Annual Report 2011

THE MALAYSIAN TIN PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION

(MTPMA)

Report of the Management Committee
for the year 2011

TO ALL MEMBERS:

Your Management Committee submits the Association’s audited Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011, and reports as follows:-

1. ACCOUNTS

The Auditor’s Report and Financial Statements of the Association for the year ended 31 December 2011 are shown in Appendix A.

Income from membership and weblink subscriptions, interest and newsletter advertisement during 2011 totalled RM10,121. Expenditure during the year totalled RM8,245, thus a surplus of RM1,876 was recorded for the year ended 31 December 2011.

Net current assets of the Association at 31 December 2011 as shown in the Balance Sheet stood at RM25,087 as compared with RM23,211 at end December 2010.

2. SUBSCRIPTIONS

The rates of entrance fees and annual subscriptions for 2011 remained the same as follows:-

(i) ORDINARY MEMBER

Entrance fee - RM100
Annual Subscription - RM100 per annum

(ii) ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Entrance Fee - RM100
Annual Subscription - RM100 per annum

Entrance fee and annual subscription are payable in advance at the time of application for membership and thereafter the annual subscription is payable on 1 January of each year.

At the Association’s Annual General Meeting held on 24 June 1997, members approved the revision of the annual subscription rates to RM800 and RM600 per annum for ordinary and associate members, respectively. However, your Management Committee decided that the date for implementation of the new fees be deferred for the time being to a suitable date in the future.

3. MEMBERSHIP

Membership in the Malaysian Tin Products Manufacturers’ Association (MPTMA), comprising ordinary and associate members, stood at 18 at the end of the year under review.

4. REGISTRATION

The Association was officially registered on 15 February 1990 with the Registrar of Societies under the Societies Act 1966.

5. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

At the Association’s Twenty First Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2011, the following were duly elected to constitute the Management Committee for 2011/2012, with their appointed alternates in brackets;

Mr. Makoto Hara – (Mr. Kong Kean Beng)
(Nihon Superior (M) Sdn. Bhd.)

Mr. Chen Tien Yue – (Ms. Keong Joo Dee)
(Royal Selangor International Sdn. Bhd.)

Mr. Lim Cheng Sang - (Mr. Lim Sheng Seaw)
(Metal Reclamation (Industries) Sdn. Bhd.)

Mr. Mamoru Kawasaki - (Mr. Loh Yoon Soon)
(Selayang Solder Sdn Bhd)

Mr. Jason Lee
(Henkel (M) Sdn. Bhd.)

Mr. Takayuki Nikaido
(Senju (M) Sdn. Bhd.)

En. Ab. Patah Mohd
(Perusahaan Sadur Timah Malaysia (PERSTIMA) Sdn. Bhd.)

Mr. Jason Yee
(Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.)

En. Hamid Mokhtar
(RedRing Solder (M) Sdn. Bhd.)

6. PRESIDENT AND OFFICERS

The following Committee members were duly elected as office-bearers of the Association for 2011/2012:-

Mr. Makoto Hara – President
(Nihon Superior (M) Sdn. Bhd.)

Mr. Chen Tien Yue – Vice-President
(Royal Selangor International Sdn. Bhd.)

Mr. Lim Cheng Sang – Honorary Secretary
(Metal Reclamation (Industries) Sdn. Bhd.)

Mr. Mamoru Kawasaki – Honorary Treasurer
(Selayang Solder Sdn. Bhd.)

7. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS

The Management Committee met four times during 2011, namely in January, March, June and October. These meetings were held at the Association’s Secretariat. At these meetings the Committee deliberated and considered matters and issues concerning the Association and the industry, and when necessary, raised them with the relevant authorities.

8. 21st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING/ANNUAL LUNCHEON

The Association’s 21st Annual General Meeting was held on 29 June 2011 at the Secretariat Conference Room, 8th Floor, West Block, Wisma Selangor Dredging, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. This was followed by an Annual Luncheon at the same venue.

9. SOLDER SUB-COMMITTEE

The Sub-Committee on Solder, formed in 1993, comprising the major solder companies as its members and with Mr. Lim Cheng Sang, a Past-President, as its Convenor was again active during the year under review.

The Sub-Committee provides solder company members of the Association a platform for discussion on matters of common and mutual interests. The meetings of the Sub-Committee have benefited its members as they are provided with the opportunity to share experiences and expectations of the market for their solder products and prices, trends in metal prices and the market as well as deliberate on issues and impediments facing the sub-sector.

During 2011, the Sub-Committee on Solder met a total of four times. A major issue which the Sub-Committee continued to deliberate concerns the matter of instilling appropriate discipline amongst members of the Sub-Committee with regard to their marketing and pricing arrangements to ensure fair competition and trade in the local solder market. Other issues discussed during the year concerned the proposal by the Government to introduce minimum wage for the industry and to raise the retirement age in the private sector from 55 to 60 years.

10. SEMINARS

Due to continuing difficult market conditions, the Association did not organise any seminar during the year. It is hopeful that the organising of relevant seminars for both members of the Association and the fraternity will be revived in the very near future as economic and business conditions improve.

11. NEWSLETTER

The Association continued to publish its quarterly Newsletter called “Malaysian Tin Products” during the year. The Newsletter is a public relations exercise and a means to maintain interest amongst members and the fraternity on developments in the Association. It contains news, events and updates concerning the Association, its members and the industry. The Newsletter has a permit from the Ministry of Internal Security, which enables it to be circulated to the public as well. It is produced in-house by the Association’s Secretariat.

The Newsletter published during 2011 continued to improve in terms of layout, contents, and advertising support. This was to enhance its readership value to members and the public, and as an additional source of income for the Association. The Newsletter Editorial Sub-Committee, formed to oversee the production of the Newsletter, met four times during the year. It provided suitable guidance to the Secretariat in the compilation of the publication and the formulation of strategies for strengthening support of the Newsletter.

12. AUDITORS

Messrs Kamal Zahari & Co., Kuala Lumpur was re-appointed Auditors for the year under review.

13. ADMINISTRATION

The Association’s Secretariat is located on the 8th Floor, West Block, Wisma Selangor Dredging, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. It has no employee but all its secretarial functions are undertaken by the Secretariat staff of the Tin Industry (Research and Development) Board.

14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Association records its appreciation to all those who have served on the Management Committee during the year under review.

The Association also wishes to record its sincere thanks for the understanding and support of the Ministers of International Trade and Industry, Home Affairs, and Natural Resources and Environment, their Secretary-Generals and senior officials.

Last but not least, the Association is most grateful for the continuing secretarial and administrative support provided by the Tin Industry (Research and Development) Board and its Secretariat staff during the past year.

By Order of the Management Committee
C. S. Lim
Honorary Secretary

31 May 2012
Kuala Lumpur

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