tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92185119235050674632024-02-19T16:06:26.956-08:00My KelantanUp-date About Building Industry In Kelantankbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-45943308212170841652009-10-31T01:56:00.000-07:002009-10-31T01:57:34.777-07:00Klinik Kesihatan dan Kuarters Meranti,Pasir Mas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EMepvIbX-IGGCcH-w2rWDyPYcd6YDrNITkOO3wXGSZf-IWGx8hVMmRvyQ6C9H75D4zxk6DTBj-bJFTxkEpF8K9u9QTtL5Exeadhpdhwt9z48k6Qz1CRrRCp5STIMNXKJ6cFpc7pLuYLO/s1600-h/DSC03072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EMepvIbX-IGGCcH-w2rWDyPYcd6YDrNITkOO3wXGSZf-IWGx8hVMmRvyQ6C9H75D4zxk6DTBj-bJFTxkEpF8K9u9QTtL5Exeadhpdhwt9z48k6Qz1CRrRCp5STIMNXKJ6cFpc7pLuYLO/s400/DSC03072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398685587551974114" border="0" /></a>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-33039326348818597002009-10-31T01:54:00.000-07:002009-10-31T01:55:26.751-07:00Sek. Keb. Pak Badol, Bachok, Kelantan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPgapaQdWbo52huE53Za-jOQeARQzSQYNskGUhKOvsz-BwaaycZG2_aJ9Cpd7kCBncVj2OgkhAU9tB9QUu_plY03OAW6_oGLB04mjS7sqlf8zv05nc2zh11uyWDC8WkpcTIVC96fcEMZ5/s1600-h/DSC02959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPgapaQdWbo52huE53Za-jOQeARQzSQYNskGUhKOvsz-BwaaycZG2_aJ9Cpd7kCBncVj2OgkhAU9tB9QUu_plY03OAW6_oGLB04mjS7sqlf8zv05nc2zh11uyWDC8WkpcTIVC96fcEMZ5/s400/DSC02959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398685021650513506" border="0" /></a>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-52260871096282674422009-10-31T01:51:00.000-07:002009-10-31T01:53:03.765-07:00Ibu Pejabat Jabatan Bomba Kelantan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph-CeGqu9WIGrAsZ2xXAbC7oMJggV3SPwjZ-l0N4AXXwNmrnht7uxicz5KTQr-5m919lcS4MoQ31og8T9cqJHKo8cCd38qffPhhajbELQJm2hghF-5MDMV2MZsolTSfU-ATjL_Kh2jCmh/s1600-h/DSC03064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI557CBA55DHZYfdaupVjxWWhzf_I6bep52Yfs41b3EDeW-ZA15OmPIq2D4k_hmxv0yKIk9SWmZhyphenhyphenu7N3AI-k24ZwjnKtJ7nq2F9LHkGizkBMsjGRkgmWzzQqW-LZFpOBMB1hoKIGoJTe/s400/DSC03050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398683369772030018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVAymrGcwk-7CYcPRAfek3bnxV8CDjOK1F9M-gR8qRR_7uFwksA9aUYGayYPQ9E5eVtIyDtHYs4EBiGUxZuStSiWKXRMNcWfOpjhByn2qHErlDnqEOaJs_1ZaFZUVC9m-WnCrXOPlYuLY/s1600-h/DSC03049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVAymrGcwk-7CYcPRAfek3bnxV8CDjOK1F9M-gR8qRR_7uFwksA9aUYGayYPQ9E5eVtIyDtHYs4EBiGUxZuStSiWKXRMNcWfOpjhByn2qHErlDnqEOaJs_1ZaFZUVC9m-WnCrXOPlYuLY/s400/DSC03049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398683363748215042" border="0" /></a>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-79723379755276187792009-10-31T01:42:00.000-07:002009-10-31T01:44:03.784-07:00Terminal Makanan Negara (TEMAN)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOkAB9UNGgvE-QnZAxL1OxMWLaV7MAdX2-QTn7Qxxtina1yZQKzJPeJ1nUBz4PtQD1FaXeBmjgONXtS0r9KIJV3NASrWnSRl0ak1f7Vv5PU4pMGOGDe3abW0pjhsYNa9BXMpCtGsD0UMi/s1600-h/DSC03063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOkAB9UNGgvE-QnZAxL1OxMWLaV7MAdX2-QTn7Qxxtina1yZQKzJPeJ1nUBz4PtQD1FaXeBmjgONXtS0r9KIJV3NASrWnSRl0ak1f7Vv5PU4pMGOGDe3abW0pjhsYNa9BXMpCtGsD0UMi/s400/DSC03063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398681982759228274" border="0" /></a>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-26996096527614809232009-10-31T01:37:00.001-07:002009-10-31T01:44:23.094-07:00Universiti Malaysia Kelantan - fasa 1 ( Kampus Bachok)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUL9tmmXaUJr66fmEx7bOCV7injrJcNOeNUfsvL9kB0Hsm6qz-SvSaPU9lVE4asvDsMnDatJch0PJrrmGVdhIRllw-7sfh6Q683-qaMSJkwij8Ffawq0rHj5Q-znSEp2ixV2YKb8TQ1Xm/s1600-h/DSC02905.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUL9tmmXaUJr66fmEx7bOCV7injrJcNOeNUfsvL9kB0Hsm6qz-SvSaPU9lVE4asvDsMnDatJch0PJrrmGVdhIRllw-7sfh6Q683-qaMSJkwij8Ffawq0rHj5Q-znSEp2ixV2YKb8TQ1Xm/s400/DSC02905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398681286885049586" border="0" /></a>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-87213358009951192512009-10-31T01:18:00.000-07:002009-10-31T01:33:27.897-07:00Still Price Fluctuation In The Building IndustryPrices for Steel Bar and cement has been fluctuating for the 2ND half of 2009. Prices for other building materials such as concrete roof tiles and ceiling sheets are also unable to stabilize. Demand for steel bars increase because of price reduction but are expected to reduce when prices rebound. However there also some demand as prices drop from private and government projects requirement. From the past, business in the building industry for the last two months of the year is always towards down trend due to the monsoon season. However, we are yet to predict the business for this November and December as the Market trend and the weather nowadays is very unpredictable.kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-87530275524738153312009-06-02T02:39:00.000-07:002009-06-02T02:41:34.653-07:00SK Padang Pohon Tanjung, Tumpat, Kelantan - Bangunan Tambahan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWf768Wij0Hm_Op_dex04fEtbmV9zbDXi4gV6wiJEMI1tEl7MMj_X8grgORI0ltXUpKrlFDUJ7D18Forgc1DjxFEI7qB252fcEQAibf6sKkz9NMCIn54m9GusaTKZMQWkjhGxkLY_FrE2/s1600-h/DSC02988.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWf768Wij0Hm_Op_dex04fEtbmV9zbDXi4gV6wiJEMI1tEl7MMj_X8grgORI0ltXUpKrlFDUJ7D18Forgc1DjxFEI7qB252fcEQAibf6sKkz9NMCIn54m9GusaTKZMQWkjhGxkLY_FrE2/s400/DSC02988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342662931813774402" border="0" /></a>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-89088843788767423502009-06-02T02:34:00.000-07:002009-06-02T02:39:17.556-07:00SK Kok Pasir, Tumpat, Kelantan - Bangunan Tambahan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgophYyCU5_Vev2Fygx_9CSla70PizvMEq-AYIe8vVsfc6eDwQp-W_MzleQ7F-2SPDIL37sHCYjo_M3-YKoyrUduABoDNPgcapBxCpye5uW8s13DbIn5HI2hSTj4JrPxyZUis8gMRJmtWu6/s1600-h/DSC02964.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgophYyCU5_Vev2Fygx_9CSla70PizvMEq-AYIe8vVsfc6eDwQp-W_MzleQ7F-2SPDIL37sHCYjo_M3-YKoyrUduABoDNPgcapBxCpye5uW8s13DbIn5HI2hSTj4JrPxyZUis8gMRJmtWu6/s400/DSC02964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342662198397492034" border="0" /></a>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-20501921465139419512009-06-01T04:29:00.000-07:002009-06-01T04:35:40.448-07:00Proj. SMK Kubang Golok, Kemasin, Bachok, Kelantan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_GaIRvVTPkfiHMYFctWu6agSIaZY_vigolwHZfso9oR3tG3-Aufm33R2wHKnQEuPwkR0t5z9_NsCEEvk_pNE7jxxCtmca1coFvG99CqVlgvJKy1npjf1iYwSlQSpLfMPjqf0Mfh-JSGa/s1600-h/DSC03049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_GaIRvVTPkfiHMYFctWu6agSIaZY_vigolwHZfso9oR3tG3-Aufm33R2wHKnQEuPwkR0t5z9_NsCEEvk_pNE7jxxCtmca1coFvG99CqVlgvJKy1npjf1iYwSlQSpLfMPjqf0Mfh-JSGa/s400/DSC03049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342320933042142322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfILpqw4gqB0tWi1Zqoh4lskz6vPEK4odJ0X7s9cPdCy8Ttz05-hqf5IgRarcDxFE3ttnTMH-qCQDpX3y21Goc9AoDa2QjKJ4NVz6yEi_NDE0v38pqZ6MrtZ-phY5JucneQy5y_UBxVaf/s1600-h/DSC03050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfILpqw4gqB0tWi1Zqoh4lskz6vPEK4odJ0X7s9cPdCy8Ttz05-hqf5IgRarcDxFE3ttnTMH-qCQDpX3y21Goc9AoDa2QjKJ4NVz6yEi_NDE0v38pqZ6MrtZ-phY5JucneQy5y_UBxVaf/s400/DSC03050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342320938050229442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNvEl2_Of6w-CfUdIjTDxqwgLJcRueF6ZQYmzLOcQMg4yLCX5RFB0OdhjZ7ZPFf4TGY0nEZMwauUKi01m6Zr-kAlPhyp5Uw_5_FzSO1z7SVRtI7XNXHCQqySL8n-ahz7-chOanlsFXkII/s1600-h/DSC03050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNvEl2_Of6w-CfUdIjTDxqwgLJcRueF6ZQYmzLOcQMg4yLCX5RFB0OdhjZ7ZPFf4TGY0nEZMwauUKi01m6Zr-kAlPhyp5Uw_5_FzSO1z7SVRtI7XNXHCQqySL8n-ahz7-chOanlsFXkII/s200/DSC03050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342320344761288210" border="0" /></a>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-30955030049531049762008-11-09T01:39:00.001-08:002008-11-09T01:53:44.743-08:00Prices for Building Material Begin to Drop As Business Down<strong><em>This is true, prices starts to drop due to slow business in the industry. Just imagine price of a ceiling flat sheet dropped twice within a week by RM1.00 a sheet. Even though price drop, construction is still slow over here. Probably due to poor demand for houses, slow progress claim, funding problem and loan difficulties. Expect more price reduction and price war and will last until end of the year. </em></strong><br /><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">NSTOnline</span>, Sunday, November 09, 2008</strong><br /><strong>Construction industry cheers price drop </strong><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">KUALA</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">LUMPUR</span>: With the prices of scrap commodities falling, so are the prices of building materials like steel bar. And the construction industry is all smiles.<br />This is a far cry from the situation a few months ago when the industry had to grapple with spiralling cost of building materials.The price of high-tensile deformed steel bar, one of the main building materials, reached a peak of RM4,050 a tonne in mid-June.It has now gone down to RM2,008 a tonne.On top of that, the government has just announced its plans to inject RM7 billion to pump-prime the economy.<br />"This is a good time for developers to start new projects. The government should also take advantage of the flagging prices of building materials and announce more high-impact projects," said <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ng</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kee</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Leen</span>, president of Master Builders Association Malaysia.The government's move is a sign of a good year ahead for the industry."With prices stabilising now, it will be easier for us to do business," <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ng</span> said. The association is also in talks with the transport sector."The sector has agreed to cut by five per cent but we are negotiating for more. The feedback is encouraging." Apart from transport, the construction sector also directly and indirectly affects about 140 down-line industries.kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-85607213506990739122008-11-09T01:28:00.000-08:002008-11-09T01:51:23.855-08:00On Scrap Metal Price..<strong><em>This is interesting taken from the NST online today. I am keeping it for the record:</em></strong><br /><strong>Pain in the yard as scrap goes for a song </strong><br /><a href="mailto:choe@nst.com.my" target="_self">By : Tan Choe Choe </a><br />KUALA LUMPUR: The global financial crisis is causing the prices of scrap metal to plummet to dizzying new lows since 1988, and scrap metal traders and recyclers are panicking.<br />Ah Sou, 66, is making half of what she used to collecting plastic recyclables<br />Plumetting prices"This is the worst in 20 years. The prices of some products have dropped more than 85 per cent," said R.A. Param, honorary secretary-general of the Malaysian Indian Metal Traders and Recyclers Association.The drop, said Param, began in early August when the building boom in China and the Middle East stalled.The situation is perilous now. Last month, 12 scrap metal yards in the Klang Valley have had to close shop. At least 60 foreign workers have been sent home because the yards could no longer afford them.<br />M. Murugesan, managing director of M.K. Metal Sdn Bhd, sent 10 of his 45 foreign workers home last month and plans to send another 20 this month."I can't afford them any more. I'm operating at a loss and my customers are reneging on their contracts," said Murugesan.Two weeks ago, one of his customers in India refused to accept six containers of light scrap metal bundles from the port because he wanted to renegotiate the prices."That's 150 tonnes of their original 500-tonne order. They also cancelled their order for the remaining 350 tonnes."It is understandable because low-grade scrap metal has plummeted from around 80 sen a kilo to 10 sen.Before the drop in prices, light scrap metal fetched about US$530 (RM1,910) a tonne in the international market. It now fetches less than US$120 a tonne and there are fewer buyers.In the meantime, Murugesan is still bulk-buying from his suppliers -- mainly factories -- which he had contracted as far back as six months ago."I've signed contracts for RM1,560 per tonne. But with the current prices, I am selling at RM200 per tonne here. "I'm losing RM1,360 for every tonne I sell," said the trader who has been in the business for 10 years. Scrap metal is not the only commodity affected. Aluminium, copper, plastic and paper, and carton boxes are also hit.Some traders say aluminium is the only scrap metal that has escaped the price plunge -- selling at between RM2.50 and RM2.80 a kilo from the previous RM6. Copper is the biggest loser, with prices crashing from a height of RM24 a kilo to about RM6.Plastic items now fetch between 30 and 40 sen a kilo, down from RM1.20.Sam T., a director of scrap plastic yard Waier Trading Sdn Bhd, said his company was lucky not to have signed any procurement contract with its suppliers."At least we can decide how much we want to take in depending on demand." On average, the yard, which has been in business for five years, used to sell about 200 tonnes of scrap plastic a month but now it is only about 30 tonnes.Waier, which used to take in some 10 tonnes of scrap plastic from their suppliers a day, now accepts less than a tonne.Ah Sou, a scrap collector who's a regular face there, was bringing in her daily collection.Asked how her income has been affected, the 66-year-old swore profusely in Hakka. "I'm making less than half of what I used to make every day! How to eat? How to buy things?" she asked before speeding away on her motorcycle after pocketing RM20 for her delivery. Ah Sou used to make about 15 trips to Waier a day, which netted her about RM80 to RM100. Param said: "It's not just our livelihood but you'll also begin to see landfills filling up more quickly because the rubbish is just not worth collecting." He said the scrap material industry had cut out a few hundred thousand tonnes of rubbish from landfills. "I think the government needs to step in and help us."But there will be at least one good thing that will come out of this price plunge: the pilfering of manhole covers, roofs, lightning conductors and railway lines for scrap metal will definitely lessen."Already we are seeing fewer people walking in here to sell us their 'collection'," said a scrap metal supervisor.kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-1964560704658500462008-11-08T03:03:00.000-08:002008-11-08T03:12:24.474-08:00Business Is Bad Here !Construction industry is very slow now over here. Heard some of the federal projects delay in taking off due to shortage of funds. Moreover progress payment claim from the existing project also slow down after <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hari</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Raya</span> recently. So payment from the main contractors to the suppliers and also sub-contractors also slow down, or delayed.<br />Retail Market also affected. Now prices started to drop not because of government's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">advised</span>, but due to poor business. Manufacturers, distributors and retailers now combating prices with each other for the sake of survival ! We may expect more prices to drop in time to come...kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-55977756669765601812008-10-01T20:53:00.000-07:002008-10-01T20:56:14.232-07:00The Real Strength In YouStrength does not come from winning. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Arnold Schwarzenegge</span>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-30331985589970774002008-09-30T22:23:00.001-07:002008-09-30T22:25:52.757-07:00Project Mydin Supermarket<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvM61tTBaJScPe9OJZ_Gvh4MS4bLr89IlMKXHsq06P7HdqDvFtVqxK9YNx1uYMv68UA5852HiPgrGnBFIY8uJd0mipJ3I54kw59pryrIXasEuzbtXfabFKbEhx7pCD9eJGTKdLv6kck-Zi/s1600-h/DSC02165.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvM61tTBaJScPe9OJZ_Gvh4MS4bLr89IlMKXHsq06P7HdqDvFtVqxK9YNx1uYMv68UA5852HiPgrGnBFIY8uJd0mipJ3I54kw59pryrIXasEuzbtXfabFKbEhx7pCD9eJGTKdLv6kck-Zi/s400/DSC02165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252052253248385074" border="0" /></a>30/9/2008kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-73775431071456685022008-09-29T05:20:00.000-07:002008-09-29T05:32:09.162-07:00From thestar Online today..<h1 id="story_title"><span style="font-size:100%;">Slight rise in demand for cement this year</span></h1> <h2 id="story_byline"><span style="font-size:85%;">By ELAINE ANG</span></h2> <div id="story_content"><span class="story_header2"><b>Demand has been stagnant since 2003, says association</b></span> <p>THE Cement & Concrete Association of Malaysia (C&CA) expects domestic cement demand to grow marginally by 3% to 5% to about 16.33 million tonnes this year versus 15.86 million tonnes in 2007 due to a lacklustre construction industry.</p> <p>Chairman Tan Sri A. Razak Ramli said cement demand had remained stagnant at 15 to 16 million tonnes a year since 2003.</p> <p>“Despite an encouraging growth in the first half of the year, we will only see a relatively small growth in demand this year due to the slowdown in the construction industry. We hope things will be better next year. If the economy picks up next year then construction should also,” he told <i>StarBiz</i>.</p> <div class="story_image center" style="width: 382px;"> <img src="http://biz.thestar.com.my/archives/2008/9/29/business/b_02razak.jpg" alt="" width="368" height="216" /> <span class="caption">Tan Sri A. Razak Ramli</span> </div> <p>In addition to a lack of demand, the local cement industry has been a much misunderstood industry.</p> <p>Various accusations have been hurled at industry players including increasing cement prices after liberalisation and creating artificial shortages through orchestrated plant shutdowns.</p> <p>There have also been calls by various parties for the Government to remove all import duties for cement, impose an export or windfall tax and/or impose an export ban on clinker and cement to ensure sufficient domestic supply.</p> <p>To Razak the allegations are baseless.</p> <p>“There can never be a shortage of cement in Malaysia as the cement installed capacity is very high at 28.3 million tonnes,” he said.</p> <p>In 2007, cement production inclusive of export was only 19.48 million tonnes of which 15.86 million tonnes were consumed locally. Razak said the forecast production this year would be slightly higher at 19.62 million tonnes as domestic consumption was expected to increase to 16.33 million tonnes. Cement export is expected to increase to 14.7% of production this year, up from 14% last year.</p> <p>“The Government should also not impose an export ban on cement because manufacturers can easily meet domestic demand and export the excess,” Razak said.</p> <p>Moreover, the Government is in full control of clinker and cement exportas every tonne can only be exported with an export license from the International Trade and Industry Ministry supported by a letter of no objection from the association.</p> <p>Razak said cement manufacturers were also not intentionally creating shortages by simultaneously shutting down plants for maintenance.</p> <p>“No manufacturer would shutdown their plants unnecessarily thus incurring production losses and additional costs including high fixed costs. Kilns require a minimum of three days to heat up to the desired temperature of 1,500 ºC.</p> <p>“All cement companies notify the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry on their scheduled plant maintenance shutdowns. The plants would also have stocked up to ensure sufficient supply,” he said, adding that unscheduled plant breakdowns, however, were beyond the manufacturers’ control.</p> <div class="story_image center" style="width: 414px;"> <img src="http://biz.thestar.com.my/archives/2008/9/29/business/p2-cementchs.JPG" alt="" width="400" height="502" /> </div> <p>He said complaints of tight cement supply, especially in Peninsula Malaysia, was actually due to the fact that “bagged cement was not moving fast enough.”</p> <p>“With the increase in fuel price, many transporters are reluctant to carry bagged cement as cargo as they are low value, bulky items. Otherwise they will try to overload the lorries. There is also a lack of lorries, drivers and licences,” he added.</p> <p>Road Transport Department operations on overloaded tankers and lorries carrying cement and its related raw materials also added to the industry’s transport woes.</p> <p>Razak pointed out that although the Works Ministry had gazetted an additional 20% loading from the present permissible weight for lorries/tankers on all federal roads in Peninsula Malaysia, federal roads in east Malaysia and state roads nationwide were not covered.</p> <p>To help ease supply issues, the C&CA is in the midst of setting up a public hotline centre to assist those in Peninsula Malaysia who have trouble with cement supply.</p> <p>“Through the centre, Class F contractors will have a direct avenue to obtain cement. We will also be able to capture and build a database on public complaints on cement supply,” Razak said.</p> <p>On cement price increases, Razak said the industry did not raise prices indiscriminately and exorbitantly despite having absorbed cost increases of more than 60% from 1995 to 2007.</p> <p>There were only two price increases between 1995 and 2006 when cement prices were under the Price Control Act - 10% in August 1995 and an average of 9% in December 2006.</p> <p>Following cement price liberalisation on June 5, prices were only increased twice - 15% to 20% country-wide in the same month as well as an average 8% in Peninsula Malaysia in August due to an unprecedented 63% diesel price hike and a 26% rise in electricity tariff. This price will hold until December.</p> <div class="story_image left" style="width: 204px;"> <img src="http://biz.thestar.com.my/archives/2008/9/29/business/p2-bulkcementch.JPG" alt="" width="190" height="145" /> </div> <p>Despite the price liberalisation, the return on investment (ROI) for the cement industry has only increased to 6% to 10% from the previous 3%.</p> <p>“This is still insufficient to encourage reinvestment by industry players,” Razak said, adding that the cost of a 1.2 million tonne integrated plant was about RM1bil currently.</p> <p>“This is why there has been no expansion programme or new plants coming on-line since 1997 although manufacturing licenses for the production of more than 14 million tonnes of cement have been issued by the Government.</p> <p>“There has been some re-investments and upgrades but returns and demand are too low to encourage new expansion.” </p> </div>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-84497300426776410162008-09-28T00:14:00.000-07:002008-09-28T00:17:33.209-07:00Leadership Is InfluenceLeadership is the ability to obtain followers. When the leader lacks confidence, the followers have no commitment. A leader is great not because of his power, but because of his ability to empower others.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">John Maxwell</span>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-38723159748627747652008-09-25T09:20:00.000-07:002008-09-25T09:27:41.115-07:00KELANTAN MB CORPORATION BUILDS PROJECTS WORTH RM3.3 BILLION<cite class="auth">Bernama - <span>Friday, September 26</span></cite><p class="first">KOTA BAHARU, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Menteri Besar Corporation will execute several construction projects costing a total of RM3.3 billion, till the the end of the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP).</p><p>One of them was the on-going Bandar Baru Tunjung project comprising the construction of shophouses, residential houses and offices worth RM2.7 billion, said the corporation's chief operating officer, Ir Abdul Ariffahmi Abdul Rahman.</p><p>"The land acquisition process is complete and now we are in the third phase, whereby several office buildings and houses will be built in stages," he said when met here.</p><p>According to Abdul Ariffahmi, several local companies had offered to carry out the projects in the area, as well as proposed the construction of shophouses and residential homes.</p><p>"The government has created a special task force to study the project implementaion so that it can be carried out in a well-planned manner and on schedule," he said.</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">More On The News...</span><cite class="auth"><br />Bernama - <span>Friday, September 26</span></cite><p class="first">Abdul Ariffahmi said besides Bandar Baru Tunjung, the corporation was also building the Menara Tonor Kelantan in Kuala Lumpur, about 400m from the Kuala Lumpur City Centre, and was awaiting approval from the Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL).</p><p>He said the implementation process was expected to begin before the end of the year and would see the construction of a 26-storey luxury condominium worth RM210 million.</p><p>He hoped the city council would give the corporation an opportunity to carry out the project which covered 14,000 sq ft, as it had high commercial value.</p><p>The third project awaiting implementation is the Tok Guru Bazaar in Jalan Sultan Ibrahim here, for small-scale businessmen in Kota Baharu.</p><p>"The project worth RM120 million will be built at the site of the Kota Baharu police headquarters which would be relocated," he said.</p><p>The corporation has also increased real estate transactions to build houses in Kok Lanas here, with the cooperation of local entrepreneurs to build homes for poor families.</p><p>-- BERNAMA</p>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-25952856843469552452008-09-24T06:12:00.000-07:002008-09-24T06:19:18.880-07:00Ding Dong Bell !Prices of petrol and diesel are 10 sen cheaper from midnight Wednesday. However, the Malaysia's inflation rate jumped to a 26-year high of 8.5 percent in August.<br />Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the price of petrol will be cut by 10 sen to 2.45 ringgit while diesel prices will be cut by the same amount to 2.40 ringgit effective Thursday.kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-68438834733027830032008-09-21T01:51:00.000-07:002008-09-21T02:01:54.628-07:00The Future Is Now, and Your Time Is Now !World trade means competition from anywhere; advancing technology encourages cross-industry competition. Consequently, strategic planning must consider who our future competitors will be, not only who is here today.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Eric Allison</span><br /><br />French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon !'.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">John F. Kennedy</span>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-47704460779739351362008-09-18T08:23:00.001-07:002008-09-18T08:26:36.790-07:00Komplek Sukan Tanjong Chat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzcLCBoCZejJwS94TC8H9zg3NJFaA2anRnZ5ji73yGGnd-DqS6nmyr-oA67GW14fgZpUpHD9TuaxUHdBdaXb_cM3YMHX2NFWIpEmBXGFNeFLZO4njUcHL-TlojCsRPnXfW2ACmmUp-sDn/s1600-h/project.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247382583074654930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzcLCBoCZejJwS94TC8H9zg3NJFaA2anRnZ5ji73yGGnd-DqS6nmyr-oA67GW14fgZpUpHD9TuaxUHdBdaXb_cM3YMHX2NFWIpEmBXGFNeFLZO4njUcHL-TlojCsRPnXfW2ACmmUp-sDn/s400/project.JPG" border="0" /></a> Status as at 18/9/2008 - Piling<br /><div></div>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-85833300876689482672008-09-16T22:34:00.000-07:002008-09-16T22:38:47.862-07:00Working TogetherThe leader who work most effectively, don't think "I".<br />They think, "We"; they think "team".<br />They understand their job is to make the team function.<br />They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but "we" gets the credit.<br />This is what creates trust, what helps to get the task done.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Peter <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Drucker</span></span>kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-3032428136775369622008-09-16T03:50:00.000-07:002008-09-16T03:56:25.220-07:00Poor Business Overhere !This politics instability and the recent fuel price surge, and now it's fasting month and the business is so slow like I never felt before since my past 15 years in this industry ! Retailing business is so quiet. And there is no demand for cement, steel bars and wire mesh ! What is going to happened ? Bosses already jumping up and down !kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-31652139810061907762008-09-12T16:06:00.001-07:002008-09-12T16:09:17.862-07:00Drop ! Drop ! Drop !<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BRC</span> and Steel Bar prices <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">drop</span> again. So far, wire mesh price has dropped to 51% discount off its List Price and Steel Bar has dropped by RM600.00 per tonne from its last highest price.kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218511923505067463.post-47760004512301491212008-09-09T05:57:00.000-07:002008-09-09T06:04:28.354-07:00Cement Price DropCement price from YTL has dropped by 0.30 sen per beg with immediate effect in the Kelantan market. YTL which controls most of the Kelantan market has make the moved to reduce its begged and bulk cement price. Prior to that, it was also YTL which sells at the higher price compared to other source in Kelantan. The demand for cement has dropped since the beginning of the fasting month.kbguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191209028393276826noreply@blogger.com0