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First Locally Assembled Shinko Steam Turbine Launched In Malaysia
Kanji Tsutsui (left) and Mr Chan Cheu Leong (right) launching the Shinko Steam Turbine
PMT Shinko Turbine Sdn Bhd all set to meet market demand locally and abroad
Shah Alam, 6 February 2015 – PMT Shinko Turbine Sdn Bhd, an associate of Wah Seong Corporation Berhad (WSC) launched its first locally assembled Shinko Steam Turbine today. The Launch was Held at its plant and head office in Shah Alam Selangor and officiated by Mr. Chan Cheu Leong, Managing Director / Group CEO of Wah Seong Corporation Berhad as well as Mr. Kanji Tsutsui, President of Shinko Ind.Ltd. The locally assembled Shinko Steam Turbine model RB4 is a back pressure steam turbine with a capacity of 1200KW.
The strategic joint venture and technology transfer with Shinko are both part of WSC’s Renewable Energy Division’s initiative to pursue an energy mix that includes clean and renewable energy for the Asean region as well as meet the rising demands for stram turbines, boilers and kernel crushing plants for palm oil and agro based industries.
The renewable Energy Division of Wah Seong Corporation is all geared up to expand both regionally and globally by strengthening its presence in Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Africa and Latin America.
According to Chan Cheu Leong, Managing Director of Group CEO of Wag Seong Corporation Berhad, “The launch of our locally assembled steam turbine is part of our strategic decision to meet the demands of the fast growing economy and our commitment towards sustainable development. With a reputable and reliable partner like Shinko, we aspire to be the first turbine assembler of manufacturer in Malaysia. The transfer of knowhow and technology will be an added advantage to our operations as well as enhancement of our expertise.”
Meanwhile, Kanji Tsutsui, President of Shinko Said, “We are committed to staying and growing together with PMT. Our investment in the business as well as deployment of innovative, efficient and sustainable technologies will be able to push PMT to become more competitive in the global market.”
PMT Shinko Turbine aims to effectively utilize the new plant and play a key role in assembling and distributing Shinko steam turbines in Malaysia and the Asean region. During its infancy period this year, the plant targets to assemble between 10-15 units of the turbines followed by 4-5 units every month starting next years.
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Guests viewing the newly launched steam turbine
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Interesting Japanese Drum performance during the launching
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Shinko Steam Turbine Model RB4 with capacity of 1200 KW
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The management team of Wah Seong Corporation Berhad and PMT Shinko Turbine Sdn Bhd.
CAMEROON: GOVERNMENT ASSURES FARMERS OF
FREE SEEDLINGS
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development was in Kumba, South West Region recently.
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Essimi Menye, has disclosed that, in no distant time, Cameroon will start producing high-yielding cassava, maize, vegetables, palm oil and plantains on an industrial scale, to ascertain food security and job opportunities. The Minister was speaking recently, at the head office of the Mukete Estate Limited in Kumba, during a one day working visit to the plantations of Senator Nfon V.E Mukete.
According to Essimi Menye, the Mukete Estate Limited is larger and more productive than one could think. In a bit to acknowledge the contribution of this great farmer to other aspects of the nation, the Minister said he has left an indelible mark in the private sector. He used the forum to call on the people of Kumba, to follow the footsteps of Senator Nfon V.E Mukete, the one he described as “captain in the agro-industrial sector.” He revealed that government is encouraging farming through the provision of farm seeds and funding to farmers for the processing and good use of produce free of charge.
Minister Essimi Menye took time off to visit the Agro-industrial sector with palms, rubber and cocoa plantations, alongside a pineapple farm and a cattle range to show. Processing materials were off for show. Some of the farms are getting over 100 years with production going beyond handling capacity, creating employment and meeting with the industrial demands in the country.
While acknowledging government’s inputs in funding and farm chemicals, the General Manager of Mukete Estate Limited, Godfred Mbe Mukete, said their endeavour will become more sustainable and productive if the capacity of the oil mill in Banga Bakundu is increased to step up its daily 14 tones production, as well as setting up of a pineapple factory among others. The GM observed that, the Minister’s visit will bring in new innovations into rural farming.
He disclosed that the plantation was founded in 1910, with cocoa being the main crop cultivated. Adding that, the estate now boasts of some 300 workers on its pay roll with social benefits such as water, electricity and schools, provided to their camps.
The Minister was accompanied by the Governor of the Southwest Region, Bernard Okalia Bilai who alongside Nfon V.E Mukete, visited the plantations in Banga-Bakundu and Nkamlikum before being received by the Government Delegate to the Kumba City Council, Victor Nkelle Ngoh and the population on the esplanade of the Mukete Estate Limited Head Office in Kumba.
Source: AllAfrica.com
