On this special morning, as a gentle breeze rustled the leaves of many surrounding tall tress and the morning sun slowly rising above the low hills on the east, staff of Jotun Malaysia and Singapore and invited guests gathered to witnessed the special occasion of ground ceremony at the new site in Nilai where a new and modern Jotun paint factory will be built. At the auspicious moment of 9.09am, on 9-9-09 Mr Peder Bohlin ( Reg Director Jotun SEA, MD Jotun Malaysia), Mr Ulf Hansen (President of Jotun Singapore), YAM Tunku Dato’ Seri Shahabuddin (Chairman of Jotun Malaysia), Mr K Sothinathan (Director of Jotun Malaysia) and five management team members of Jotun Malaysia broke the fresh ground with their shovels to plant 9 Bunga Raya trees (national flower of Malaysia), symbolizing the beginning of the building phase of the LIGER project. En. Shahrul Azamin, CEO of Negeri Sembilan Investment Centre (NSIC), former CEO of NSIC, Hj Ramli Othman, representative from Norwegian Trade Council and Jotun staffs were witnessing the groundbreaking event.


Mr Peder Bohlin, Mr Ulf Hansen, Mr Steve Meanwell, YAM Tunku Dato’ Seri Shahabuddin Bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, Mr K Sothinathan, Mr Low Keh Teong, Mr Lee Kum Chin, Mr Lim Kim Seng, Mr Ronnie Ooi.


Jotun staffs and guests at the Ground Breaking Ceremony in Nilai.

This new green site has an area of 93000m2. It is located within Nilai Industrial Estate which is an established industrial site with good infrastructure and services. It is also strategically situated near to the North South Highway linking Kuala Lumpur/Shah Alam to the north and Singapore to the south.

Jotun has invested about RM155 million for Project Liger which is headed by Steve Meanwell. The new manufacturing plant will comprise a guard house, a canteen block, a raw material warehouse, a double storey production building, a finished goods store, tank farm, utility building and maintenance workshop The target date for the completion of the new factory is Dec 2010.

NSIC had participated in the 2nd National PV Conference 2009 (NPVC) which was held on 17 Nov 2009 at Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya. The event comprises of a conference on PV industry development which present companies like Sunpower, First Solar and Q-Cell, and exhibition on PV products and technology. The NPVC is an excellent event which promotes networking among local and international PV companies. Therefore, it’s a good platform for NSIC to participate the event to represents the State Government of Negeri Sembilan in attracting both foreign & local investors in PV industry.


YB. Minister of Energy, Green Technology & Water, Dato Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui visits NSIC’s booth during the event.

  

Booth NSIC