STRETCH Digital: A publication of Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (Volume 5, 2020)

Title: Gearing for the Future: MREPC's Fund for Automation and Green Technology Automating the Malaysian Rubber Products Industry. Did you know that apart from promoting quality and sustainably produced Malaysian rubber products, the Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) is also tasked to support rubber product SMEs in the country? This week on STRETCH, we feature the Fund for Automation and Green Technology (FAGT) – a funding programme launched by the Council in 2019. The aim of the Fund is to improve industry competitiveness through the use of, you guessed it, automation and green technology. Learn more about this amazing initiative directly from the appointed Chairman of Expert Panel (Automation) for MREPC FAGT, Lee Boon Teck as he shares the importance of automation in rubber products businesses today. To date, MREPC has awarded funding for automation projects to 5 companies. One of the recipients of the funds, Tefron Sdn Bhd, explains how the fund has helped accelerate the company's transition towards the future.