Roadshow Series

DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION ORGANISER

MARCH

3 Understanding GST for the Manufacturing Sector MPMA NB

6 Understanding GST for the Manufacturing Sector MPMA HO

4 – 6 Plastic & Rubber 2014, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam MATRADE

APRIL

2 MPMA's Roadshow MPMA HO

10 MPMA's Roadshow MPMA PB

11 MPMA's Roadshow MPMA NB

15 MPMA's Roadshow MPMA JB

23 – 26 Chinaplas 2014, Shanghai Adsale

MAY

9 MPMA Johor Branch AGM MPMA JB

24 MPMA Perak Branch AGM MPMA PB

Key Activities: 2014

DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION ORGANISER

JUNE

20 MPMA's 25th Annual Golf MPMA

21 MPMA's 47th AGM MPMA

21 MPMA's 47th Anniversary Dinner MPMA

AUGUST

22 MPMA's Johor Branch Annual Golf MPMA JB

22 MPMA's Johor Branch Dinner MPMA JB

SEPTEMBER

5 MPMA's Perak Branch Annual Dinner & Golf MPMA PB

OCTOBER 11 MPMA's Northern Branch Dinner & Golf MPMA NB

28 Oct – 1

Nov International Plastic Fair (IPF), Japan MATRADE

NOVEMBER

11 - 12 MIPC 2014 MPMA

NO Date Event

1 29 July 2013

Participated the 1st Joint Industry Meeting organised by The

Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industries

(ACCCIM). 15 associations were present to discuss minimum

wage for foreign workers.

2 19 August 2013 Participated the 2nd Joint Industry Meeting.

3 27 August 2013

Participated a Task Force meeting, formed under the Joint

Association to work on proposal for submission to the

Government.

4 17 September 2013 Participated a Task Force meeting.

5 17 October 2013

Met with Dr Mohd Gazali of EPU, together with ACCCIM,

FMM and a few other associations to discuss the minimum

wage for foreign workers.

Minimum Wage Issues

NO Date Event

6 October 2013

Assisted the Joint Industry to finalise the memorandum,

proposing for a transitional wage structure for foreign

workers, i.e. RM676 basic + RM224 benefit in kind (including

levy and accommodation payments by employers and

approved incentive payment scheme).

6 7 November 2013

President Mr KB Lim presented a paper on “Minimum Wages

– Views from the Manufacturers” at the Seminar on Human

Resources organised by the ACCCIM.

7 3 December 2013

Mr KB Lim was invited as a panelist at a PEMANDU Clinic on

Making Minimum Wages Work”.

8 21 January 2014

Sent a letter to MITI, EPU and PEMANDU expressing our

concerns on the implementation of minimum wages for

foreign workers and increase in electricity tariff.

Minimum Wage Issues

Standards Development Activities

112 MS on Plastic Products developed.

Working Group

Number of

Standards Developed

1 Blow Moulding 19

2 Foam Products 1

3 Polymer Composites 0

4 Film and Lamination 47

5 Injection Moulding 34

6 Woven/Non-Woven Products and Geosynthetics 11

Total 112

NO WG MS NO TITLE

1 4 1421:1997

(Revision) Method of test for Haze of Plastic Films and Sheeting

2 4

13J001R0 a

(MS2557)

(Modified

adoption)

Plastics – Film and Sheeting – Biaxially Oriented Poly(ethylene

terephthalate) (PET) Films – Specification

3 4

13J002R0

a(MS2566)

(Indigenous

Standard)

Plastics – Film and Sheeting – Vacuum Metallised Biaxially

Oriented Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) Films –

Specification

4 4

13J003R0

(MS2567)

(Indigenous

Standard)

Plastics – Film and Sheeting – Vacuum Metallised Biaxially

Oriented Polypropylene (MBOPP) Films – Specification

List of MS Standards Developed

in 2013

NO WG MS NO TITLE

5 4

11J048R0 a

(MS2549)

(Indigenous

Standard)

Plastics – Film and sheeting – Metallised cast polypropylene

(MCPP) film – Specification

6 4 1770:2004

(Reconfirmation) Plastics films - Guidelines on the use for stretch wrapping

7 4 8570:2004

(Amendment)

Plastics – Film and sheeting - Determination of cold-crack

temperature

8 5 1559:2002

(Reconfirmation)

Method of test for permeability of thermoplastic containers

to packaged reagents or proprietary products

9 5 1560:2002

(Amendment)

Specification for measuring cups, spoons and litre measures

for domestic purposes

NO WG MS NO TITLE

10 5 921:2004

(Reconfirmation) Specifications for Dental Equipment – Toothbrushes

11 5 1769:2004

(Reconfirmation) Portable cooler boxes – Specification

12 5 676:2001

(Amendment) Specifications for Plastic Buckets

13 5 1530:2001

(Amendment) Specification for Plastic Washing Basin

14 5 1905:2006

(Amendment) Plastics containers for paints and surface coatings – Specification

Creating Trust by Collaborating with

Partners for Media and PR Campaign

Waterfall Survivors – an environment group

Lions Club, KL North – a charitable organisation

Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing

Department of Environment, Ministry of Natural

Resources and the Environment

Kuala Lumpur City Hall and Local Agenda 21

MPMA currently organises environment programmes such

as clean-ups with Kuala Lumpur City Hall

MPMA Members/Companies

E-Day, Chong Wah, Sekoplas, Mah Sing, LHPlus, Plastics

Centre, DOW, etc

Hi-5 ME (Mother Earth) – Don’t Be a

Litterbug Public Campaigns Date

Collaboration

Partners/Members

1

Bukit Bintang, KL - headed by MPMA

together with the Bukit Bintang Central

Environmental Committee of Local

Agenda 21 DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City

Hall)

2 Mac 2013 Local Agenda 21 Kuala

Lumpur

2 Jalan Duta PLUS Toll 15 Mac

2013 MPF

3 Setia City Mall, Selangor in conjunction

with Earth Hour

23 Mac

2013 Plastic Centre Sdn Bhd

4

Tropicana City Mall, Petaling Jaya,

Selangor in conjunction with World

Environment Day

1 June

2013

Mah Sing Plastics

Industries Sdn Bhd

ESH Activities 2013

Hi-5 ME (Mother Earth) – Don’t Be a

Litterbug Public Campaigns Date

Collaboration

Partners/Members

5 Putrajaya, in conjunction with Malaysian

Environment Week

27 Oct

2013 MPMA Secretariat

6

Wangsa Walk Mall, Wangsa Maju, Kuala

Lumpur in conjunction with National

Recycling Day

16 Nov

2013

Everyday Brush

Industries (M) Sdn Bhd

7 Festival City Mall, Setapak, Kuala

Lumpur

23 Nov

2013

Everyday Brush

Industries (M) Sdn Bhd

8 IOI Mall, Puchong, Selangor 30 Nov

2013

Chong Wah Plastics Sdn

Bhd

2 March 2013, ‘Hi 5 ME (Mother Earth) ‘Don’t Be a Litterbug’ Public Campaign at Bukit

Bintang, KL was headed by MPMA together with the Bukit Bintang Central Environmental

Committee of Local Agenda 21 DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall). The event was successfully

undertaken by 700 volunteers from partners of LA21 KL cleaning up Bukit Bintang whilst

creating awareness and educating public on anti-littering. The event was launched by the

KL Mayor, YBhg Datuk Seri Hj Ahmad Phesal bin Hj Talib.

1 June 2013, MPF/MPMA collaborated with Tropicana City Mall on its World Environment Day

celebration. MPF/MPMA volunteers gave out ‘Don’t be a Litterbug’ car stickers and encouraging

shoppers to dispose of rubbish responsibly, so as to avoid littering in the mall as well as in the

surrounding areas. The campaign was well received by the public.

23 November 2013, MPMA and Everyday Brush Industries (M) Sdn Bhd organised a ‘Hi-5 ME

(Mother Earth) Don’t Be a Litterbug’ at Festival City Mall, Setapak. The campaign received

overwhelming support from the public by exchanging ‘Hi-5s’ and pledging towards anti-litter with

their signatures.

30 November 2013, MPMA and Chong Wah Plastics Sdn Bhd organised a ‘Hi-5 ME (Mother Earth)

Don’t Be a Litterbug’ at IOI Mall, Puchong. The campaign was well supported by the public as they

pledged their support against littering with their signatures.

17

1 August 2013, MPMA-DOW Don’t Be a Litterbug and 3Rs Awareness Programme 2013, Penang Award Ceremony was officiated by YB Tuan Phee Boon Poh, Welfare, Caring Community

and Environment Committee Chairman for Penang State Government at

Jit Sin Independent High School, Bukit Mertajam.

MPMA-DOW Don’t Be a Litterbug and 3Rs Awareness Programme 2013, Penang

MPF/MPMA’s ‘Don’t Be a

Litterbug’ campaign featured

in NST – 8 January 2013

MPF/MPMA’s ‘Don’t Be a

Litterbug’ Campaign has

reached the media’s attention,

the latest being in the Life and

Times Health section of the

New Straits Times, where a

full page was dedicated on

littering. The page had

mentioned about the

MPF/MPMA campaign and

quoted the source as

MPF/MPMA.

CAFÉ LATTE CHAT - an open forum that discusses selected topics of interest to the

public hosted by The Star Online. The forum titled ‘A Closer Look at Plastics’ that

discusses issues on ‘Plastics and the Environment’ was attended by (from left) En

Ahmad Khairuddin – Vice Chairman, MPF, En Abdul Aziz – President, ENSEARCH and

Dato’ Dr Nadzri – Director-General, National Solid Waste Management Department. The

forum was held on 14 October 2013 and was published on The Star Online on 22

October 2013.

Commitment Statement

Why is the Commitment Statement part of the anti-litter campaign?

It is a strong and purposeful statement against the issue of littering and is in line with MPMA’s commitment to the Global Marine Litter Declaration

27 October 2013, MPMA collaborated with Department of Environment on its Malaysian

Environment Week 2013 celebration at Putrajaya. MPMA volunteers gave out ‘Don’t be a

Litterbug’ car stickers by encouraging the public to dispose of rubbish responsibly. The campaign

had received overwhelming support from the public by exchanging ‘Hi-5s’ and pledging towards

anti-litter by signing.

27 October 2013 – MPMA was

honoured with the Malaysia

Environment Week 2013 Special

Acknowledgement Award as

Leading Contributor towards

Environmental Sustainability by the

Department of Environment (DOE),

Ministry of Natural Resources and

Environment (MNRE) for the year

2013. The award was presented in

conjunction with the Malaysia

Environment Week 2013, organized

by DOE at Putrajaya. The award was

presented to Mr Lim Kok Boon,

President, MPMA by YB Datuk Seri

G. Palanivel, Minister of Natural

Resources and Environment.

Key Observations of the Media

and PR Campaign

We hope that through MPMA’s actions and activities, and those with our Partners – we can further build greater ‘trust’ amongst the public towards plastics

It is obvious that we have to continue the Media and PR Campaign as the public misconception towards plastic is still rife – therefore more needs to be done

Month Activity Organiser

March Don't be a Litterbug public campaign through Hi-

5 activity at Bukit Tinggi

MPMA HQ

April 26 April 2014

Gotong Royong with LA21 and DBKL at Bukit

Bintang

MPMA HQ

May MPMA-DOW 3Rs Plastics Awareness

Programme, Penang (Launch)

Northern Branch

June 14 June 2014

Public Activity - Don't be a Litterbug public

campaign through Hi-5 activity in public area

JB Branch

August 16 August 2014

Gotong Royong with LA21 and DBKL at Bukit

Bintang

MPMA HQ

Planned ESH Activities: 2014

Month Activity Organiser

October 14 October 2014

A Don't be a Litterbug and 3R's Awareness

Programme in a school

JB Branch

November 1 November 2014

Gotong Royong with LA21 and DBKL at Bukit

Bintang

MPMA HQ

13 November 2014

MPMA-DOW 3Rs Plastics Awareness

Programme, Penang (Awards)

Northern Branch

Providing Technical Upgrade and

Development Through Education and

Training

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