^{PCG delivering its product, a raw material called Polypropylene (PP) to UiTM​}
 

 
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- In supporting the country to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) is contributing its products and essential items as part of its PCG COVID-19 Relief Programme.
 
PCG delivered its product, a raw material called Polypropylene (PP), to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Advanced Technology Training Center (ADTEC), in Jerantut, Pahang, under the Manpower Department of the Human Resource Ministry. This raw material is used for the production of face shield frames to support local medical teams, including front liners and others in need. The contribution will enable UiTM and ADTEC to collectively produce more than 100,000 face shield frames, to be supplied to government hospitals and clinics nationwide.
 
Subsidiaries under PCG, namely Kertih Port Sdn Bhd (KPSB) and PETRONAS Chemicals Fertiliser Sabah Sdn Bhd (PCFSSB) are also supporting the surrounding communities within their areas of operation. KPSB provided equipment to the Dungun District Health Department, enabling an increase in the production of the much needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) gears such as aprons, head and feet protectors to be distributed to 10 COVID-19 screening and quarantine centres within Dungun. In Sipitang, PCFSSB supplied Hypochlorite solution to Majlis Daerah Sipitang for the purpose of mass desanitisation in the Sipitang town.

In addition, PCG in collaboration with the PETRONAS and Yayasan PETRONAS provided essential food items to the communities surrounding its areas of operations nationwide.
 
“In these challenging times, it is important for all of us to come together and help each other. Whether they are our medical heroes who are fighting this battle for us in the frontline, those who are dependent on daily wages or other Malaysians who are in need of our assistance, we will do everything possible within our means, including through our products and technological solutions, to help them. We hope our contribution will help alleviate the plight of those affected. We would like to thank all the nation’s first responders, health workers, government authorities and enforcement agencies for their relentless efforts and will give our fullest support to those who are working tirelessly to manage the COVID-19 crisis,“ said Datuk Sazali Hamzah, PCG Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer.

About PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
 
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) is the leading integrated chemicals producer in Malaysia and one of the largest in South East Asia. It operates a number of world-class production sites, which are fully vertically integrated from feedstock to downstream end-products. With a total combined production capacity of 12.8 million metric tons per annum (mtpa), it is involved primarily in manufacturing, marketing and selling a diversified range of chemical products, including olefins, polymers, fertilisers, methanol and other basic chemicals and derivative products. Listed on Bursa Malaysia and with three decades of experience in the chemicals industry, PCG is established as part of the PETRONAS Group to maximise value from Malaysia’s natural gas resources.
 
PCG is one of the top 10 companies in the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia (F4GBM) Index, out of 200 largest companies ranked by market capitalisation. It is committed to ensuring that its business practices are in line with globally recognised standards for Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) practices.
 
Further details on PCG can be found at www.petronaschemicals.com.my
 

SOURCE : PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad

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