1. MPMA’S ROLE AS A STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MPMA Roadshow 2015

2. MPMA’S APPOINTMENT AS SDA
October 2014.
Appointed by Standards Malaysia as an independent Standards Development Agency (SDA):
To carry out the development of standards for the Malaysian plastics industry.
To establish the relevance and value of standards in helping Malaysian plastics manufacturers capture local markets as well as achieve global competitiveness.
To assist Malaysian plastics manufacturers enhance the quality and productivity of plastics products.

3. Scope of Work & Responsibilities
Development of standards for plastics and plastics products
Responsibilities of MPMA as a SDA
Carry out technical work with regards to standards development.
Produce Malaysian Standards (MS).
Promotion of MS to relevant industries and stakeholders.
Manage, monitor and participate in regional and international standards activities.

4. MPMA as an SWO DSM Minister
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
Malaysian Standards and Accreditation Council (MSAC)
Director General
Department of Standards Malaysian (DSM)
DSM
National Standards Committee (MyNSC)
National Accreditation Committee
(MyNAC)
National IEC Committee (MyENC)
National Medical Testing Accreditation Committee (MyNMTAC)
Industry Standard Committee (ISC)
ISC A ISC B ISC D ISC F ISC G ISC H ISC I ISCJ
ISC K ISC L ISC M ISC N ISC O ISC P ISC Q ISC R ISC T ISC U ISC W ISC Y ISC Z
Standards Writing Organisation (SWO)
MPMA C&CA CIDB MTSFB MRB TEEAM MPOB MWPA JPP
DOSH IEM MTIB IFEM JPS MCMA FMM-MIGMA
ISC E ISC S
SIRIM Berhad
TCs/WGs

5. The Scope of SWO – TC3
As a Standards Writing Organisation (SWO), MPMA was responsible to undertake the task of developing industry and national standards on plastics resins, intermediate and plastic finished products.
MPMA also actively promote the activities of Standards Writing as well as usage of Standards for the development and progress of the plastics industry.
The following table refers to the total number of Malaysian Standards (MS) under various stages of development.
Status
Total Standards
New work projects 3
Draft Malaysian Plastics Industry standard (DMPIS) under active deliberation / reviewed by WG 11
DMPIS ready for submission to TC3 / ASC for approval 5
Standards awaiting feedback (from SIRIM, members, etc)
Standards remained as MPIS 21
Standards withdrawn / rejected 34
Standards taken over by others, SIRIM / JKR
Standards re-confirmed 13
Published Malaysian Standards
129
Total:
205

6. MPMA as an SDA ISC J TC 1 TC 2 TC 3 TC 4 TC 5
Plastics and Plastics Products
WG 1 on Blow Moulding
WG 5 on Injection Moulding
WG 2 on Foam Products
WG 6 on Woven/Non-Woven Products and Geosynthetics
WG 3 on Polymer composites
WG 4 on Films and Lamination
TC 1
General Methods of Test for Plastics
TC 2
Plastics Pipes and Fittings
TC 3
Plastics Products
TC 4
General and Raw Materials for Plastics
TC 5
Plastics Tanks
WG 2 on PVC Pipes and Fittings
WG 8 on Thermoplastics Structured-wall Pipes
WG 9 on Multilayer Pipes
WG 1 on PE Pipes and Fittings
WG 10 on Plastics Conduits for Telecommunication Cables

7. The Scope of ISC J
As an SDA, MPMA manages ISC J for Plastics and Plastics Products, which was previously managed by SIRIM.
The ISC J comprises of five (5) Technical Committees (TCs) and various Working Groups (WGs) under the TCs.

8. MOBILISING STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT WITHIN AN ORGANISED STRUCTURE
Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation
Secretary General MOSTI
Advisory role
Secretary
Malaysian Standards & Accreditation Council (MSAC)
Director General Standards Malaysia
Standards Malaysia as secretariat at POLICY level
Malaysia National Standards Committee (MyNSC)
Malaysia National Electrotechnical Committee (MyENC)
Malaysia National Accreditation Committee (MyNAC)
Malaysia National Medical Testing Accreditation Committee (MyNMTAC)
Malaysia Good Laboratory Practice Committee (MyGLPC)
SIRIM Berhad
25 Industry Standards Committee
(ISC)
Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB)
> 3300 experts
at TECHNICAL level
SDA as secretariat
Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM)
> 200 Technical Committees >350 Working Groups
Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA)

11. Malaysian Standards To be Reviewed By ISC J
Standards Malaysia has identified 378 MS related to plastics, to be reviewed by the respective TCs.
Technical Committee (TC)
Title
Number of MS 1
General Method of Test for Plastics
152 2
Plastics Pipes & Fittings
106 3
Plastics Products 93 4
General & Raw Materials for Plastics 21 5
Plastics Tanks 6
TOTAL
378

12. How Can Members Contribute to Make the Industry Competitive
Join the WGs and/or TCs.
Provide technical expertise.
Provide inputs to develop high quality standards for plastic industry.
Represent Organisation/National Standards Body (NSB) in regional and international meetings.

13. Thank you