEEL INDUSTRY

On 25 April 2017, MSI organised E-Commerce Day for Iron & Steel Industry at Seminar Room 1, MITI Tower. The event was officiated by YB Datuk Ahmad
Maslan, Deputy Minister of Malaysia International Trade & industry (I). The Deputy Minister joined the breakfast session with the participants fromindustries together with the speakers. The opening speech was also given by the Deputy Minister during the breakfast session. Speakers for the eventcame from various government agencies (MATRADE, MIDF, SME Bank) and the private sector (Hong Leong Bank and HELP University) to share theirthoughts on E-Commerce. The event was participated by iron and steel industry players. MSI provided the participants with complimentary cap,
certificate of participation and a book title “Jack Ma – Founder and CEO of Alibaba Group”.
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THE STEEL NOTICE BOARD|April 2017MITI NIGHT

On 21 April 2017, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) held MITI Nightand MITI Excellent Service Award 2017 with the theme “Denim and Diamonds”. TheExcellent Service Award 2017 is to honour MITI staff for their excellent contributions.
MITI Minister, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamad gave away the awards and Amy Search,the "Legendary" was invited to entertain about 600 employees from MITI.

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