Webinar on FAGT Industry Interaction Session 2021

Malaysian Rubber Council has successfully organised a webinar titled “FAGT Industry Interaction Session 2021”. About 110 of our fellow industry members leveraged this comprehensive briefing and acquired valuable insights.

Launched in 2019, Fund for Automation and Green Technology (FAGT) aims to steer the rubber product producers, especially the small and medium-sized industries (SMIs), towards greater automation to enhance manufacturing efficiency and improve product quality. MRC provides grants to eligible projects for the adoption of automation and green technology so that Malaysia’s rubber industry can achieve greater sustainability and alleviate its recurring labour shortage problems.

As part of the ongoing efforts to promote FAGT, the online briefing served as a meeting point and platform for information-sharing between the expert panels of FAGT and the rubber industry. Fellow industry members who attended the webinar were assisted in identifying potential technologies to be adopted under the FAGT programme.

They were also fortunate to sit through presentations by ten speakers, including companies that have completed their projects funded under the FAGT programme and expert panels, who gave insightful presentations on available technologies for solar energy, biomass energy, water treatment and automation in the rubber industry.

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MRC Kicked Off The Bantuan Prihatin MRC E-Learning Initiative

Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) kicked off the Bantuan Prihatin MRC E-Learning initiative for selected Form Four and Five students among the rubber industry smallholders, B40 category and less fortunate families nationwide. This programme is part of MRC’s Sustainability initiative to scale up education gaps and barriers while facilitating online-based learning and teaching during these unprecedented times.

The Bantuan Prihatin MRC E-Learning aims to support and assist 2,000 students from 375 secondary schools throughout Malaysia needing internet connectivity and digital devices, further helping those sitting for the SPM examinations. Free online tuition classes will also be provided, covering Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Add Maths, English, Bahasa Malaysia, History, Islamic and Moral Studies.

MRC in collaboration with Majlis Pengetua Sekolah Malaysia (MPSM) and Celcom Axiata Berhad, channelled the contributions amounting to RM2.08 million comprising 2,000 electronic devices (Lenovo Tab M8), free internet data plans for 12 months, and online tuition classes for six months through the Mahir Tutor portal.

The distribution of E-Learning devices to schools will take place from 11 to 18 October 2021, covering all states in Malaysia. For each state, the contribution will be presented to respective school principals where they will receive an allocated number of devices and internet data plans, which include Perlis (116), Kedah (150), Penang (115), Perak (150), Selangor (161), Kuala Lumpur (12), Negeri Sembilan (150), Melaka (159), Johor (156), Pahang (193), Terengganu (150), Kelantan (158), Sarawak (170), and Sabah (160).

MRC’s Senior Director of Sustainability Unit, Encik Mohd Fauzi Mohd Ghazali, led the programme in East Coast, starting with the District Education Office in Machang, Kelantan on October 11th, where he presented the Lenovo Tab M8 and Celcom Internet data plan to the Yang Dipertua, MPSM Kelantan and Principal of SM Sains Machang, Tuan Haji Rohzaini Mohd Zain. Also present to witness the event was the Chief District Education Officer of Machang, Tuan Haji Arazmi Seman, and Celcom’s Account Manager, Public Sector, Enterprise Business Unit, Puan Arina Shahzuani.

Tender Briefing on Booth Design and Construction of MRC Pavilion at Arab Health 2022

The Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) invites Malaysian contractors to participate in a tender briefing on booth design and construction of MRC pavilion at Arab Health 2022.

Only prequalified booth contractors are eligible to participate in the tender briefing. The criteria for Prequalification of Booth Contractors are as follows:-

• Must be a registered company with Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM).


• Company must be established for at least 3 years.


• At least 2 years of experience in handling international trade shows.


• Experience in designing and constructing custom-made booths in at least 6 projects for international trade shows.


• Not suspended from participating in the booth construction and design tenders by MRC.

Interested companies will need to provide the necessary supporting documents including an UPDATED company’s profile and portfolio to fulfil the above requirements to Ms Vikneswary (Vicky) at vikneswary@myrubbercouncil.com by 12.00 noon, 7 October 2021 (Thursday).

The information submitted by the companies will be verified by MRC and a notification will be sent to the prequalified booth contractors/companies. The prequalified companies will need to confirm their attendance at the tender briefing in advance with Ms Vicky at vikneswary@myrubbercouncil.com. Companies that are not able to send their representative to attend the briefing will be excluded from the tender process.

Details of the tender briefing are as follows:
DATE : 12 October 2021 (Tuesday)
TIME : 10.00 am
VENUE : Online via Microsoft Teams