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M A L A Y S I A NP L A S T I C SM A N U F A C T U R E R SA S S O C I A T I O N

Contents

02 Notice of ANNuAl GeNerAl MeetiNG

03 corporAte iNforMAtioN

05 presideNt’s review

11 list of coMMittees: 2014 – 2016

23 report of the ceNtrAl coMMittee (from June 2015 to May 2016)

23 Design and Branding

23 Membership of the Association

24 Financial Review

24 Human Resource Management & Development and Occupational Safety and Health

26 Standards Development

28 Environment, Safety and Health Activities

37 Government and Industry

42 International Business

43 Raw Materials

44 Process Group

44 Other Key Head Office Activities

45 Report from Branches

49 Plastics Eagle-MPMA

50 MpMA’s presideNts

51 fiNANciAl stAteMeNts

MALAYSIAN PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 02

notiCe of AnnuAl GenerAl MeetinG

Notice is hereby given that the 49th Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian plastics Manufacturers Association will be held at 9.00 am on saturday, 28 May 2016 at the e.city hotel @ onecity, Jalan usJ 25/1, 47650 subang Jaya.

AGeNdA

1. To confirm the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 30 May 2015.

2. To consider and adopt the Annual Report for the period June 2015 to May 2016.

3. To consider and adopt the audited accounts of the Association for the year 2015.

4. To appoint an external auditor.

5. To review the progress of the following activities:

i) Design and Branding & International Business

ii) Human Resource Management and Development

iii) Standards Development

iv) Environment, Safety and Health

v) Plastics Eagle-MPMA

6. To receive reports from MPMA Branches:

i) Johor Branch

ii) Northern Branch

iii) Perak Branch

iv) Sabah Branch

v) Sarawak Branch

7. To elect Central Committee Members for the 2016 – 2018 term.

8. To consider any other matters.

eddie fongSecretary-General

AnnuAl RepoRt 2016 03

CorporAte inforMAtion

profile

The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA), established in 1967, is a progressive trade association providing leadership and quality service to its members and the plastics industry. MPMA is the official voice of the Malaysian plastics industry, representing its members and the industry in Government interaction, spearheading the plastics industry’s growth and providing the platforms to assist members to be globally competitive.

MPMA currently has about 750 members comprising Ordinary members, which represent about 60 percent of plastics manufacturers in the country and account for 80 percent of the country’s total production of plastics products.

visioN stAteMeNt

To be a progressive trade association providing leadership to the plastics industry.

MissioN stAteMeNts

• We provide direction and leadership to upgrade theplastics industry through effective government liaison, strategic alliances as well as specialised training and industry studies.

• Wepromotetheusageofplasticswithduecaretothe

environment and the community.

oBJectives

• To promote the use,manufacture and processing ofplastics.

• Toprotect,assistandenhancetheinterestofmanufacturersof plastics.

• Toorganiseandprovidevariousmeansoftrainingtohelpupgrade the technological level of the plastics industry.

• To encourage co-operation amongmanufacturers of plastic products, both within and outside Malaysia.

• Togather, analyse andprovide statistical and technicaldata as well as other information of interest.

• Toprovideaplatformformemberstointeractandtofostercloser rapport among members.

• To co-operate with other trade associations, non-governmental organisations and other bodies of common interest to ensure the healthy growth of the plastics industry.

• TocollaboratewiththeGovernmentinthepromotionofthe plastics industry towards achieving the country’s vision of becoming a developed nation by 2020.

• To promote the growth of the plastics industry andtransform it into a global player taking into cognisance its social responsibility towards the environment and community.

MANAGeMeNt

The management of the Association is vested in a Central Committee comprising 17 members that are elected at each alternate Annual General Meeting, four members nominated by the elected Committee and one representative from each of the branches.


CorporAte inforMAtion

MpMA’s NetworK

head office

37, Jalan 20/14, Paramount Garden

46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Tel : 603-7876 3027

Fax : 603-7876 8352

E-mail : [email protected]

URL : www.mpma.org.my

Malaysian plastics design centre

1st Floor, 37, Jalan 20/14, Paramount Garden

46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Tel : 603-7876 2333

Fax : 603-7876 8352

Johor Branch

2A, Jalan Anggerik 2/4, Taman Anggerik

81200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Tel : 607-558 6558

Fax : 607-557 5855


Northern Branch

40, Jalan Bagan Satu, Taman Bagan

13400 Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia

Tel : 604-333 3936

Fax : 604-333 3942


perak Branch

15, Medan Istana 3, Bandar Ipoh Raya

30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Tel : 605-241 3680

Fax : 605-241 3370


sabah Branch

c/o Uniang Plastic Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd

11.2km, Jalan Tuaran

89350 Inanam, Kota Kinabalu

Sabah, Malaysia

Tel : 6088-423 881

Fax : 6088-423 880


sarawak Branch

c/o Elim Industries Sdn Bhd

Lot 1370, Block 12, MTLD

Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone

93450 Kuching

Sarawak, Malaysia

Tel : 6082-365 075

Fax : 6082-366 475



On behalf of the Central Committee, I am pleased to present the Annual Report of the Association for the period from June 2015 to May 2016 and the audited accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2015.

iNtroductioN

In 2015, the global economic and financial environment was shaped by three major developments. First, global commodity prices fell sharply to post-crisis (2009) lows. This had significant repercussions for the growth prospects of both the commodity-exporting and commodity-importing economies, as well as the inflation outcomes in these economies. Second, international financial markets experienced heightened volatility driven by policy shifts in major economies, speculative activity, heightened risk aversion, and the drastic fall in the prices of oil and other key commodities. Third, global growth moderated. The modest improvements in the advanced economies were insufficient to offset the moderation in growth in emerging economies. Growth of the global economy slowed down to 3.1% in 2015 from 3.4% in 2014.

Despite the challenging economic environment in 2015, the Malaysian economy grew by 5%, compared to 6% in 2014, supported by the continued expansion of domestic demand. Growth of domestic demand was stronger during the early part of the year, partly reflecting the frontloading of consumption spending prior to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in April 2015. In the second half of the year, as growth in domestic demand moderated, a modest improvement in external demand provided additional impetus to economic growth.

perforMANce of the plAstics iNdustry

In 2015, the Malaysian plastics industry registered a total sales turnover of RM24.77 billion, representing a huge increase of 27% compared to RM19.46 billion in 2014. However, the significant increase is strictly not comparable as the Department of Statistics had adopted a different method of compiling the statistics for the industry for the year under review. The export sector achieved a 8.5% growth, from RM11.94 billion in 2014 to RM12.96 billion in 2015. The export sector would remain as the main driver for the industry’s growth over the next few years.

Moving forward, the plastics industry would face challenges in managing rising costs, particularly the cost of labour, the difficulties associated with employing foreign workers, environment, safety and health issues, increased competition from the emerging economies, as well as slower demand arising from the mild recovery in the economies in the European Union and Japan.

MeetiNG the chAlleNGes of 2015 – 2016

The major issues faced by the plastics industry during the period under review were labour issues, including the freeze in the intake of foreign workers, increase in foreign workers levy and other processing fees as well as the ban of certain types of plastic products imposed by several State Governments and City Councils. Members who had attended the MPMA Roadshows in 2016 were informed of MPMA’s numerous meetings, joint proposals with other trade associations and correspondences to the Government on these issues.

president’s review


iNcreAse iN levy for foreiGN worKers

On 30 January 2016, the Government unexpectedly announced an increase of RM1,250, which represented a massive 100% hike, in foreign workers levy for the manufacturing sector effective February 2016. This announcement by the government certainly had a significant and adverse effect on businesses and left all sectors of the country’s business community in a state of ‘shock’. In view of the severe repercussions of the drastic levy increase, a total of 55 trade associations, including MPMA, held a press conference on 2 February 2016 expressing the concerns of the business sector. Immediately after the press conference, a joint memorandum was submitted to five relevant Government Ministries requesting for the levy hike to be shelved and replaced by a comprehensive move to legalise the existing illegal foreign workers in Malaysia.

Subsequently, several meetings were held with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Human Resources to discuss the proposals from the business sector. MPMA played a significant role in leading the meetings’ discussions as well as providing inputs to the proposals. The collective proposal by the trade associations was to appeal to the Government to completely withdraw the increase in levy. However, this appeal was not fully accepted by the Government as the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that the levy for the manufacturing sector would be increased , albeit at a lower rate of, RM600 for Peninsular Malaysia effective 18 March 2016.

reiNvestMeNt AllowANce

MPMA has been actively pursuing this issue with the Government since 2008 by requesting the Government to extend the 15 years Reinvestment Allowance (RA) claimable period. However, the Government was not in favour of the proposal as there were concerns that the extension of the RA would result in a reduction in tax collection from corporate entities. Recognising this concern, MPMA was able to demonstrate that the increase in economic activities arising from the investments in new capital expenditures would in fact translate to higher profits to the investor which would

president’s review

in turn allow the Government to achieve an even higher tax collection compared to the tax foregone by allowing the extension in the RA claimable period. The concept was presented to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance and the Economic Planning Unit (“EPU”). During the National Budget presentation, the Prime Minister cum Minister of Finance announced that for companies in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors, whose RA incentive has expired, a new incentive, that is, Special Reinvestment Allowance, will be provided for year of assessment 2016 to 2018. This was indeed good news for companies in our industry that are planning to expand their business activities but had their RA lapsed earlier.

MANAGiNG eNerGy issues

Subsequent to MPMA’s appeal, the EPU informed that Tenaga Nasional Berhad (“TNB”) would be able to bring forward the implementation date of the Enhance Time of Use (ETOU) to 1 January 2016, instead of 1 January 2017, for Tariff E. But for Tariff D, the implementation date will remain as 1 January 2017. In December 2015, MPMA together with the Energy Commission and TNB organised seminars in Head Office as well as the Johor and Northern Branch to brief members on the ETOU and the Special Industrial Tariff Schemes. Members in the Tariff E categories are advised to make a detailed analysis between their existing off-peak scheme and the new ETOU before deciding whether to shift to the ETOU Scheme. For Tariff D users, members would enjoy substantial savings from the ETOU since they are not entitled for any off-peak rate currently.

MANAGiNG MANpower issues with tAleNt developMeNt

The plastics industry has some of the best and top-of-the-line equipment and technology but unfortunately, many of the technological advancements are held back by a growing manufacturing skills gap. I once said that optimising a machine is like having two Ferrari cars driven by different drivers; although the engines are identical, the results may be different. It is clear that the driver can make a huge difference!


MPMA, in addressing and closing the manufacturing skills gaps, launched the MPMA-Talent Development Programme (“MPMA-TDP”) in 2012 because we believe that the industry needs highly technical and specialised skills not only to meet increased demand, but to maintain growth into the future. The MPMA-TDP has more than achieved its objective by training 384 members compared to the target of 220.

Moving forward, MPMA is investigating the introduction of online technical training programmes aimed at helping employees build skills on their own and in tandem with existing workforce development programmes.

Creating a well-trained workforce can help improve quality, cycle time, communication, reliability and safety, while reducing costs and downtime. MPMA believes that the plastics industry will not realise its full capacity for growth and production unless companies take an active and sustained approach to human capital development.

MpMA’s MediA ANd pr cAMpAiGN

Besides the many business challenges and issues faced by the plastics industry, another serious issue is the rise in negative perception of plastics, in particular polystyrene (PS) and plastic bags. During the period under review, Municipal Authorities in Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya had imposed a ban on the usage of PS foam boxes at Ramadhan bazaars during the Ramadhan period in 2015; the Melaka State Government had also imposed a total ban on both PS foam boxes, PS cups as well as plastic bags beginning 2016; the Selangor and Johor State Government have been reported to be looking at similar actions against PS.

Government groups such as the Environmental Quality Council (EQC) are evaluating the reduction in stages on the usage of plastics as wrapping/packaging for foods and drinks. However, MPMA is providing the necessary scientific facts and arguments to counter this misconception.

Members need to understand that the negative perception of plastics is a very worrying matter. If this is not contained,

it can lead to serious repercussions for the plastics industry. In this regard, members must therefore look at this as an industry problem, instead of being only a PS or plastic bags problem.

I therefore call on all members to support MPMA in our Media and PR Campaign by actively participating in activities organised by MPMA as part of the Media and PR Campaign.

MoviNG forwArd

The plastics industry would continue to grow despite the business challenges. The growth would be driven by the export sector. In our proposed action plan to the Petrochemicals Industry Focus Group under the National Export Council, we have set our Key Performance Index (KPI) to achieve an average annual export growth rate of 8% for 2016-2017and10%for2018-2020.WehaveahigherKPIfor 2018-2020 as we believed that members could reap the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) by aggressively exploring the North American markets.

We hope to achieve the KPI byworking togetherwithMATRADE and other relevant Government agencies to enhance our export capabilities. Members must also play their part by continue to focus on new product development, advanced materials, advanced technology and skills upgrading to develop niche products at competitive price.

datuk lim Kok Boon MPMA President


会长回顾

我很高兴能代表中央理事会提呈本会2015年6月至2016年5

月的年度报告以及截至2015年12月31日财政年度的经审计

帐目。

引言

2015年的全球经济和金融环境主要形塑自三大发展。首先，

全球商品价格剧烈下跌，价格跌至2009年金融风暴后的低价

格。这对商品出口和进口经济体的成长前景造成显著的冲

击，同时它们也面对通膨的问题。第二，数个主要经济体的

政策转移、投机活动、过度规避风险，以及石油和其他商品

的价格大幅下降，使国际金融市场极度波动。第三，全球成

长缓和。先进经济体的轻微改善，不足以弥补新兴经济体的

缓慢成长。全球经济的成长自2014年的3.4%，减缓至2015年

的3.1%。

尽管2015年的整体经济环境充满挑战，马来西亚的经济成长

率仍上升了5%，相较于2014年的6%。这主要是受到国家内需

持续扩张的正面支持。国家内需的成长在年初表现强劲，反

映了2015年4月实施消费税(GST)前，民众的消费开支略为提

升。2015年下旬，国家内需的成长适中，外部需求的轻微改

善为经济成长提供了额外的刺激。

塑胶业表现

马来西亚塑胶业于2015年的总销售额达247.7亿令吉，相较于

2014年的194.6亿令吉，跃增了27%。不过，这主要是因为统

计局修订统计方式，它不能真正反映塑胶工业的实际成长。

出口领域达8.5%成长，从2014年的119.4亿令吉，上涨至2015

年的129.6亿令吉。未来五年，出口领域仍然是塑胶工业成长

的主要动力来源。

未来，塑胶业将在成本日益上涨的管理方面，面临多重挑

战，特别是劳动成本、聘雇外籍劳工的各种限制及成本递

增、环境、安全和健康议题、新兴经济的竞争，以及欧盟和

日本轻度经济复苏等。

2015至2016年的各种挑战

塑料业在受回顾期间中面对的一大难题就是劳工课题，包括

冻结聘雇外籍劳工、外籍劳工税务和其他手续费增加，以及

数州政府和市议会禁止采用特定的塑料产品。那些曾经出席

2016年MPMA会长座谈会的会员们都了解，针对这些劳工课

题，MPMA已开过无数的会议，并与其他工业协会向政府提呈

联合建议和信件。


外籍劳工税务上涨

2016年1月30日，政府宣布自2016年2月开始，向制造业征收

翻倍即RM1,250的外劳工税务。政府这项重大宣布，对全国各

行各业来说，的确是非常不利，且令人为之震惊。外籍劳工

征税剧增，引起大家激烈的反弹，共有55个贸易协会，包括

MPMA本身，立刻于2016年2月2日召开新闻发布会，表达这些

商业领域的关切。随后，我们共同联署一份备忘录，呈交给

五个相关的政府部门，要求政府暂缓提高课税，并采取广泛

措施，就地合法马来西亚既有的无证件外籍劳工。

接着，我们与内政部和人力资源部展开数项会议，进一步讨

论商业领域的多项提案。MPMA在这些会议讨论中，扮演了重

要的引导角色，同时为提案书提供许多建议。贸易协会们的

主要建议是要求政府取消外劳工税务上涨，但政府只听从部

份建议，而宣布自2016年3月18日开始，政府将向制造业征

收增加RM600的外籍劳工税务。

再投资津贴(Reinvestment Allowance, RA)

MPMA自2008年以来，积极游说政府延长15年再投资津贴的回

扣期限。可是，政府对这项提案不感兴趣。从征收公司所得

税的角度来看，这项诉求看似截断了政府的收入来源。MPMA

后来向政府解释延长再投资津贴回扣期限的好处，力证这能

为政府的税收带来正面的影响。我们向马来西亚国际贸易及

工业部、财政部和经济策划单位(EPU)献议，并成功获得他

们的支持。在提呈国家预算时，首相兼财政部部长宣布，政

府将在2016至2018年的课税年度期间，为那些RA奖励已过期

的制造业和农业的企业们，提供一项新的奖励——特别再投

资津贴。对于那些准备扩张商业活动，但RA提前过期的公司

们而言，这无疑是一项好消息。

能源管理课题

随着MPMA的上诉，经济策划组(Economic Planning Unit,

EPU)通知，国家能源局有限公司同意提早至2016年1月1日，

针对E电费率用户，实施“更新分时计费机制”（Enhanced

Time of Use，ETOU）。不过，针对D电费率用户实施ETOU的

日期，仍维持原来的2017年1月1日。在2015年12月，MPMA连

同北马分会和国家能源有限公司，分别在总部、柔佛和北马

工会举办研讨会，向会员们汇报ETOU和特殊工业电费率回扣

计划(Special Industrial Tariff Schemes)。我们建议属

于E电费率用户的会员们，可先详细地针对既有的非高峰期

制和最新的ETOU制相比较，再决定是否改用ETOU制。至于D

电费率用户，由于会员们如今并未享有任何非高峰期制的优

惠，因此可透过ETOU制省下一笔可观的开支。

通过人才发展处理人力资源问题

塑料业拥有最佳且行内顶尖的设备和科技。可惜，制造业技

能缺口不断扩大，以致无法采用许多先进的科技。我曾经说

过，若要充分发挥一台机器的潜能，就像不同司机驾驶两台

法拉利跑车一样。尽管跑车的引擎是完全相同的，结果却很

不一样。原因就在于谁是司机！

为了正视并缩小制造业技能的缺口，MPMA于2012年推出MPMA

人才发展计划(MPMA-TDP)。我们相信，塑料业需要高技术和

专业技能，不仅是为了应付日增的需求，还有未来的持续成

长。MPMA-TDP 原本的目标是要培训220名熟练员工，但到了

后期，我们成功培训出384名熟练员工，超出了预期。

MPMA积极向前迈进，目前正在研究推出线上技能训练计划的

可能，目的是为了协助员工进修技能专业，与既有的劳动力

发展计划同步发展。


会长回顾

培养优质训练的劳动力，不仅能够降低成本且减少停机时间，

还可以改善品质、生产周期时间、沟通、可信度和安全。MPMA

坚信，企业们若不积极投入劳动力发展，塑胶业不可能全力发

挥产业成长和生产的潜能。

MPMA的媒体与公关活动

塑胶业除了面对许多商业竞争和议题外，另一项令人担忧的事

项，是社会大众对塑料的观感越来越负面，特别是聚苯乙烯树

脂（Polystyrene,简称PS，俗称保丽龙），以及塑料袋。在

财务回顾期间，八打灵再也和梳邦再也市议会已在2015年斋

戒月，全面禁止保丽龙盒子。马六甲州政府自2016年初始，

全面禁用保丽龙杯和塑料袋。雪兰莪和柔佛州政府也正开始

着手对保丽龙采取同样措施。

许多政府团体如环境品质委员会(EQC)正评估，如何逐步减少

使用塑料来包装饮食。无论如何， MPMA正努力提供各种有力

的科学证据和论述，来反驳这些误解。

我希望会员们能意识到，关于社会大众对塑料的负面认知，是

异常令人忧心的议题。倘若我们不及时处理，它将对塑胶业

造成严重的反弹。会员们应该把这视为是整个产业的问题，

而不只是PS或塑料袋的个别问题。

因此，我呼吁全体会员，全力支持MPMA，积极参与并共同推

动本会的媒体与公共活动。

展望

塑胶工业面临重重的商业挑战，不过本工业将持续成长。

出口领域正是我们主要的动力。我们向隶属于国家出口委

员会(National Export Council)的石油化学工业焦点小组

(Petrochemicals Industry Focus Group)，提呈行动计划，

设定关键绩效指标(KPI)为：2016至2017年期间，达到8%的

平均年度出口成长率；2018至2020年则为10%。我们相信透

过跨太平洋伙伴关系协议（Trans-Pacific Partnership

Agreement，TPP），会员们能积极拓展北美洲市而从中受益。

因此，我们为2018至2020年设定更高的KPI。

我们希望能够与马来西亚对外贸易发展机构(MARTRADE)和其

他政府机关并肩合作，加强我们的出口实力，写下漂亮的关

键绩效指标KPI成绩单。各位会员必须谨守岗位，继续专注

开发新产品、先进原料、先进技术和提升技术，才能发展具

有价格竞争优势的利基产品。

马来西亚塑胶厂商工会会长

拿督林国文


ceNtrAl coMMittee

president Datuk Lim Kok BoonScientex Great Wall Sdn Bhd

honorary presidentsMrWeeHongImChong Wah Plastics Sdn Bhd

Dato’ Liew Sew YeeThong Fook Corporation Sdn Bhd

Mr Callum ChenLH Plus Sdn Bhd

vice-presidentsPn Noraini S TalibSipro Plastic Industries Sdn Bhd

Dato’ Raymond SngPlastic Centre Sdn Bhd

Mr CC CheahSee Hau Global Sdn Bhd

secretary-GeneralMr Eddie FongPlasform Sdn Bhd

Assistant secretary-GeneralTn Hj Mohd Fitri Mohd ArisAzman Hamzah Plastik Sdn Bhd

treasurerMr Tan Cheow HoLam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd

internal AuditorMr Liew Yew AwPolyparts Sdn Bhd

public relations officerDato’ Tan Boon-Pun MDC Manufacturing Sdn Bhd

welfare & MembershipMs Ng Peg ShiPlastik V Sdn Bhd

committee MembersMr Chow Chee YutCombi-Pack Sdn Bhd

Mr Tan Tin NamEveryday Brush Industries (M) Sdn Bhd

Mr FK Lee Mah Sing Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd

Mr SH ChooScientex Packaging Film Sdn Bhd

Mr Ivan TanSekoplas Industries Sdn Bhd

Mr Simon Tan Seow KwangSidney Industries Sdn Bhd

Mr Yeon Kok KuangTriplus Industries Sdn Bhd

Mr CP LamWilayah Plastic Sdn Bhd

chairman, Johor BranchMr Lim Chun YowBP Plastics Sdn Bhd

chairman, Northern BranchMrTanWeeMingPrestige Dynamics Industries Sdn Bhd

chairman, perak BranchMr Johnson PhoonAlphaplas Industries Sdn Bhd

chairman, sabah BranchDatuk Alan AngUniang Plastic Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd

chairman, sarawak BranchMr George Lee He LiongElim Industries Sdn Bhd

list of CoMMittees: 2014 – 2016


eXecutive coMMittee MeMBers (eXco) 2014-2016

Datuk Lim Kok Boon

MrWeeHongIm

Mr Callum Chen

Pn Noraini S Talib

proJect Group coMMittees

1. desiGN ANd BrANdiNG

1.1 Malaysian plastics design centre (Mpdc)

Mr Callum Chen – Chairman LH Plus Sdn BhdDatuk Lim Kok Boon Scientex Great Wall Sdn Bhd

MrWeeHongIm Chong Wah Plastics Sdn BhdTn Hj Mohd Fitri Bin Md Aris Azman Hamzah Plastik Sdn BhdMr Seow Thong Seng Everyday Brush Industries (M) Sdn BhdMr Goh Boon King Guppy Plastic Industries Sdn BhdMr Tan Tin Nam Everyday Brush Industries (M) Sdn BhdMs Giam Siew Tho MPMA Secretariat

2. huMAN resource MANAGeMeNt ANd developMeNt

2.1 MpMA-plastics technology training centre Management committee

Mr Eddie Fong – Chairman Plasform Sdn BhdMr SH Lai – Vice-Chairman Lotte Chemical Titan (M) Sdn BhdEn Zamri M Said – Vice-Chairman / Chairman, MPMA-PTTC Selangor Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

Mr Tan Cheow Ho – Treasurer Lam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn BhdMr Cheong Peng Khuan – Chairman, MPMA-PTTC Johor Lotte Chemical Titan (M) Sdn BhdMr Tan Gim Chaw – Chairman, MPMA-PTTC Northern Toray Plastics (M) Sdn BhdEn Zamri M Said – Chairman, MPMA-PTTC Selangor Petronas Chemicals Group BhdMr FK Lee Mah Sing Plastics Industry Sdn BhdTn Hj Mohd Fitri Md Aris Azman Hamzah Plastik Sdn BhdMsWeeChingYun Chong Wah Plastics Sdn BhdMr Callum Chen LH Plus Sdn BhdMr Goh Boon King Guppy Plastic Industries Sdn BhdMr Yeon Kok Kuang Triplus Industries Sdn BhdMs Ng Peg Shi Plastik V Sdn Bhd

Dato’ Raymond Sng

Mr CC Cheah

Mr Eddie Fong

Tn Hj Mohd Fitri Mohd Aris

Mr Tan Cheow Ho

Mr Liew Yew Aw

Dato’ Tan Boon-Pun

Ms Ng Peg Shi



3. stANdArds developMeNt

3.1 industry standards committee on plastics and plastics products (isc-J)

Tn Hj Ahmad Khairuddin Sha’aban – Chairman

En Mohd Shafiq Mohd Zakaria Department of Standards MalaysiaMr Lai Seng Heng Federation of Malaysian ManufacturersProf Dr Ho Chee Cheong Malaysian Institute of ChemistryIr Razali Muda Jabatan Kerja Raya MalaysiaMs Calidya Idem Malaysian Association of Standards UsersPn Hasliza Khasim Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and ConsumerismDatuk Chin Goo Chai Ministry of Health MalaysiaEn Mohd Khairi Mohd Hanafiah Ministry of International Trade and IndustryDr Loo Koi Sang Malaysian Institute of ChemistryDr Mohamad Asri Ahmad Malaysian Rubber BoardMr Chow Kin Liung Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air NegaraDr Ahmad Fuad Md Yusuf SIRIM QAS International Sdn BhdPnWanNorisahWanAwang SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification and Inspection Department)Ir Dr Tan Chee Fai The Institution of Engineers, MalaysiaEn Muzafar Zulkifli The Plastics and Rubber Institute of MalaysiaProf Zainal Ariffin Mohd Ishak Universiti Sains MalaysiaAssoc Prof Hanizam Sulaiman Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

3.2 technical committee 1 (tc1) – General Methods of test for plastics

Dr Ahmad Fuad Md Yusuf – Chairman SIRIM QAS International Sdn BhdCik Zahara Husain Hicom-Teck See Manufacturing Sdn BhdEn Mohamad Akhir Abdullah IKRAM QA Services Sdn BhdDr Chan Boon Lye Malaysian Institute of ChemistryEn Mohamad Firdaus Abu Bakar Petronas Chemicals Group BhdMr Ng Kian Lin Piping Technology Sdn BhdAssoc Prof Hanizam Sulaiman Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaAssoc Prof Mohd Muhiddin Ahmad Universiti Teknologi MARAEn Muzafar Zulkifli The Plastics and Rubber Institute of MalaysiaMr Teh Sun Kiang Toray Plastics (M) Sdn Bhd


3.3 technical committee 2 (tc2) – plastics pipes and fittings

Ir V Subramaniam – Chairman Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn BhdMr Amos Yeo George Fischer (M) Sdn BhdEn Zamri M Said Petronas Chemical Group BhdMs Chan Ai Ling Paling Industries Sdn BhdMr Mak Kok Yun Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn BhdEn Umat Lokman Ahmad Johari Petronas Chemicals Group BhdMr Ng Kian Lin Piping Technology Sdn BhdTn Hj Zurin Haji Salleh SAJ Holdings Sdn BhdEn Azizan Aziz SIRIM BerhadPnWanNorisahWanAwang SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification and Inspection Department)EnWaheedirBinYahaya SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Testing Services Department)Mr Chow Kin Liung Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air NegaraDatuk Ir Ahmad Nordeen Mohd Salleh The Institution of Engineers, MalaysiaAssoc Prof Dr Norhamidi Muhamad UKM Pakarunding Sdn Bhd

3.4 working Groups formed under tc2

3.4.1 working Group 1 on pe pipes and fittings

Ir V Subramaniam – Chairman Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn BhdMr Lionel Pereira AWT Fusion Sdn BhdIr Ung Ah Hock Azeeta Pipe System Sdn BhdMr Amos Yeo George Fischer (M) Sdn BhdTn Hj Jalaini Haji Jasman Jabatan Bekalan Air PahangMrLeongWingKeong Kindratech Pipes Sdn BhdIrHjWanAmilAbasWanOmar Lembaga Air PerakEn Zamri Bin Mohd Said PETRONAS Chemical Group BhdMr Mak Kok Yun Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn BhdEn Azizul Farhan Saupi Petronas Chemicals Group BhdEn Zulkifli Kamarudin Polyolefins Pipe BhdEn Azizan Aziz SIRIM Berhad (Advanced Polymer and Composites Programme)PnWanNorisahWanAwang SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification and Inspection Department)EnWaheedirBinYahaya SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Testing Services Department)Mr Cheah Keng Swee SPIND (M) Sdn BhdMr Manjeet Singh Parmar Sansico Industries Sdn Bhd



En Azamy Abdul Aziz Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air NegaraTn Hj Abdul Aziz Abdullah Syarikat Air Terengganu Sdn Bhd

3.4.2 working Group 2 on pvc pipes and fittings

En Azamy Abdul Aziz – Chairman Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air NegaraMr Ong Yoong Keong Bina Plastic Industries Sdn BhdMr Ong Kok Cheng Chin Lean Plastic Factory Sdn BhdEn Munauwir Basri Lembaga Air PerakMs Chan Ai Ling Paling Industries Sdn BhdEn Mohamad Firdaus Abu Bakar Petronas Chemicals Group BhdEn Umat Lokman Ahmad Johari Petronas Chemicals Group BhdTn Hj Zurin Haji Salleh SAJ Holdings Sdn BhdPnWanNorisahWanAwang SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification and Inspection Department)EnWaheedirBinYahaya SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Testing Services Department – Civil and Construction Section)Assoc Prof Mohd Muhiddin Ahmad Universiti Teknologi MARA

3.4.3 working Group 5 on ABs pipes & fittings

En Azamy Abdul Aziz – Chairman Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air NegaraIr AH Ung Azeeta Pipe System Sdn BhdMr Ong Yoong Keong Bina Plastic Industries Sdn BhdMrWilliamWong Bute Engineering (M) Sdn BhdMr Loh Chun Hong Cipli Industries Sdn BhdMrTnehWahKeang Euratech (M) Sdn BhdMr Amos Yeo George Fischer (M) Sdn BhdIrHjWanAmilAbasWanOmar Lembaga Air PerakMr Mak Kok Yun Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau PinangEnWaheedirYahaya SIRIM QAS International Sdn BhdPnWanNorisahWanAwang SIRIM QAS International Sdn BhdIr Yau Ho Hu Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd

3.4.4 working Group 8 structured-wall pipes

Assoc Prof Ir Dr Aminuddin Mohd Baki – Chairman Universiti Teknologi MARAMr Ong Kok Cheng Chin Lean Plastic Factory Sdn BhdEn Ferdaos Mohamad Department of Irrigation and Drainage MalaysiaEn Mohd Helmee Mat Jenan Ethylene / Polyethylene (M) Sdn BhdEn Ruzaini Ahmad Jani Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd


En Azman Mat Jusoh Institut Penyelidikan Hidraulik Kebangsaan MalaysiaTn Hj Othman Abdullah Jabatan Perkhidmatan PembetunganMr Hong Boon Khiam Lotte Chemical Titan (M) Sdn BhdEn Azizul Farhan Saupi PETRONAS Chemical Group BhdPn Noraishah Selamat Resintech Kapar Sdn BhdEn Azizan Abdul Aziz SIRIM Berhad (Advanced Polymer and Composites Programme)EnWaheedirBinYahaya SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Testing Services Department)PnWanNorisahWanAwang SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification and Inspection Department)Mr Chuah Seong Yaw Spirolite (M) Sdn Bhd

Ir Gary Lim Eng Hwa The Institution of Engineers, MalaysiaMr John Liew Weida Integrated Industries Sdn Bhd

3.4.5 working Group 9 on Multilayer pipes

En Munauwir Basri – Chairman Lembaga Air PerakIr Rokiah Binti Salem / En Azmi Bin Hj Hashim Jabatan Kerja RayaMr Moses Joseph Lembaga Air KuchingMr George Cheong ME-PLAS (M) Sdn BhdMsWangChooPing Malayan Electro-Chemical Industry Co Sdn BhdEn Mohd Aziz Jaafar Paling Industries Sdn BhdEn Jalaini Bin Jasman Pengurusan Air Pahang BhdEnWaheedirBinYahaya SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Testing Services Department)PnWanNorisahWanAwang SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification and Inspection Department)Tn Hj Razak Bin Lajis Syarikat Air Negeri Sembilan Sdn BhdMs Roowina Merican Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn BhdIr Dr Tan Chee Fai The Institution of Engineers, MalaysiaAssoc Prof Dr Aznizam Abu Bakar Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

3.4.6 working Group 10 on plastics conduits for telecommunication cables

Dr Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan – Chairman Universiti MalayaEn Mahmod Khairi Shahmin Beta Network Sdn BhdMr Ong Yoong Keong Bina Plastic Industries Sdn BhdDato’ Dr Zahrah A Kadir B&Z Plastic Industry Sdn BhdMr Ong Kok Cheng Chin Lean Plastic Factory Sdn Bhd



En Rosli Che Ab Hamid Fibrecomm Network (M) Sdn BhdMs Chan Ai Ling Paling Industries Sdn Bhd En Umat Lokman Ahmad Johari Petronas Chemical Group BhdMr Teh Leng Kang Resintech Plastics (M) Sdn BhdEn Azmi Musa SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification and Inspection Department)EnWaheedirBinYahaya SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Testing Services Department)En Abdul Karim Abdul Razak Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia MalaysiaEn Zulkarnain Hussain TM Applied Business Sdn BhdEn Mohamed Fahlavei Abdul Karim Zer Plastic Sdn Bhd

3.5 Association standards committee (Asc) tc 3 – plastic products

Dr Loo Koi Sang – Chairman Malaysian Institute of ChemistryDato’ Dr Zahrah A Kadir B & Z Plastic Industry Sdn BhdMr Goh Boon King Guppy Plastic Industries Sdn BhdDrDzuraidahAbdWahab Jabatan Kejuruteraan Mekanik dan Bahan, UKMEn Mohd Noor Bidin Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran MalaysiaMr Hong Boon Khiam Lotte Chemical Titan (M) Sdn BhdMs Calidya Idem Malaysian Association of Standards Users Dr Koh Kar Chai Persatuan Perubatan MalaysiaEnZamriBinMohdSaid–ChairmanofWG1 PETRONAS Chemical Group BhdMrJCBhandari–ChairmanofWG3 Ahmad Edar Sdn BhdEnMohdNoorBinSallehudin–ChairmanofWG5 Lam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn BhdDrIrLokeKeanHooi–ChairmanofWG6 The Institution of Engineers, MalaysiaAssoc Prof Hanizam Sulaiman Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

3.6 working Groups formed under tc3/Association standards committee

3.6.1 working Group 1 on Blow Moulding

En Zamri Bin Mohd Said – Chairman PETRONAS Chemical Group BhdMr Lee Yeo Ngie K-Plastics Industries Sdn BhdEn Mohd Noor Bin Sallehudin Lam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn BhdDr Loo Koi Sang Malaysian Institute of ChemistryMr Kaarthik Gunaseelan PETRONAS Chemical Group BhdMs Catherine Lim Takaso Rubber Products Sdn BhdMs Betty Chew Taiko Drum Industries Sdn BhdMrDannielWoon Today’s Plastics Industry Sdn Bhd


3.6.2 working Group 4 on plastic films and lamination

Mr YL Pang Advanced Packaging Tech (M) BhdMsWeeChingYun Chong Wah Plastics Sdn BhdEn Jamari A Ghafar CTRM Aero Composites Sdn BhdCik Hazlinda Binti Yaakob / En Mohd Bin Hashim Daibochi Plastic & Packaging Industry BhdMs Danielle Lee Dow Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn BhdDr Mohamed Nor Mohd Yusuff Forest Research Institute MalaysiaDr Loo Koi Sang Malaysian Institute of ChemistryMs Koh Siew Ching Malaysia Packaging Industry BhdMs Lok Mei Mei Packaging Research Centre Sdn BhdEn Mohd Yusrin / En Izwan Hadi / Ms Maria Nita Petronas Chemicals Group BhdMr Chuan Teik Boon Tomypak Bhd

3.6.3 working Group 5 on injection Moulding

En Mohd Noor Bin Sallehudin – Chairman Lam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn BhdEn Noramiza Mohd Azman Hamzah Plastik Sdn BhdMrSeowThongSeng/MrWoonCheeYoong Everyday Brush Industry Sdn BhdMr BK Goh / En Mohd Hafiz Yacob Guppy Plastic Industries Sdn BhdMrWongDuenYuen Mah Sing Plastics Industry Sdn BhdDr Loo Koi Sang Malaysian Institute of ChemistryMr Alex Gan / Mr SC Tan Plastictecnic (M) Sdn BhdEn Ishak Bin Zainal Abidin / Mr Kaarthik Petronas Chemicals Group BhdMr Ng Kian Lin Piping Technology Sdn Bhd

3.6.4 Joint working Group (wG 2, 3 & 6)

Dr Loo Koi Sang – Chairman Malaysian Institute of ChemistryEn Jamari A.Ghafar CTRM Aero Composites Sdn BhdDr Mohamed Nor Mohd Yusuff Forest Research Institute MalaysiaMr Chan Chin Boon Mega Geoproducts and Services Sdn BhdProf Dr Fauziah Ahmad University Sains MalaysiaDrIrLokeKeanHooi–WG6Chairman The Institution of Engineers, MalaysiaMrChangKhengFatt–WG6 Emas Kiara Sdn BhdEnAbdulRazakBinSalleh–WG6 Masray Plastik Sdn BhdMrChuaChinLin–WG6 Poly-Yarn Ind Sdn BhdMrNgLeeYew–WG6 Sweetco Ind Sdn Bhd MrDanielCheok–WG6 Tego Sdn Bhd



3.7 technical committee 4 (tc 4) – General and raw Materials for plastics

Tn Hj Ahmad Khairuddin Sha’aban – Chairman

En Rozaidi Mohamad Petronas Chemicals Group BhdMs Danielle Lee Dow Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn BhdMr Lai Seng Heng Lotte Chemical Titan (M) Sdn BhdMsWangChooPing Malayan Electro-Chemical Industry Co Sdn Bhd (MECI)Mr Ng Kian Lin Piping Technology Sdn BhdPnWanNorisahWanAwang SIRIM QAS International Sdn BhdMr Teh Sun Kiang Toray Plastics (M) Sdn BhdEn Helmee Mat Jenan Vinyl Chloride (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

3.8 technical committee 5 (tc 5) – plastics tanks

Assoc Prof Hanizam Sulaiman – Chairman Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaMr H C Kew BNH Manufacturer Sdn BhdMr Chee Lin Loong CP Powders Sdn BhdMr Koh Tat Chuan ICO Polymers (M) Sdn BhdMr Ong Kian Min Loyal Impact (M) Sdn BhdMr Hong Boon Khiam Lotte Chemical Titan (M) Sdn BhdMrChiaWyeKhang Nylex (Malaysia) BerhadMr Mak Kok Yun Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn BhdEn Mohd Yusrin Mohd Yusof Petronas Chemicals Group BhdEn Zaini Husain Resintech Plastics (M) Sdn BhdEn Nor Azlan Mohd. Ramli SIRIM BerhadPnWanNorisahWanAwang SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification and Inspection Department)EnWaheedirBinYahaya SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Testing Services Department)Mr Chow Kin Liung Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air NegaraMr Chuah Seong Yaw Spirolite (M) Sdn BhdIr Yau Ho Hu Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn BhdProfDato’DrWanMdZinWanYunus Universiti Pertahanan Nasional MalaysiaDr Mohd Roshdi Hassan Universiti Putra MalaysiaMr John Liew Weida Integrated Industries Sdn BhdMr Tan Soon Huat YT Fiberglass Industries Sdn Bhd

3.8.1 wG on frp panel tank

Mr Tan Eng Huat – Chairman Pipeco Sdn BhdMr Chik Chee Kong Anchor-Link Sdn Bhd


Mr Tay Choi Guan AYS Metal Products & Engineering Sdn BhdMr Peter Low Potaglas Tank Sdn BhdMr Kenny Chee Reliance Pacific Tanks Sdn BhdMr Tan Soon Huat YT Fiberglass Industries Sdn Bhd

4. eNviroNMeNt, sAfety ANd heAlth

4.1 Malaysian plastics forum

Datuk Lim Kok Boon – Chairman Scientex Great Wall Sdn Bhd Tn Hj Ahmad Khairuddin Sha’aban – Chairman, Education and Awareness Committee

4.2 recyclers sub-committee

Mr CC Cheah – Chairman See Hau Global Sdn BhdMr Song Eu Chai Chuan Weng Plastic Sdn BhdMr Seah Kian Hoe Heng Hiap Industries Sdn BhdMs May Teo Karich Sdn BhdMrWBTan Plasticycle Industries Sdn BhdMr Yap Koon Fatt YB Enterprise Sdn Bhd

5. MeMBership

5.1 Membership services sub-committee (head office)

Ms Ng Peg Shi Plastik V Sdn BhdMrTanWeeMing–Chairman,NorthernBranch/ Prestige Dynamics Industries Membership Sub-Committee

Mr Yeong Sai Key – Chairman, Perak Branch Sheng Foong Plastic Industries Sdn Bhd Membership Sub-Committee

Mr Tang Hong Koon – Chairman, Johor Branch Various Resources (M) Sdn Bhd Membership Sub-Committee

Datuk Alan Ang Poon Seong – Chairman, Sabah Branch / Uniang Plastic Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd Membership Sub-Committee

Mr George Lee – Chairman, Sarawak Branch / Elim Industries Sdn Bhd Membership Sub-Committee

Mr Tan Cheow Ho Lam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn BhdMr CP Lam Wilayah Plastic Sdn Bhd

7. iNterNAtioNAl BusiNess

7.1 international Business

Mr Callum Chen – Chairman LH Plus Sdn BhdMr CY Chow Combi-Pack Sdn Bhd



Mr YA Liew Polyparts Sdn BhdPn Noraini S Talib Sipro Plastic Industries Sdn BhdMr Tan Cheow Ho Lam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn BhdMr CP Lam Wilayah Plastic Sdn Bhd

8. process Group

8.1 pe pipes and fittings sub-committee

En Anuar Shukry Bin Ismail – Acting Chairman MRPI Pipes Sdn BhdMr Sun Nan Ping – Co-Chairman Polyflow Pipes Sdn BhdTn Hj Ruzlan MRPI Pipes Sdn BhdMr Lionel Pereira Welda System Sdn BhdMr Ong Yoong Keong / Mr Ong Yoong Han Bina Plastic Industries Sdn BhdMr Kum Hoong Lou Borouge Pte Ltd En Muhammed Khalaf Dure-Mine Sdn BhdMrAmosYeo/MrJustinWongLeongMing George Fischer (M) Sdn BhdTengku Ivan Mansur / En Ismandi Hj Hussain Polyolefins Pipe BhdMsLimMohNee/MrChiaWengKeong Polyware Sdn BhdMr Teh Leng Kang Resintech Plastics (M) Sdn BhdPnWanNorisahWanAwang/EnRoslanBinAzizan SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification and Inspection Department)Mr Lau Kee Hong / Mr Tan Chee Leong Spirolite (M) Sdn BhdMrNgaiCheeWhye Spind Malaysia Sdn BhdCik Nurolaswaniza Tegas Venture Sdn BhdMr Joseph Hoh / Ms Tracy Hoh / Ms Natalie Timplas Industries (M) Sdn BhdMr Hong Boon Khiam Lotte Chemical Titan (M) Sdn BhdMr John Liew Weida (M) BhdMr Alfred Pui Weidasar Sdn BhdMr AY Lai – Honorary Member FPKW Engineering MrWongLyeSeng–HonoraryMember Petronas Chemicals Group BhdMr Seow Kok Hooi AWT Fusion Group Bhd

8.2 pvc pipes and profiles sub-committee

Mr Ong Kok Cheng – Chairman Chin Lean Plastic Factory Sdn BhdMr Hum See Beng Arensi Marley (M) Sdn BhdMr Ong Yoong Keong / Mr Ong Yoong Han Bina Plastic Industries Sdn BhdMr Soh Chee Leong Cew Sin Plastic Pipe Sdn BhdMrChimWengYew Hup Soon Plastic Industrial Sdn BhdMr Leow Teow Hong Industrial Resins (Malaysia) Bhd


MrYongWeiChong Lock & Key Hardware Sdn BhdMr Eric Ng / Ms Peggy Lee MECI Co Sdn BhdMr Tan Lay Kian Milnes Technoplas Sdn BhdEn Umat Lokman / En Hazemi Mohamad Petronas Chemicals Group BhdMrJimmyKeok/MrNgKokWeng Nulogictec Industries Sdn BhdMr Didier Carriere Paling Industries Sdn BhdMrTaiCheeWai South Asia Fibre Industries Sdn BhdMr Joseph Hoh / Mr Rendy Chong / Ms Tracy Hoh Timplas Industries (M) Sdn BhdEn Zakry Mohd Iwaz Zer Plastic Sdn Bhd

8.3 frp panel tank Manufacturers (fptM) Group

Mr Tan Eng Huat – Chairman Pipeco Sdn BhdMr Tan Teck Lim – Co-Chairman Wylit Industries Sdn BhdMr Chik Chee Kong Anchor-Link Sdn BhdMr Tay Choi Guan / Mr Tommy Chang AYS Metal Products & Engineering Sdn BhdMr Peter Low Potaglas Tank Sdn BhdMr Kenny Chee Reliance Pacific Tanks Sdn BhdMr Chai Foh Yon Yi Sing Composite Industries Sdn BhdMr Tan Soon Huat YT Fibreglass Industries Sdn Bhd



1. desiGN ANd BrANdiNG

1.1 Malaysian plastics design centre (Mpdc)

The Malaysian Plastics Design Centre (MPDC) continued to focus on training and development for the Malaysian plastics industry, in particular, the implementation of the MPMA-Talent Development Programme (MPMA-TDP).

Witheffective1January2016,MPDChasbecomeadormantcompany.Allofitsoperationsandtrainingactivitiesarecurrentlyundertaken by the Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA).

2. MeMBership of the AssociAtioN

Membership of the Association comprised Ordinary Members and Associate Members. Details as at 21 April 2016 are as follows:

2.1 Membership services

The Membership Services Sub-Committee continued to identify and recruit new members during the period under review. During the period, 29 new members comprising 26 Ordinary Members and three Associate Members were recruited. During the same period, 37 Ordinary Members and 11 Associate Members resigned.

2.2 Membership Activities

2.2.1 MpMA roadshows 2016

MPMA organised the MPMA Roadshow to broaden members’ knowledge of the plastics industry’s issues, gain insight of the industry’s situation on a national context and understand the strategies to move forward. These exclusive Roadshows feature presentations from the President, Datuk Lim Kok Boon, ICIS and Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).

report of the CentrAl CoMMittee(From June 2015 – May 2016)



3. fiNANciAl review

The amalgamated income for MPMA for the year 2015 amounted to RM2,975,811.

The Association recorded an amalgamated surplus of RM33,907 before taxation for the year. Please refer to the section on Financial Statement.

4. huMAN resource MANAGeMeNt & developMeNt ANd occupAtioNAl sAfety ANd heAlth

4.1 MpMA’s talent development programme

4.1.1 Minimum wage training fund (Mwtf)

Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB) received a special fund to be offered through employers’ associations toencourageSMEemployerswhoareaffectedbytheMinimumWagepolicytoenhancethetechnicalorcriticalskillsofemployees in order to improve the company’s productivity and revenue stream. Acknowledging this, PSMB allocated funding toMPMAundertheMinimumWageTrainingFund(MWTF).

WiththeallocationoftheMWTF,MPMAcarriedoutthe“TechnicalTrainingonInjectionMouldingTechnology”withtheGerman Training Centre from 17-19 August 2015 and 24 - 26 August 2015 at the German Malaysian Institute (GMI), Bangi, for 28 persons.

MPMA also carried out the “Technical Training on Blow Film Extrusion” and “Technical Training on Blow Moulding Extrusion” with Routsis Training, USA, from 16 - 17 November and 18 - 19 November 2015 at Crystal Crown Hotel, Petaling Jaya. A total of 20 persons from eight companies attended the “Technical Training on Blow Film Extrusion” and 20 persons from seven companies attended the “Technical Training on Blow Moulding Extrusion”. The technical trainings provided an opportunity to participants to have a better understanding of the Blow Moulding Extrusion and the Blow Film Extrusion process, especially in the area of troubleshooting.

4.2 MpMA-plastics technology training centre

During the period in review, the MPMA- Plastic Technology Training Centre (PTTC) organised the following training activities:

MpMA-pttc Northern

date details No of pax

18 September 2015 Practical Training for Lean Application 43


MpMA-pttc Johor


7 May 2015 Training Productivity & Quality Improvement by 7QC Tools 15

17 June 2015 Training Basic Extrusion, Blown Film & Thermoforming 6

9 September 2015 Training - Quality & Productivity Improvement with 5S 20

2 - 3 November 2015 Injection Moulding Driver Licence Course 1 11

3 - 4 December 2015 Injection Moulding Driver Licence Course 1 4

7 - 8 December 2015 Injection Moulding Driver Licence Course 1 11

MpMA-pttc perak


8 October 2015 SKM Programme for the Plastics Industry 21

4.3 sectorial training committee on plastics

MPMA was requested to be Chairman of the Sectorial Training Committee (STC) on Plastics when it was set up in 2013. During the period in review, the Committee developed a chart that categorises the training needs of the plastics industry.

The Committee also organised its first project, that is, the Conference on Future of Innovation for the Malaysian Plastics Industry.

4.4 conference on future of innovation for the Malaysian plastics industry

Conference on Future of Innovation for the Malaysian Plastics Industry, was the first project undertaken for the plastics industry in collaboration with the STC on Plastics. The Conference took place on 1 October 2015 in Connexion @ Nexus, Bangsar South City. The Conference was officiated by Dato’ CM Vignaesvaran, Chief Executive, Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB). A total of 121 participants registered for the event. A good number of the participants had feedback that the contents of the Conference were good and relevant.

The theme for the Conference was “Integrating, Shaping and Improving Manufacturing”. The Conference featured the concepts, technologies and systems which facilitate the smart factory in the plastics industry. It also highlighted strategies on how to be innovative and remain competitive.

from left: Mr eddie fong, datuk lim Kok Boon, dato’ cM vignaesvaran, pn Noraini talib and Mr callum chen

participants at the conference



4.5 industry lead Body

MPMA was appointed as an Industry Lead Body (ILB) by the Department of Skills Development (DSD), Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR) in 2012.

Fortheperiodinreview,MPMAcollaboratedwiththeDSDandMoHR,toorganisehalf-dayseminarson“CertifyingWorkforcewith Malaysian Skills Certification” in the Central, Southern and Northern regions.

The objective of the Seminar was to create awareness on the National Occupational Skills Standards (NOSS) and the Malaysian Skills Certification (MSC). The Seminars highlighted the importance of NOSS development for the plastics industry and many companies acknowledged the importance of NOSS and showed keen interest in assisting MPMA in future activities.

Participants that have attended the Seminar gave positive feedback that the presentation topics and discussions were very interesting and that they have gained a better understanding.


10 September 2015 KSL Resort Hotel, Johor Bahru 33

22 September 2015 Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya 16

29 September 2016 The Light Hotel, Penang 36

5. stANdArds developMeNt

5.1 MpMA’s role As A standard development Agency (sdA)

Standards Malaysia has identified a total of 394 Malaysian Standards (MS) on plastics to be reviewed by the respective Technical Committee (TC) within the Industrial Standards Committee (ISC) J, details are as follows:

technical committee (tc) title Number of us

1 General Method of Test for Plastics 152

2 Plastics Pipes & Fittings 106

3 Plastics Products 109

4 General & Raw Materials for Plastics 21

5 Plastics Tanks 6

totAl 394


5.2 standards development Activities under isc-J on plastics and plastics products

The 394 MS are under various stages of development and are summarised as follows:

status total of standards

NewWorkProjects 3

DraftMalaysianPlasticsIndustryStandard(DMPIS)UnderActiveDeliberation/ReviewedByWG 25

DMPIS Ready for Submission to TC for Approval 9

StandardsWithdrawn/Rejected 4

Standards Re-confirmed 2

Published Malaysian Standards 351

totAl 394

5.3 standards development workshop for technical committees (tc/J/1 to tc/J/5)

MPMA organised aWorkshop on Standards Development forTechnical Committees (TC/J/1 to TC/J/5) on 27 August 2015 at Best WesternHotel,PetalingJaya.Themainobjectivesoftheworkshopare as follows:

i. To harmonise the International Standards and MS for the Malaysian plastics industry.

ii. To identify the needs and documenting of indigenous MS.

iii. To enhance the participation of the Malaysian plastics manufacturers in the activities of national and international standardisation activities in ISO TC 61 on Plastics.

iv. To identify strategies to promote the usage of MS to the industry.

The workshop was also held to update members on MPMA’s activities as a Standards Development Agency (SDA) as well as nomination of participation in international meetings. A total of 14 TC members and representativesfromStandardsMalaysiaattendedtheWorkshop.

5.4 seminar on standards development

date venue No of pax

7 September 2015 Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya 30

8 September 2015 Equatorial Hotel, Penang 26

10 September 2015 KSL Resort, Johor Bahru 33

tc members and secretariat at the workshop

pn Noraini talib presenting a token of appreciation to datuk fadilah Baharin, director General, standards Malaysia during the seminar



The speakers for the three events were Tn Hj Ahmad Khairuddin, Chairman, ISC-J and Pn Nor Azina Yahaya. MPMA Secretariat also presentedtheUpdatesonMPMA’sStandardsWritingActivities.

The main objective of these seminars were to explain the benefits of standards to member companies.

5.5 iso tc 61 plastics Meeting in New delhi

The 64th Meeting of ISO/TC 61 on “Plastics” was held in New Delhi, India, from 5 to 9 October 2015. The meeting was attended by more than 230 delegates from about 25 countries. The Malaysian delegation comprised of six representatives from the ISC-J, sponsored by Standards Malaysia.

The Malaysian delegates participated in all eight Sub-Committees (SC) of TC61 where Malaysia is the Permanent (P) Member. The Malaysian delegates also actively participated in many technical works/projects taking up responsibility as project leaders and convenors.

5.6 iso tc 138 plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids Meeting in Berlin, Germany

The 25th Meeting of ISO/TC 138 on “Plastics Pipes, Fittings and Valves for the Transport of Fluids” was successfully held in Berlin, Germany, from 12 to 16 October 2015. The meeting was attended by more than 50 countries. The Malaysian delegation comprised of two representatives from TC 2.

ISO/TC 138 is a technical committee for standardisation of pipes, fittings and valves as well as auxiliary equipment intended for the transportation of fluids made from all types of plastic materials including reinforced plastics and metal fittings used with plastic pipes.

The delegates had attended five Standards Committee (SC) Meetings to observe the proceedings, provide comments and also to vote on the related draft International Standards.

6. eNviroNMeNt, sAfety ANd heAlth Activities

6.1 MpMA’s Media and pr campaign

MPMA had undertaken a Media and PR Campaign, which was initiated in 2012, in response to the negative perception of plastics. The most common negative perceptions of plastics are as follows:

seminar in Johor Bahru

Malaysian delegates at the iso tc 61 Meeting

iso tc 61 Meeting in progress


Negative perception MpMA’s response

Plastics causes litter and this is due to litter eye-sore where plastics is most noticeable.

LITTER is an attitude problem caused by Litterbugs. This requires mind-set change and to combat this MPMA had undertaken numerous ‘Don’t be a Litterbug’ and ‘Use a Bin’ programmes.

LITTER is also attributed to the lack of waste management infrastructure such as bins, which further contributes to the LITTER issue.

Fact: Plastics does not cause LITTER. Litterbugs are the real culprits.

Plastics is non-degradable; takes 1,000 years to degrade; it is therefore BAD!

Is DEGRADATION good or bad? People have the impression that degradation is good without understanding the effects of degradation, which actually contributes to global warming.

Fact: Both carbon dioxide and methane contribute towards an increase in Green House Gases (GHG) which is the main cause of global warming. DEGRADATION in the presence of oxygen, causes the emission of carbon dioxide, and DEGRADATION in the absence of oxygen causes the emission of methane which is 22 times more harmful than carbon dioxide as a Green House Gas (GHG).

The negative images of animals (both land and sea) consuming plastics.

This again is a LITTER issue caused by Litterbugs. Some studies indicate that a large portion of LITTER in the Sea (or Marine Litter) originates from Land.

Plastics consume huge amounts of depleting non-renewable crude oil.

Around 96% of crude oil and gas goes directly into energy production for heating, transport and electricity.

Fact: Only 4% of crude oil and gas is used for the production of plastics.

Plastics is too valuable to be thrown away as many types of plastics can be recycled. An essential part of the plastics industry isthatbyitself,plasticsmanufacturerspracticerecycling.Wastageorrejectsarisingfromproductionarecollectedandeitherrecycled in-house or sent to recyclers to manufacture pellets which are used again for production.

Many plastic packaging products have low carbon footprints. For example, plastic bags have an even lower carbon footprint as compared to bio-bags.

6.2 Actions / News Against plastics

i. The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) and Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) had imposed a ban on the usage of Polystyrene (PS) foam boxes at Ramadhan bazaars during the Ramadhan period in July 2015.

ii. The Melaka State Government had imposed a total ban on both PS foam boxes and cups beginning September 2015. (Refer to Diary of Activities for the meeting between MPMA and Melaka State Government).

iii. The Johor and Perak EXCO had also announced that it would be working towards banning the use of PS foam boxes and plastic bags in 2016.

iv. 29 June 2015 - The Secretariat was informed by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) that at the Environmental Quality Council Meeting (EQC) No.1/2015 which took place on 23 February 2015, one of the topics of discussion during the meeting was on PS. The Chair of the meeting explained that during the previous discussion, the plastics manufacturers did not agree with the proposal to reduce in stages the usage of plastics as a wrapping/packaging for foods and drinks. Therefore, it was agreed for EQC to re-visit the issue and have a discussion with MITI and plastics manufacturers on this issue. The EQC had noted that most of the developed countries had banned the usage of plastics


for food packaging for health reasons. The meeting had requested MITI to follow-up with MPMA on this and to acquire relevant info to justify the use of polystyrene. (See 6.7 below for MPMA’s response to the EQC).

v. Many negative articles on plastics and its impact on the environment had appeared in the media. (Refer to Diary of Activities in 6.3 that highlights MPMA’s responses that appeared in the Media).

6.3 MpMA’s esh Activities

The following is an account of the activities undertaken by MPMA to overcome the negative perception of plastics and to combat actions/news against plastics:

Diary of Activities

date Activities

29 April 2015 Launch of MPMA-Chevron Phillips Chemical Young Sustainability Innovators Award 2015.

9 July 2015 Litter Free Ramadan 2015 in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur.

5 August 2015 Award Ceremony of MPMA-Chevron Phillips Chemical Young Sustainability Innovators Award 2015.

19 - 21 October 2015 26th Annual Global Meeting on Plastics and Sustainability in Yuyao, China.

1 September 2015 MPMA’s participation in the launch of '1 Million Bottles, One Dream'.

15 September 2015 Interview with The Star on Litter Free Ramadan 2015 and negative views on PS and plastics.

29 September 2015 Interview with Sinar Harian on Litter Free Ramadan 2015 and plastics recycling.

3 November 2015 MPMA Sustainability Conference 2015.


9 July 2015 – litter free ramadan 2015

5 August 2015 – Award ceremony of MpMA-chevron phillips chemical young sustainability innovators Award 2015


16 November 2015 Information-sharing session with YBhg Senator Dato’ Sri Abdul WahidOmar,Minister,PrimeMinister’sDepartment.

1 December 2015 AdvocacymeetingwithYBhgDatoSeriDrHajiWan Junaidibin Tuanku Jaafar, Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE).

12 December 2015 MPMA’s participation at the launch of the 'National Recycling Day 2015'.

12 January 2016 Interview with Astro Ulagam (Vizhuthugal) on Litter Free Thaipusam 2016.

17 January 2016 Press Conference of Litter Free Thaipusam 2016 in Batu Caves, Selangor.

19 January 2016 Interview with Minnal FM on Litter Free Thaipusam 2016.

20 January 2016 Meeting on Co-ordination and Cleaning Efforts by DBKL during the Thaipusam Celebration 2016.

19 - 22 January 2016 25th Asia Plastics Forum (APF) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

23 - 24 January 2016 Litter Free Thaipusam 2016 in Batu Caves, Selangor.

26 January 2016 InterviewwithSWCorpfortheirnewsletter.

28 January 2016 Grassroot Technical Co-operation on the Partnership Building with LocalResidentsonWasteManagement(KualaLumpur-Tokyo)by LA21 KL, DBKL.

4 February 2016 Formation of 'Taskforce on Abuse of Plastics in Fried Food' and its first meeting.

5 February 2016 AdvocacymeetingwithCEOofSWCorp,YBhgDato’DrZulkaplibin Mohamed.

26 February 2016 Interview with Star Metro on Litter Free Thaipusam 2016 and plastics and the environment.

1 december 2015 – Advocacy meeting with dato seri wan Junaidi

12 december 2015 – launch of ‘National recycling day 2015’

23-24 January 2016 – litter free thaipusam 2016


27 and 29 February 2016 Litter Free Chingay 2016 in Johor Bahru, Johor.

7 March 2016 Meeting on Determination of National Recycling Rate by JPSPN.

8 March 2016 Advocacy meeting with Malacca EXCO member, YBhg Datuk WiraHjMdYunosbinHusin.

29 March 2016 Meet-up with Mr Ravindran Raman Kutty, a press media columnist to exchange views on plastics and the environment.

Diary of Press Coverage

date Article press

12 June 2015 Thrashing Out the Problem of Polystyrene. Focusweek

3 July 2015 Letter to Editor - Don't Ban, Recycle Polystyrene. The Star

3 July 2015 Letter to Editor - MPSJ's Ban on Polystyrene Containers will Hurt Food Traders.

The Malaysian Insider online

3 July 2015 Letter to Editor - Polystyrene Should be Recycled, Instead of Being Banned. The Rakyat Post online

14 July 2015 KampungBaruHawkers andCustomers Support Initiative ofWasteSeparation.

China Press

29 July 2015 Sampah Sarap Ada Nilai. Berita Harian

21 August 2015 Letter to Editor - The Impact of Plastics on the Environment and Malaysia’s WasteManagementSystem.

Malay Mail

26 August 2015 Door-to-doorCampaigntoEducateConsumersAboutWasteSegregationMoreEffectivethanMediaBlitz,SWCorpSays.

Malay Mail

24 September 2015 Letter to Editor - Litter is the Culprit. The Star

1 October 2015 Komited Tingkat Program Kesedaran. Sinar Harian

12 October 2015 Encouraging Recycling. The Star

10 December 2015 Letter to Editor - Plastics Not the Problem, Real Issue Lies with Littering. New Straits Times

8 January 2016 Letter to Editor - Litterbugs Must be Squashed. Malay Mail

11 January 2016 LettertoEditor-RecycletheWay,notBanPlasticBags. The Star


8 March 2016 – Advocacy meeting with yBhg datuk wira hj Md yunos bin husin


17 January 2016 Thousands of Hindu Devotees Throng Batu Caves Ahead of Thaipusam. Bernama online

17 January 2016 Kuil Batu Caves Mula Jadi Tumpuan Ribuan Penganut. Bernama online

19 January 2016 Litter-Free Thaipusam. China Press

19 January 2016 2016: Youth Unity Year. Tamil Nesan

18 January 2016 Bigger and Better Litter-Free Thaipusam this Year. The Malaysian Times online

20 January 2016 'Litter-Free Thaipusam 2016' Gets Thumbs up from Devotees. The Malaysian Times online

21 January 2016 Letter to Editor - Aiming for a litter-free Batu Caves The Star

22 January 2016 Devoted to keeping Batu Caves clean The Star

22 January 2016 Letter to Editor - Polystyrene is not the Problem. Malay Mail

26 January 2016 Hats off to 'Litter-free Thaipusam 2016' Campaign. The Malaysian Times online

16 March 2016 Letter to Editor - Stop the Littering, not Ban Polystyrene. The Star

21 March 2016 SeparatingWasteMeansLessGoesintoLandfills. The Star

21 April 2016 Littering, not plastics, harms environment New Straits Times

21 April 2016 Recycle plastic containers, don’t ban The Sun

6.4 polystyrene Manufacturers sub-committee

PS manufacturers comprising Logomas Packaging Sdn Bhd, Panagawa Sdn Bhd, Shangwei Industries Sdn Bhd, Tycoplas Sdn Bhd and Tan Gee Seng (TGS) Sdn Bhd, had formed a Sub-committee in MPMA with the aim of overcoming the negative news and actions against PS. In this regard, the group had decided on its own Media and PR Campaign so as to highlight that PS is completely safe to use, the benefits of using PS and that PS is recyclable.

One of the first public campaigns organised by the PS manufacturers was a Litter Free Thaipusam 2015 Programme. The ‘Litter Free Thaipusam 2015’ Campaign was designed by MPMA to educate and create awareness amongst the public on anti-littering and that plastic products including PS are recyclable.

During the period in review the PS group had organized the following activities:

i. Litter Free Ramadhan – the Programme took place on 9 July 2015 with 30 helpers and Secretariat staff. For the record, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) was pleased with the effort and had requested MPMA to consider working with them and Local Agenda 21 (LA21) for a Litter Free Merdeka and Litter Free Pasar Malam Programme in 2016.

ii. Litter Free Thaipusam 2016 – This was the second effort between MPMA and the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Dhevasthanam and was organised from 23-24 January 2016. For the 2016 campaign, the effort had also focused on waste segregation for recycling. This is in support of waste segregation and recycling efforts initiated by Government authorities. The campaign had involved about 400 volunteers over the two days period.


6.5 MpMA-chevron phillips chemical young sustainability innovators Award 2015

The programme was designed to challenge students to be creative and innovative using waste to wealth concept as well as to think of ways to use recyclable materials to create innovative products. The programme also highlights that plastics have recycling capabilities, and can go on to live a second life as new products.

To help students with the competition, MPMA had invited Mr Bugs Tan from Uncle Bugs Creations Sdn Bhd to speak on innovations so as to help students understand the approach to creative thinking. A Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ysia2015) was setup as part of the programme to connect with students so as to provide useful ideas and tips.

A total of 32 groups with 160 students had submitted their innovations, and their creationswere inspected byWMSKL teachers during a first round of judging toshortlist 15 finalists. Thereafter, the 15 innovations were further scrutinised at a Judging Ceremony by a panel of industry experts including MPMA, Chevron Phillips Chemical and Halo & Syn Sdn Bhd, a product design company.

6.6 MpMA-exxonMobil collaboration – ‘fantastic plastics’ Booklet and ‘let’s practise 3rs’ Magnetic sticker

MPMA and ExxonMobil had collaborated on the development of a 20-page booklet entitled ‘Fantastic Plastics’ which serves as an information avenue to educate the public about how plastics can be recycled innovatively. The booklet provides information about plastics’ primary applications and their corresponding creations from recycling via images, graphics and text for easy comprehension. The ‘Let’s Practise 3Rs’ magnetic sticker was designed as a reminder to the public to practice the 3Rs. The booklet and the magnetic sticker would enable members of the public to better appreciate and understand the usage of plastics and the importance of 3Rs by practicing 3Rs during their disposal process.

6.7 the environnent Quality council

On the issues raised by the EQC, MPMA had compiled information on the importance of the PS industry in Malaysia, in terms of production, employment, export figures and countries that are still using PS which was forwarded to MITI. The following is the response that MPMA received from MITI on 7 July 2015:

“For information, the respective division reported to the Secretariat on the feedback given by MPMA. On the effort to ban PS usage, the meeting agreed that further facts, figures, information of latest research must be gathered to weigh the pros and cons of this measure. Therefore, other ministries and organisation such as the Ministry of Health (MOH), Department of Environment (DOE) and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) too will play their roles, subject to their expertise. This matter will still be treated as on-going discussion. The next meeting will be held in September 2015.

Therefore, it would be good if you, MPMA, can share with us on initiatives done by the industry to reduce the littering problems, for example, campaign or ideas on how we can do better in the solid waste management especially from households”.


‘fantastic plastics’ Booklet

‘let’s practise 3rs’ Magnetic sticker


6.8 MpMA sustainability conference

The MPMA Sustainability Conference took place on 3 November 2015 and the Guest-of-Honour was YBhg Dato’ Dr Nadzri Yahaya, Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water(KeTTHA).TheConferenceattractedatotal of of 65 participants and featured presentations from KeTTHA, National Energy Board (TNB), Economic Planning Unit (EPU), First Solar Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Tetra Pak Malaysia, SIRIM Berhad, Asian Sustainability & Environment Advocacy Group, Strategic Research Division of Malaysian Automotive Institute (MAI), DOE and See Hau Global Sdn Bhd.

6.9 26th Annual Global Meeting on plastics & sustainability

The 26th edition of the Annual Global Meeting on Plastics & Sustainability took place in Yuyao, China, from 19-21 October 2015. MPMA’s Executive Director, Ms ST Giam, had represented MPMA at the Meeting.

The Global Meeting in Yuyao had coincided with the 11th China International Forum on the development of the plastics industry, the Yuyao Plastics Expo (organiser being the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation and the Yuyao Government) and theWorldPlasticsCouncil’sExecutiveCommitteeMeeting.

Representatives from China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, American Chemistry Council (ACC), PlasticsEurope (PE), South Africa, Canada, Germany and the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association (GPCA) had attended the Annual Global Meeting.

6.10 25th Apf 2016

The 25th edition of the Asia Plastics Forum (APF) took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 19-22 January 2016. The event was held in conjunction with the 11th Bangladesh International Plastics Packaging Printing Industrial Exhibition 2016. Representatives from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand were in attendance.

MpMA’s president, datuk lim Kok Boon, presenting a souvenir to dato’ dr Nadzri

participants at the conference

delegates of the 26th Annual Global Meeting

chief delegates with Apf secretary-General, Mr callum chen (centre)


6.12 MpMA contributes 1 Million waste Bags for the separation at source waste Management programme

The Malaysian Government has made it mandatory to separate solid waste at source beginning 1 September 2015. This rulingwillbe implemented instages.This implementation ispursuant to regulationsunder theSolidWasteandPublicCleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672) enforced in the following states and Federal Territories: Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor,Melaka,NegeriSembilan,Pahang,KedahandPerlis.TheSolidWasteandPublicCleansingManagementActandthesubsequent move to make mandatory separation at source (SAS) is significant as this would require public households to separate organic from recyclable waste – such as plastics.

TheGovernmentAgencyentrustedtoexecutetheSAS–theSolidWasteManagementandPublicCleansingCorporation(SWCorp)hadapproachedMPMAtomakeacontributionof1.5millionplasticwastebags,whichwillbeused for thepromotion of the SAS.

MPMA is of the opinion that the request from the Government as part of the SAS, is an opportunity for the plastics industry to overcome the negative perception of the impact of plastics on the environment – by promoting recycling. It will also allow the plastics industry to demonstrate the usefulness of a plastic bag, and this will also help to address some of the


Mr callum chen (right) presenting a token to the host chairman, Mr Jashim uddin

delegates at the 25th Apf 2016

The theme for the APFwas “PlasticsWasteManagement: Going Beyond theObservations”. The APF Programme was designed to highlight the misconception of plastics and its impact on the environment as well as waste management practices from selected APF member countries. The Programme also featured international speakers from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Society of Plastics Industry (SPI), USA, and as well as industry experts on waste management from Bangladesh.

Some of the highlights of the Forum included:

i. SPI’s explanation on why plastics are considered green;

ii. MPMA’s presentation on ‘Green Living with a Conscience’ which explains how does the public affect global warming and how plastics has a low carbon footprint;

iii. The Philippine Plastics Industry Association’s (PPIA) report on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies on various types of carrier bags used in the city of Manila;

iv. The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) presentation on global solutions to address the issues of plastic marine debris;

v. Plastindia Foundation’s drive towards achieving zero waste to landfills and highlighting the role of brand owners and multinational corporations (MNCs) in India’s waste management efforts.

6.11 taskforce on Abuse of plastics in fried food

The Taskforce was setup to investigate adverse reports on abuse of plastics concerning the use of plastics in fried food, and comprised representatives from both MPMA and the Plastic Resins Producers Group (PRPG). The Taskforce first case is on the abuse of plastics used in fried chicken by hawkers. At the time of reporting, this case is still on-going.


misconceptionsofplasticbags.Therefore,MPMAhaddecidedandcommittedtoworkwiththeGovernment,thatis,SWCorpin the SAS by contributing 1 million waste bags.

To fund this project, MPMA had approached members for assistance. The major sponsors for this project are Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd, Sekoplas Industries Sdn Bhd and Karich Sdn Bhd. Additional contributors were from some recyclers and plastic bag manufacturers as follows:

rM5,000 contribution

Lean Lee Trading Co Sdn Bhd

Malaysia Packaging Industry Berhad

rM2,000 contribution

Asasrama Sdn Bhd

ChongWahPlasticsSdnBhd

Diyou Fibre (M) Sdn Bhd

GT-Max Plastic Industries (M) Sdn Bhd

Heng Hiap Industries Sdn Bhd

Idealpoly Plastic Industries Sdn Bhd

Merit Industries Sdn Bhd

Plasticycle Industries Sdn Bhd

Polyroll Sdn Bhd

See Hau Global Sdn Bhd

Unique Capability Sdn Bhd

WespackWasteManagementSdnBhd

7. GoverNMeNt ANd iNdustry

MPMAactivelyparticipatedandcontributed to theTradeAssociationsJointMeetingsonForeignWorkersandHumanResources Issues, led by the Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCCIM), Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).

7.1 review on National Minimum wages

i. 23 October 2015 - During the National Budget presentation, the Prime Minister cum Minister of Finance announced that the minimum wages for employees in Peninsular Malaysia will be raised by RM100 to RM1,000 per month starting from 1 July 2016, and the minimum wage for employees in East Malaysia will also be increased to RM920 from RM800.


ii. 9 December 2015 - MPMA participated in a high level meeting in MEF, which was held to collate comments and suggestions tobetabledfordiscussionattheNationalWagesConsultativeCouncil(NWCC).Thefollowingaretheproposals:

A. The implementation of the increase in minimum wage be deferred by 12 months effective 1 July 2017 because:

a. SMEshavejustimplementedMWpolicy(RM900)forforeignworkers(FWs)onJanuary2014,theyarestillstruggling to adjust to the substantial labour cost increase.

b. The domestic oriented manufacturers are facing the impact of GST implementation, higher raw material costs due to weakening ringgit, toll increase, etc.

c. There are several additional costs for employing foreign workers which are of additional burden to the manufacturers, including the Visa Luar Negeri (VLN) fee, foreign workers passport handling fee imposed by the handlingcompany,ImmigrationSecurityClearancefeeandForeignWorkersMedicalExaminationMonitoringAgency (FOMEMA) health screening fee.

B. Allowances which are linked to wage including shift, attendance and Sunday allowances be included into the definition of minimum wages.

C. Foreign worker’s levy payment to be deducted from the workers monthly wages.

D. Transport and accommodation allowances should also be included in foreign workers’ minimum wage as per current practice.

7.2 100% increase in levy for foreign workers

i. 30January2016–theGovernmentannounceda100%increaseonFWlevyforthemanufacturingsectoreffectiveFebruary 2016.

ii. 2 February 2016 – This was indeed a very detrimental announcement by the government and left all sectors of the country’s businesses in a state of ‘shock’. In view of the severe repercussions of the drastic levy increase, a total of 55 trade associations, including MPMA, held a Press Conference at ACCCIM.

iii. 2 February 2016 – The 55 associations submitted a joint memorandum to five relevant Government Ministries requesting forthelevyhiketobeshelvedandreplacedbyacomprehensivemovetolegalisetheexistingillegalFWsinMalaysia.

iv. 5 February 2016 – The Government immediately announced that it will implement a programme effective 15 February 2016tolegalisetheillegalFWsinMalaysia.

v. 6 February 2016 – The Government announced that the proposed levy hike be put on hold.

vi. 16 February 2016 – A meeting was held with YB Dato’ Sri Richard Riot Anak Jaem, Minister of Human Resources. The levyhikeissue,rehiringofundocumentedFWsandthe1.5millionFWsfromBangladeshwerethekeyissuesraised.

vii. 16 February 2016 – The Director-General of the Ministry of Home Affairs met with the trade associations to discuss the proposed levy hike. All associations took the stand that the increase must be deferred. The Ministry however, informed that it is unlikely that the levy hike would be deferred further. Trade associations were requested to propose an “acceptable” increase in fee to the Government for consideration on or before 1 March 2016.



viii. 22 February 2016 – A joint meeting was organised by MEF. Trade associations unanimously agreed that:

A. There shouldn’t be any increase in levy

B. Levy shouldn’t be treated as part of the revenue for the Government. It should be ploughed back to the industry for automation and training purposes.

C. Aproperprocedureshouldbe implementedtoregisterand legalisetheestimatedthreeovermillion illegalFWsin the country. The legalisation and re-hiring process should be able to generate more than RM2.5 billion for the Government.

D. OnlyFWswithoutworkpermitorhavetheirworkpermitexpiredareallowedtoberegistered.FWswho“run-away”fromtheirexistingemployersarenotallowedtoberegistered.ThiswillpreventtheFWsfrom“jumpingship”fromone industry to another.

ix. 29 February 2016 – The memorandum was submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

x. 18 March 2016 – The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that the levy increase for the manufacturing sector would be RM600 (about 50%) for Peninsular Malaysia.

7.3 freeze in the intake of foreign workers

i. 12March2016–TheDeputyPrimeMinisterannouncedthattheCabinetdecidedtofreezetheintakeofallnewFWsaswell as the intake of 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers. Employers in industries who required foreign workers would have to legalise existing foreigners in the country who are without work permits or whose permits have expired already. The Rehiring and Relocation Programme, which started on 15 February will end 30 June instead of 31 December 2016.

ii. 12 April 2016 – A joint meeting was held at ACCCIM and decided that a joint memorandum be submitted to the relevant ministries appealing for lifting of the ban.

7.4 Mandatory online renewal of foreign worker permit through MyeG

i. May 2015 – Immigration Department issued a notice that all manual counters would be closed permanently on 1 July 2015 with the full implementation of Biomedical and eVDR (Visa Dengan Rujukan)underForeignWorkersCentralisedManagementSystem(FWCMS).TheDepartmentinformedthatmanualcounterswouldonly be opened for the following services:

1) Application to replace foreign workers;

2) VDR application for security guards;

3) Extension of VDR approval letter.

ii. 9 June 2015 – ACCCIM circulated a draft joint letter to the Director-General of the Immigration Department to request for an urgent dialogue on counter closure. MPMA provided its inputs to the joint letter. The letter highlighted that:

Associations joint meeting at AccciM


1) Companies should be given a choice between manual counter service and online submissions, as the online submissions are too rigid and cannot cater for all instances and circumstances.

2) Trade associations were against the proposed closing of the Manual Counter Service. Should the online service be proven efficient and is able to fully cater to the needs of all situations and circumstances, users will automatically migrate and use the online service.

3) Once the online applications have been successfully proven effective, a Manual HELP DESK be made available to assist applications with special needs / circumstances.

4) All outsourcing services including MyEG, ISC, OSC, VLN, etc., that are sub-contracted by the Immigration Department should impose no additional fees.

iii. 1July2015–WiththefullimplementationofBioMedicalandVDRmodulesundertheFWCMS,theImmigrationDepartmentclosed all manual counters permanently on 1 July 2015. The counter service will only be available for “serious cases”.

iv. 9 September 2015 – The Star Newspaper reported that since the closure of the counter service, employers who faced delays in the MyEG online permit renewal were left in the lurch. Employers facing the delays had written to both MyEG and Ministry of Home Affairs but had not received any response from them.

v. 2 February 2016 – MyEG without due notice nor reason shut down all its services until further notice. A joint press statementurgingMyEGtoimmediatelyreopenitsservicestorenewvisaoflegalFW,wasdrafted.

7.5 reinvestment Allowance

i. MPMA has been actively pursuing this issue with the Government since 2008 by requesting the Government to extend the RA claimable period from 15 years to 30 years or longer.

ii. Over the last two years, MPMA frequently requested other trade associations including FMM and ACCCIM to also pursue the same. However, the Government was not in favour of our proposal because they viewed it as a revenue forgone in terms of company income tax.

iii. 15 June 2015 – During the 2016 National Budget Consultation Session, MPMA submitted several proposals including the extension of the RA.

iv. 23 September 2015 – MPMA met with Finance Minister II. The Minister supported the idea and requested MPMA to work with MITI on the detailed proposal.

v. 30 September 2015 – MPMA was invited to present the RA proposal to MITI. MPMA used two hypothetical examples to show that there is potentially a positive impact on Government’s tax revenue as a result of extending the RA.

vi. 2 October 2015 – MPMA presented the RA proposal at the Pre-Council Meeting for Petrochemicals Focus Group, under the National Export Council.



vii. 15 October 2015 – MPMA made another presentation at the Council Meeting for Petrochemicals Focus Group, chaired byYBDato’SriAbdulWahidOmar,MinisterinthePrimeMinister’sDepartment.

viii. 15 October 2015 – The Minister was supportive of MPMA’s RA proposal and he had requested MPMA to provide some empirical evidence to show that the two scenarios presented by MPMA are practical /achievable. MPMA had compiled the data from eight public listed companies, and submitted the relevant data to the Minister.

ix. 23 October 2015 – During the National Budget presentation, the Prime Minister cum Minister of Finance announced that for companies in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors, whose RA incentive has expired, a new incentive, that is, Special Reinvestment Allowance, will be provided for year of assessment 2016 to 2018. The rate of claim is similar to the existing RA criteria.

7.6 energy issues

i. 17 March 2015 – EPU informed that the Enhanced Time of Use (ETOU) Tariff Scheme be extended to Tariff D and Tariff E users including Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays effective from 1 January 2017.

ii. 5 August 2015 – MPMA submitted a letter to EPU requesting the Energy Commission and TNB to consider the following:

1) Tariff D – TNB to expedite the process of installing new meters so that the ETOU Scheme could be implemented at an earlier date by June 2016 or earlier.

2) Tariff E – Given that Tariff E users have already installed electricity meter to measure the energy usage during the off-peak period, the same meter can be modified to be used for the ETOU Scheme. The process would be much faster and arising therefrom, MPMA appealed for the earlier implementation of the ETOU Scheme by 1 January 2016.

iii. 27 August 2015 – EPU informed that TNB will be able to bring forward the implementation date of the ETOU to 1 January 2016 for Tariff E. But for Tariff D, the implementation date will remain as 1 January 2017.

iv. 4 November 2015 – The Energy Commission (EC) organised a briefing on the implementation of ETOU Scheme and the gradual phasing out of the Special Industrial Tariff (SIT) Scheme. The EC explained that the ETOU Scheme would not be implemented for Tariff D users in January 2016 because special meters would need to be installed to capture the actual energy usage during the peak, off-peak and mid-peak periods, and TNB would require sufficient time to adjust its billing systems since majority of its customers are in the D category.

vi. 17 December 2015 – MPMA together with the EC and TNB organised a half day seminar in Head Office to brief members on the ETOU and SIT Schemes. The same seminar was repeated in the Northern Branch on 14 January 2016 and Johor Branch on 21 January 2016.

etou seminar in head office


7.7 export promotions

i. MPMA was co-opted as a member of the Petrochemicals Focus Group which was formed under the National Export Council,chairedbyYBDato’SriAbdulWahidOmar,MinisterinthePrimeMinister’sDepartment.MembersoftheGroupcomprised the upstream and downstream petrochemicals industries, EPU, MATRADE, MITI, MIDA and Ministry of Finance. The main purpose is to identify strategies to promote the exports of petrochemical products, including plastics.

ii. 15 October 2015 – The first meeting was held. Arising from the meeting, the Minister had requested for a “tutorial session” for him and his team to have a better understanding of the plastics industry.

iii. 16 November 2015 – The two-hour tutorial session was successfully held. MPMA presented the three plastics manufacturing processes, i.e., Injection Moulding, Blow Moulding and Film Extrusion. The presentations emphasised on the complexity of processes aimed to drive home the point on the necessity for the plastics industry to continually engage in investment on machineries and training of manpower to stay on the cutting edge.

iv. The outcome of the information-sharing session was very positive with initiatives coming from the Minister to support the proposals from MPMA on the RA issue and potential funding for MPMA-Talent Development programme.

iv. 3 December 2015 – The Petrochemicals Focus Group held its second meeting.

v. 26 January 2016 – Arising from the second meeting, MPMA was requested to prepare the Key Performance Index (KPI) for the plastics industry for 2016-2020 and the proposed action plans to achieve the set KPI.

vi. 5 February 2016 – MPMA submitted a proposal to EPU and MATRADE. The proposal focused on MATRADE’s assistance for the plastics manufacturers to become part of the global supply chain for electrical & electronics as well as the automotive industries. Other areas included technology acquisitions, specialised marketing mission, tax incentives for exports and Export Development Grant.

8 iNterNAtioNAl BusiNess

The following are trade events promoted by MPMA during the period in review:

date details

5 - 9 May 2015 17th PLAST-International Exhibition for Plastics and Rubber 2015, Fiera Milano Fairgrounds, Rho-Pero, Milan, Italy. Three members were sponsored by the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers Association (ASSOCOMAPLAST) for the event.

tutorial session for the Minister



20 - 23 May 2015 Chinaplas 2015, Guangzhou, China

26 - 29 August 2015 T-PLAS, BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand. 10 Malaysian companies had exhibited under the Malaysian Pavilion organised by MATRADE, including several members from Perak Branch. MPMA had also promoted a visiting mission to T-PLAS.

16 - 18 September 2015 WireSouthEastASIA2015,11th International Wire&Cable TradeFair,BITEC,Bangkok,Thailand.

17 - 20 November 2015 ShanghaiWorld of Packaging (SWOP),Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China.

5 - 28 April 2016 Chinaplas 2016, Shanghai New International EXPO Centre.

9. rAw MAteriAls

9.1 plastic resins producers Group dialogues and summit Meeting

The dialogues between MPMA and PRPG were organised to share information between resin producers and the plastics industry, as well as working on collaborative activities for mutual benefits of the two organisations. Meetings conducted were as follows:

13 August 2015 MPMA-PRPG Dialogue at FMM

15 December 2015 MPMA-PRPG Summit at Hilton Hotel, PJ

At these meetings, members of the PRPG shared market information related to major type of resin from independent source and MPMA provided a report on the performance of the plastics industry covering key sub-sectors. MPMA and PRPG also worked together to address queries from the public on matters related to plastics safety and plastics effect on the environment.

9.2 seminars on raw Material Market trends

The Seminars had been incorporated into the MPMA Roadshow 2016. Speakers from ICIS Pricing presented a topic on “Oil Prices and China & SEA PE and PP Market Outlook” at the Roadshows.

Members at chinaplas 2015

Members at the roadshow in MpMA head office


10. process Group

10.1 MpMA polyvinyl chloride pipes and profiles sub-committee

MPMAPolyvinylChloride(PVC)PipesandProfilesSub-CommitteewasinvolvedinSIRIM’sTechnicalCommitteeonWaterSupplyandjoinedasoneofthemembersinSIRIM’sWorkingGroupforthedevelopmentofstandardsfortheunplasticisedPVC (uPVC) pipes. During the period under review, there was no project or meeting held with regards to PVC pipe standards development.

10.2 MpMA fibre reinforced plastics panel tank Manufacturers sub-committee

During the period under review, the Fibre Reinforced Plastics (FRP) Panel Tank Manufacturers Sub-Committee held five meetings to discuss on the matters related to implementations of MS1390 “Glass-Fibre Reinforced Polyester Panels and PanelWaterTanks–Specifications(FirstRevision)”andtoreviewthisMStoimproveitscontents,bothtechnicallyandcommercially. In this regards, the committee is in the midst of conducting testing on the materials.

10.3 MpMA polyethylene pipes and fittings sub-committee

During the period under review, MPMA Polyethylene (PE) Pipes & Fittings Sub-Committee held four meetings to discuss mainly on the issue of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes industry.

The Sub-Committee had participated in the exhibition organised by Jawatankuasa Tindakan Jurutera Air Daerah Se-Malaysia – JTJAD Annual Meeting from 14th to 16th December 2015 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, Sarawak. The third editionofBorneoWaterandWastewaterExhibitionandConference2015(BWWE2015)washeldinconjunctionwiththeAnnual Meeting of JTJAD 2015.

11. other Key heAd office Activities

11.1 MpMA’s 48th Anniversary dinner

The MPMA 48th Anniversary Dinner was held on 30 May 2015 at The Place @ One City, Subang Jaya, Selangor, with the theme of ‘Let’s Go Green’. In line with the theme, the Dinner had highlighted the environmental activities undertaken by MPMA. In particular, the Dinner had showcased the Litter Free Thaipusam 2015 Programme that was sponsored by the PS Committee. In acknowledgement of the PS Committee’s contribution towards MPMA’s environmental activities, a special plaque was presented to a representative from the PS Committee.

Members at the Anniversary dinnercelebrating the dinner with a toast



11.2 MpMA’s 26th Annual Golf 2015

MPMA held its 26th Annual Golf Tournament 2015 for members and guests on 29 May 2015 at the Palm Garden Golf Club, IOI Resort City, Putrajaya. 120 golfers had participated in the event.

12. report froM BrANches

12.1 MpMA Johor Branch

8 May 2015 The Annual General Meeting 2015 for MPMA Johor Branch was held at the Branch Conference Hall with a total participation of 34 members (19 members and 15 members by proxy).

21 August 2015 MPMA Johor Branch celebrated its 27th Anniversary Dinner with over 800 members and guests. 66 outstanding students from 14 member companies received scholarships worth RM9,700 during the Dinner.

In conjunction with the Anniversary Dinner, a Golf Tournament for members and guests was organised on the same day. A total of 119 members and guests had participated in the golf tournament.

MpMA’s 26th Annual Golf 2015

1. MpMA Johor Branch’s 27th Anniversary dinner

2. Golf tournament

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3. seminar on Malaysian standards value creation

4. seminar on Gst

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10 September 2015 The Branch held a seminar on Malaysian Standards Value Creation for the Plastics Industry at the KSL Resort, Johor Bahru. The Seminar was held in collaboration with Standards Malaysia and MPMA Head Office to increase members’ awareness on standards activities.

30 September 2015 A Seminar on GST in collaboration with Jabatan Kastam Diraja in M Suites Hotel, Johor Bahru was organised for 31 participants.

30 November 2015 TheBranch participated in aBrainstormingWorkshop forCommittees fromBusinessAssociations andSecretariat,organisedbytheJohorBahruChineseChamberofCommerceandIndustry.TheWorkshopwasheld in Johor Bahru.


12.2 MpMA Northern Branch

15 May 2015 MPMA Northern Branch held its 24th Annual General Meeting at its premises.

24 October 2015 The Branch celebrated its 24th Anniversary Dinner at The Light Hotel, Seberang Jaya. A Total of 700 members and guests attended the Dinner.

24 October 2015 In conjunction with the 24th Anniversary celebration, the Branch successfully organised the 18th Annual Golf Tournament on the same day morning at Cinta Sayang Golf & Country Resort, Sungei Petani. A total of 96 golfers participated in the golf game.

24 October 2015 A total of RM 8,400 was given out to 52 outstanding and deserving students from member companies under the Members’ Employees Children Academic Excellence Awards.

24 January 2016 The Branch organised a visit to Rumah Kanak-Kanak Taman Bakti, Kepala Batas.

19 February 2016 A Chinese New Year Dinner and Karaoke Contest was held at Kim Hee Restaurant, Seberang Jaya with 210 participants.

21 April 2016 MPMA Northern Branch organised the MPMA Roadshow 2016 – Northern Region with 50 participants.


1. Northern Branch’s 24th Anniversary dinner

2. chinese New year dinner

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12.3 MpMA perak Branch

10 May 2015 The Children Academic Excellent Achievement Awards was held at Syeun Hotel, Ipoh. A total of 95 students from 25 member companies received the Awards.

16 May 2015 MPMA Perak Branch held its 27th Annual General Meeting at MPMA Perak Branch Premises.

28 July 2015 The Branch organised a visiting mission to the 26th Malaysia International Plastic, Mould & Die Exhibition (M’SIA-PLAS)atPutraWorldTradeCentre(PWTC)KualaLumpur.

25 August 2015 The Branch organised a 25-member delegation to participate in the T-Plas Exhibition at Bangkok from 25th to 29th August 2015.

11 September 2015 The Branch organised 15th Annual Golf Tournament at Meru Valley Golf & Country Club. A total of 47 members participated in the tournament.

11 September 2015 The Branch celebrated its 27th Anniversary Dinner at Syeun Hotel Ipoh. 720 guests and members attended the grand event.

8 October 2015 The Branch jointly organised with the Perak Entrepreneur & Skills Development Centre (PESDC), a study on “SKM Programme for the Plastics Industry” at PESDC Training Complex. A total of 21 committee members attended and provided feedback to the study.

8 October 2015 The PVC Pipe Sub-Committee organised a meeting with Malayan Electro-Chemical Industry Co Sdn Bhd (MECI), the local PVC resin producer, at the Branch Office. A total of 27 members were present.

20 October 2015 The Branch and AIA Bhd jointly organised a seminar on “Protect Your Most Valuable Asset” at Hotel Excelsior Ipoh. 11 committee members were present.

14 December 2015 The Branch signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PESDC at the PESDC Training Complex. 32 Committee and members were present.

20 February 2016 The Member Gathering Dinner for 2016 was held at the Hill City Hotel. A total of 119 participants from 45 member companies were present.


1. perak Branch’s 27th Anniversary dinner.

2. Members gathering dinner

3. perak Branch Members at t-plAs

4. the children’s Academic excellent Achievement Awards

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12.4 MpMA sabah Branch

18 May 2015 The Sabah Branch’s 23rd Annual General Meeting was held at the Supertanker Restaurant, Kota Kinabalu.

17 July 2015 The Chairman, Datuk Alan Ang, attended the Hari Raya Open House hosted by the Honourable Tuan Yang Terutama, Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Sabah.

22 July 2015 The Branch orgniased its 1st Committee Meeting of the 12th Term 2014-2016 at Supertanker Restaurant, Kota Kinabalu.

8 March 2016 MPMA Sabah Branch 2nd Vice Chairman, Mr Sylvester Chua Yong Pheng participated in the Academy OfSciencesMalaysia’s “ConsultativeWorkshopon thePlastics andComposites IndustrySector” atPromenade Hotel, Kota Kinabalu.


13. plAstics eAGle-MpMA

13.1 Membership composition

For the period under review, Plastics Eagle-MPMA membership comprised 177 members:

Life Member : 71

Ordinary Member : 71

Associate Member : 33

Corporate Member : 2

total : 177

13.2 plastics eagle-MpMA tournaments

date Name Golf club players

8 July 2015 OPS Trophy Glenmarie Golf & Country Club 68

14 August 2015 Ten Optimum Trophy MWEGolf&CountryClub 47

5 November 2015 Plasma Color Trophy Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam 34

10 December 2015 Annual Golf Tournament Saujana Golf & Country Resort 87

13.3 plastics eagle-MpMA Annual Golf tournament

Plastics Eagle-MPMA held its Annual Golf Game on 10 December 2015 at the Saujana Golf and Country Club, Selangor. The event attracted 87 Eagle members and guests.

1. Academy of sciences Malaysia’s consultative workshop

2. hari raya open house

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1967 – 1969MrSWGoh(President for pro-tem Committee)United Plastic Factory

1969 – 1971MrThomasWongCentury Plastic Sdn Bhd





1978 – 1980Mr KC TanLam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd

1980 – 1982Mr KC TanLam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd

1982 – 1984 MrWeeHongImChong Wah Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd

1984 – 1986MrWeeHongImChong Wah Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd

1986 – 1988Mr Johnny YongYong Kam Fook Plastic Industries Sdn Bhd

1988 – 1990Mr Johnny YongYong Kam Fook Plastic Industries Sdn Bhd

1990 – 1992Dato’ Liew Sew YeeThong Fook Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd


yeAr 1980 – 1994yeAr 1967 – 1980



1998 – 2000Mr Callum ChenLee Huat Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd



2004 – 2006Dato’ Peter CC YongYong Kam Fook Plastic Industries Sdn Bhd

2006 – presentDatuk Lim Kok BoonScientex Great Wall Sdn Bhd (formerly known as GW Packaging Sdn Bhd)

yeAr 1994 – preseNt

MpMA’s presidents

finAnCiAl stAteMents

52 STATEMENT BY CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS

53 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

55 AMALGAMATED INCOME STATEMENT

56 AMALGAMATED BALANCE SHEET

57 AMALGAMATED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS

58 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MAlAysiAN plAstics MANufActurers AssociAtioN

52 MALAYSIAN PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

28 April 2016

stAteMent by CentrAl CoMMittee MeMbers

We,beingthreeCentralCommitteeMembersofMalaysian plastics Manufacturers Association state that in the opinion

of Central Committee, the accompanying financial statements together with the notes attached thereto on pages 55 to 67

give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Association as at 31 December 2015 and of its financial performance

and receipts and payments for the year ended on that date in accordance with Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia

deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee and the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Association.

datuk lim Kok BoonPresident

tan cheow hoTreasurer

eddie fong seak sohSecretary-General

53AnnuAl RepoRt 2016

report on the financial statements

WehaveauditedtheaccompanyingfinancialstatementsofMalaysian plastics Manufacturers Association, which comprise the amalgamated balance sheet as at 31 December 2015, the amalgamated income statement and amalgamated statement of receipts and payments for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes, as set out on pages 55 to 67.

Central Committee’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Central Committee is responsible for the preparation of financial statements so as to give a true and fair view in accordance with Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee and the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Association. Central Committee is also responsible for such internal control as Central Committee of the Association determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Ourresponsibility istoexpressanopiniononthesefinancialstatementsbasedonouraudit.Weconductedouraudit inaccordance with approved Standards on Auditing in Malaysia. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Association’s preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Association’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by Central Committee, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

Webelievethattheauditevidencewehaveobtainedissufficientandappropriatetoprovideabasisforourauditopinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Association as at 31 December 2015 and of its financial performance and receipts and payments for the year then ended in accordance with Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee and the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Association.

independent Auditors’ report To The Members of Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association


independent Auditors’ report To The Members of Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association

Emphasis of Matter

Withoutmodifyingouropinion,wedrawattentiontoNote2.1tothefinancialstatementswhichdisclosesthatthefinancialstatements comply with Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee. Management has elected to omit certain disclosures and standards required by Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia on grounds of impracticability. If the omitted disclosures and standards were included in the financial statements, they might influence the user’s conclusions about the Association’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Accordingly, there is an uncertainty that these financial statements may be inappropriate for those who require the information about such matters.

other Matters

ThisreportismadesolelytomembersoftheAssociation,andfornootherpurpose.Wedonotassumeresponsibilitytoanyother person for the contents of this report.

KhooWong&ChanChartered Accountants(AF: 0736)

WongFenKongPartner683/3/17(J/PH)Chartered Accountant

Kuala Lumpur,28 April 2016


AMAlGAMAted inCoMe stAteMentfor the year ended 31 December 2015

The annexed notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

2015 2014

rM rM

income

Members' subscriptions 409,786 413,049

Seminars 526,103 660,077

Activities for generating funds 1,848,247 1,403,928

Other income 191,675 259,196

2,975,811 2,736,250

expenditure

Costs of seminars 288,457 263,956

Costs of generating funds 932,237 739,795

Staff related expenses 1,203,049 1,099,589

Professional fees 20,350 22,860

Depreciation 59,013 54,125

General expenses 438,798 370,080

2,941,904 2,550,405

surplus for the year 33,907 185,845


AMAlGAMAted bAlAnCe sheet as at 31 December 2015


Note 2015 2014

rM rM

property, plant and equipment 3 966,078 967,036

current assets

Inventories 4 5,777 4,455

Receivables 5 545,604 64,390

Short-term deposits with licensed banks 3,363,472 3,479,412

Cash and bank balances 456,758 482,451

4,371,611 4,030,708

current liabilities

Payables 6 1,305,672 1,059,034

Net current assets 3,065,939 2,971,674

4,032,017 3,938,710

Representing:

founders' funds 230,000 230,000

Accumulated funds 7 1,195,041 1,161,134

scholarship reserve funds 8 249,083 191,183

training funds 9 99,880 99,880

employees' welfare funds 10 140,694 140,694

Building funds 11 2,023,219 2,023,219

Membership funds 12 94,100 92,600

4,032,017 3,938,710


AMAlGAMAted stAteMent of reCeipts And pAyMentsfor the year ended 31 December 2015


2015 2014

rM rM

At 1 January:

Short-term deposits 3,479,412 2,944,736


3,961,863 3,266,799

receipts

Members' subscriptions 395,816 417,645

Seminars 261,698 660,077

Activities for generating funds 1,774,704 1,409,928

Other income 333,092 714,651

Customer deposit 424 -

Financing activity 67,500 52,960

2,833,234 3,255,261

6,795,097 6,522,060

payments

Costs of seminars 288,457 263,956

Costs of generating funds 959,044 798,051

Staff related expenses 1,148,662 1,091,439

Professional fee 18,650 25,856

General expenses 492,379 325,213

GST expenses 20 -

Capital expenditure 58,055 21,622

Financing activities 9,600 34,060

2,974,867 2,560,197

At 31 December:

Short-term deposits 3,363,472 3,479,412


3,820,230 3,961,863

6,795,097 6,522,060


These notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements.

1. GeNerAl iNforMAtioN

1.1 Amalgamation

The amalgamation consists of the Association, Plastics Technology Training Centre and Plastics Eagle - MPMA. 1.2 Number of employees

There were 15 (2014:13) employees employed at the end of the financial year.

1.3 registered offices and principal places of activities

The addresses of the registered offices and principal places of activities are as follows:-

head office 37, Jalan 20/14, Paramount Garden, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

perak Branch 15B, Medan Istana 3, Bandar Ipoh Raya, 30000 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan.

Johor Branch No. 2A, Jalan Anggerik 2/4, Taman Anggerik,

Skudai, 81300 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Takzim.

1.4 Authorisation for issue

The financial statements were authorised for issue by Central Committee on 28 April 2016.

2. siGNificANt AccouNtiNG policies

2.1 Basis of accounting

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost basis, unless otherwise indicated in the following significant accounting policies. The financial statements comply with the provisions of rules and regulations of the Association and Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee.

notes to the finAnCiAl stAteMents31 December 2015

Northern BranchWismaPlastik,40,JalanBaganSatu,Taman Bagan, 13400 Butterworth, Pulau Pinang.

sabah Branch11.2 KM, Jalan Tuaran,89350 Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

sarawak BranchLot 1370, Blk 12, MTLD, Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone, 93450 Kuching, Sarawak.


The following are the Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee. Central Committee is of the opinion that full compliance with Private Entity Reporting Standards is impracticable after considering the balance between benefits and costs of full compliance with the Standards:

MASB 1 Presentation of Financial Statements

MASB 2 Inventories

MASB 6 The Effect of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates

MASB 9 Revenue

MASB 14 Depreciation Accounting

MASB 15 Property, Plant and Equipment

MASB 20 Provision, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets

MASB 23 Impairment of Assets

Modified to exclude the following presentations and disclosures:


Presentation and disclosure relating to statement of changes in equity, cash flow statement and other disclosures.

New financial reporting framework Malaysian Private Entities Reporting Standard (“MPERS”)

No early adoption is made by Central Committee on the following Standard and Amendments that are expected to have application to Central Committee’s operations. These Standard and Amendments have been issued by the MASB, but yet to be effective:

Effective for financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016 • MPERS

Effective for financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017 • AmendmentstotheMPERS

The Standard and Amendments are mandatory for adoption by all private entities. Early application is permitted for Amendments to MPERS. Accordingly, Central Committee’s first financial statements prepared in accordance with MPERS will be for the financial year ending 31 December 2016.

Central Committee is currently assessing the impact of adoption of the Standard and Amendments, including identification of the differences in existing accounting policies as compared to the new framework.

2.2 income recognition

(i) Interest and rental income Interest and rental income are recognised on an accrual basis.


(ii) Income from services Income from services is recognised on the performance of services rendered.

(iii) Members’ subscription and other miscellaneous income Members’ subscription and other miscellaneous income are recognised when ultimate collection

is certain.

(iv) Investment income Dividend income from investment is recognised in the income statement when the right to receive

is established.

2.3 taxation

Current year’s taxation is the amount of tax payable in respect of the taxable profit for a period. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Association’s liabilities for current tax are calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

2.4 impairment

The carrying amounts of assets, except inventories, deferred tax assets and financial assets, are assessed for impairment when there is an indication that the assets might be impaired. Impairment is measured by comparing the carrying amounts of the assets with their recoverable amounts. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s net selling price and its value in use, which is measured by reference to discounted future cash flows. Recoverable amounts are estimated for individual assets, or if it is impossible, for the cash-generating unit.

An impairment loss is recognised as an expense immediately in the income statement. Subsequent increase in the recoverable amount of an asset is treated as reversal of the previous impairment loss and is recognised to the extent of the carrying amount of the asset that would have determined net of depreciation, had no impairment loss been recognised. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised as income immediately in the income statement.

2.5 foreign currencies

The financial statements are presented in Ringgit Malaysia (RM).

Transactions in foreign currencies during the period are converted into Ringgit Malaysia at rates of exchange approximating those ruling at the transaction dates. Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date are translated into Ringgit Malaysia at rates of exchange approximating those ruling on that date. All exchange differences are recognised in the income statement.



The exchange rates used for the main foreign currencies in the Association are as follows:-

period end rates 2015 2014 rM rM

Singapore (S$1) 3.04 2.64 United States (US$1) 4.29 3.49 Hong Kong (HK$100) 55.37 45.06

2.6 property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised in the income statement on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of items of property, plant and equipment.

The principal annual rates adopted are as follows:-

Buildings - 2% to 2½% Furniture, fittings & equipment - 10% to 20%

When an indication of impairment exists, the carrying amount of the asset is assessed andwritten downimmediately to its recoverable amount.

On derecognition or disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment, the difference between net disposal proceeds, if any, and its carrying amount is recognised in the income statement.

2.7 inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. The cost is determined on the FIFO (first-in-first-out) basis and includes all those expenses which relate to bringing the inventories to their present location and condition.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.

2.8 receivables and payables

Receivables are measured at cost less an allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful debts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are recognised as expenses in the income statement as incurred.

Payables are measured at cost.


2.9 provisions

Provisions are recognised in the balance sheet when the Association has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, when it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and when a reliable estimate of the amount can be made.

3. property, plANt ANd eQuipMeNt

freehold land Buildings

furniture, fittings &

equipment total

2015 rM rM rM rM

Cost:

At 1 January 2015 306,278 1,225,113 709,235 2,240,626

Additions - - 59,429 59,429

Disposal - - (7,560) (7,560)

At 31 December 2015 306,278 1,225,113 761,104 2,292,495

Accumulated depreciation:

At 1 January 2015 - 666,108 607,482 1,273,590

charge for the year - 25,718 33,295 59,013

Disposal - - (6,186) (6,186)

At 31 December 2015 - 691,826 634,591 1,326,417

Carrying amount:

At 31 December 2015 306,278 533,287 126,513 966,078



freehold land Buildings

furniture, fittings & equipment total

2014 rM rM rM rM

Cost:

At 1 January 2014 306,278 1,225,113 687,613 2,219,004

Additions - - 21,622 21,622

At 31 December 2014 306,278 1,225,113 709,235 2,240,626


At 1 January 2014 - 640,391 579,074 1,219,465

charge for the year - 25,717 28,408 54,125

At 31 December 2014 - 666,108 607,482 1,273,590

Carrying amount:

At 31 December 2014 306,278 559,005 101,753 967,036

a) The title deed of the Northern Branch landed property is registered in the name of Messrs. Mayban Trustees Berhad.

However, with reference to the Rule 16 of the Association’s Rules (Amended) which is approved by the Registrar of Societies:-

“All landed properties of the Association to be registered in the name of the Association”.

b) Central Committee has instructed Management Committee of the Northern Branch to act on this matter.


4. iNveNtories

5. receivABles


2015 2014

rM rM

Subscription receivable from member 26,733 17,582

Refundable deposits 12,575 11,815

Golf game entrance fee receivables 20,751 -

Amounts receivables from members:

•annualdinner 44,760 - •members'subscription 3,700 - •seminar 3,264 - •others 3,541 -

Seminar debtors 261,141 -

Prepayment 14,425 14,200

Other debtors 154,714 20,793

545,604 64,390

2015 2014

rM rM

At cost:

Consumable goods 5,777 4455


6. pAyABles

Certain committee members serve as Directors in MPMA Holdings Sdn. Bhd., a company incorporated in Malaysia.

The advances are unsecured and interest-free with no fixed terms of repayment.

7. AccuMulAted fuNds

The income of the Association is taxed at scale rate in accordance with Section 53(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1967.

2015 2014

rM rM

Members' subscription in advance - 3,100

Advances from MPMA Holdings Sdn. Bhd. 18,000 21,000

PS media fund 651,705 458,017

Accrued expenses 189,650 125,620

Deposits received 9,950 9,800

Deposit refundable 17,500 -

Customer deposit 424 -

Advertorial on plastic 218,544 240,804

Other creditors 199,899 200,693

At 31 December 1,305,672 1,059,034

2015 2014

rM rM

At 1 January 1,161,134 982,203

Surplus for the year 33,907 185,845

Transfer to:

•training funds - (4,098) •employees'welfarefunds - (2,816)

At 31 December 1,195,041 1,161,134


8. scholArship reserve fuNds

9. trAiNiNG fuNds

10. eMployees’ welfAre fuNds


2015 2014

rM rM

At 1 January 191,183 172,283

Total receipts 67,500 32,150

Total payments (9,600) (13,250)

At 31 December 249,083 191,183

2015 2014

rM rM

At 1 January 99,880 97,064

Transfer from accumulated funds - 2,816

At 31 December 99,880 99,880

2015 2014

rM rM

At 1 January 140,694 136,596

Transfer from accumulated funds - 4,098

At 31 December 140,694 140,694


11. BuildiNG fuNds

12. MeMBership fuNds

2015 2014

rM rM

At 1 January 92,600 91,100

Admission 1,500 1,500

At 31 December 94,100 92,600

2015 2014

rM rM

At 1 January and 31 December 2,023,219 2,023,219

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finAnCiAl stAteMents

70 STATEMENT BY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

71 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

73 AMALGAMATED INCOME STATEMENT

74 AMALGAMATED BALANCE SHEET

75 AMALGAMATED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS

76 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MAlAysiAN plAstics MANufActurers AssociAtioN – plAstics techNoloGy trAiNiNG ceNtre

Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers association – Plastics technology training centre70

stAteMent by MAnAGeMent CoMMittee

28 April 2016

We,beingtwoManagementCommitteeMembersofMalaysianPlasticsManufacturersAssociation–PlasticsTechnology

Training Centre state that in the opinion of Management Committee, the accompanying financial statements set out on

pages 73 to 80 give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Association as at 31 December 2015 and of its financial

performance and receipts and payments for the year ended on that date in accordance with Private Entity Reporting Standards

in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee and the provisions of the rules and regulations of the

Association.

tan cheow hoTreasurer

eddie fongChairman


independent Auditors’ report To The Members of Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association – Plastics Technology Training Centre

report on the financial statements

WehaveauditedtheaccompanyingfinancialstatementsofMalaysianPlasticsManufacturersAssociation–PlasticsTechnologyTraining Centre, which comprise the amalgamated balance sheet as at 31 December 2015, the amalgamated income statement and amalgamated statement of receipts and payments for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes, as set out on pages 73 to 80.

Management Committee’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management Committee is responsible for the preparation of financial statements so as to give a true and fair view in accordance with Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee and the provisions of rules and regulations of the Association. Management Committee is also responsible for such internal control as Management Committee of the Association determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Ourresponsibility istoexpressanopiniononthesefinancialstatementsbasedonouraudit.Weconductedouraudit inaccordance with approved Standards on Auditing in Malaysia. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Association’s preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Association’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the Management Committee, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

Webelievethattheauditevidencewehaveobtainedissufficientandappropriatetoprovideabasisforourauditopinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Association as at 31 December 2015 and of its financial performance and receipts and payments for the year then ended in accordance with Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee and the provisions of rules and regulations of the Association.


independent Auditors’ report To The Members of Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association – Plastics Technology Training Centre

Emphasis of Matter

Withoutmodifyingouropinion,wedrawattentiontoNote2.1tothefinancialstatementswhichdisclosesthatthefinancialstatements comply with Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee. Management has elected to omit certain disclosures and standards required by Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia on grounds of impracticability. If the omitted disclosures and standards were included in the financial statements, they might influence the user’s conclusions about the Association’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. Accordingly, there is an uncertainty that these financial statements may be inappropriate for those who require the information about such matters.

other Matters

ThisreportismadesolelytomembersoftheAssociation,andfornootherpurpose.Wedonotassumeresponsibilitytoanyother person for the contents of this report.

KhooWong&ChanChartered Accountants(AF: 0736)

Chan Kee HwaPartner1367/6/17(J/PH)Chartered Accountant

Kuala Lumpur,

28 April 2016


AMAlGAMAted inCoMe stAteMentfor the year ended 31 December 2015


2015 2014

rM rM

income

Activities for generating funds - 4,260

Other income 9,752 57,851

9,752 62,111

expenditure

Costs of generating funds - 1,537


Depreciation - 810

General expenses 310 74,597

total expenditure 2,210 80,444

surplus/(deficit) for the year 7,542 (18,333)



Note 2015 2014

rM rM

property, plant and equipment 3 - 1,374

current assets

Short-term deposits with licnsed bank 315,162 306,428


320,703 365,583

current liabilities

Other payables 4 2,624 2,500

Net current assets 318,079 363,083

318,079 364,457

Representing:

founders' funds 230,000 230,000

Accumulated funds 5 88,079 134,457

318,079 364,457

AMAlGAMAted bAlAnCe sheet as at 31 December 2015


AMAlGAMAted stAteMent of reCeipts And pAyMentsfor the year ended 31 December 2015


2015 2014

rM rM

At 1 January:

Short-term deposits 306,428 322,633


365,583 364,146

receipts

Activities for generating funds - 4,260

Financing activities - 20,810

Other income 9,752 9,851

9,752 34,921

375,335 399,067

payments

Costs of generating funds - 1,537

Funds transferred to MPMA-Johor 52,546 -


General expenses 186 27,497

Capital expenditure - 950

54,632 33,484

At 31 December:

Short-term deposits 315,162 306,428


320,703 365,583

375,335 399,067



These notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements.

1. GeNerAl iNforMAtioN

1.1 Number of employees

There were no employees employed at the end of both years under review.

1.2 registered offices and principal place of activities

The addresses of the registered offices and principal place of activities are as follows:-

head office / selangor branch 37, Jalan 20/14, Paramount Garden, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

penang branch 40, Jalan Bagan Satu, Taman Bagan, 13400 Butterworth, Pulau Pinang.

Johor branch No. 2A, Jalan Anggerik 2/4, Taman Anggerik, Skudai, 81300 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Takzim.

1.3 Authorisation for issue

The financial statements were authorised for issue by Management Committee on 28 April 2016.

2. siGNificANt AccouNtiNG policies

2.1 Basis of accounting

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost basis, unless otherwise indicated in the following significant accounting policies. The financial statements comply with Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee and the provisions of rules and regulations of the Association.

The following are the Private Entity Reporting Standards in Malaysia deemed relevant and appropriate by Central Committee. Central Committee is of the opinion that full compliance with Private Entity Reporting Standards is impracticable after considering the balance between benefits and costs of full compliance with the Standards:



MASB 9 Revenue

MASB 14 Depreciation Accounting

MASB 15 Property, Plant and Equipment

MASB 20 Provision, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets MASB 23 Impairment of Assets

Modified to exclude the following presentations and disclosures:


Presentation and disclosure relating to statement of changes in equity, cash flow statement and other disclosures.

New financial reporting framework Malaysian Private Entities Reporting Standard (“MPERS”)

No early adoption is made by Central Committee on the following Standard and Amendments that are expected to have application to Central Committee’s operations. These Standard and Amendments have been issued by the MASB, but yet to be effective:

Effective for financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016 • MPERS

Effective for financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017 • AmendmentstotheMPERS

The Standard and Amendments are mandatory for adoption by all private entities. Early application is permitted for Amendments to MPERS. Accordingly, Central Committee’s first financial statements prepared in accordance with MPERS will be for the financial year ending 31 December 2016.

Central Committee is currently assessing the impact of adoption of the Standard and Amendments, including identification of the differences in existing accounting policies as compared to the new framework.

2.2 revenue recognition

(i) Interest and rental income Interest and rental income are recognised on an accrual basis.

(ii) Income from services Income from services is recognised on the performance of services rendered.

(iii) Other miscellaneous income Other miscellaneous income is recognised when ultimate collection is certain.


2.3 impairment

The carrying amounts of assets, except deferred tax assets and financial assets, are assessed for impairment when there is an indication that the assets might be impaired. Impairment is measured by comparing the carrying amounts of the assets with their recoverable amounts. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s net selling price and its value in use, which is measured by reference to discounted future cash flows. Recoverable amounts are estimated for individual assets, or if it is impossible, for the cash-generating unit.

An impairment loss is recognised as an expense immediately in the income statement. Subsequent increase in the recoverable amount of an asset is treated as reversal of the previous impairment loss and is recognised to the extent of the carrying amount of the asset that would have determined net of depreciation, had no impairment loss been recognised. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised as income immediately in the income statement.

2.4 property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised in the income statement on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of items of property, plant and equipment.

The principal annual rate adopted is as follows:-

Furniture, fittings & equipment – 10% to 20%

When an indication of impairment exists, the carrying amount of the asset is assessed andwritten downimmediately to its recoverable amount.

On derecognition or disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment, the difference between net disposal proceeds, if any, and its carrying amount is recognised in the income statement.

2.5 taxation

The taxation is assessed at Head Office level.

2.6 receivables and payables

Receivables are measured at cost less an allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful debts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are recognised as expenses in the income statement as incurred.

Payables are measured at cost.



2.7 provisions

Provisions are recognised in the balance sheet when the Association has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, when it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and when a reliable estimate of the amount can be made.

3. property, plANt ANd eQuipMeNt

furniture, fittings & equipment

2015 2014

rM rM

Cost:

At 1 January 7,560 6,610

Addition - 950

Disposal (7,560) -

At 31 December - 7,560


At 1 January 6,186 5,376

charge for the year - 810

Disposal (6,186) -


Carrying amount:




4. other pAyABles

5. AccuMulAted fuNds

2015 2014

rM rM

Accrued expenses 1,700 2,500

Other creditor 924 -

2,624 2,500

2015 2014

rM rM

At 1 January 134,457 152,790

Surplus/(deficit) for the year 7,542 (18,333)

Funds transferred to MPMA-Johor Branch (53,920) -

At 31 December 88,079 134,457

MALAYSIAN PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

37, Jalan 20/14, Paramount Garden, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Tel: 603-7876 3027 Fax: 603-7876 8352 E-mail: [email protected]

URL: www.mpma.org.my

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