马来西亚吉隆坡消息东盟(ASEAN)自由贸易区(AFTA)2010年协定中的零出口关税将造福于马来西亚塑料生产商。根据协议规定,将从2010年1月1日起调低成品关税。
印度尼西亚、马来西亚、菲律宾、新加坡、泰国和越南将最先享受零进口关税。其他四个东盟成员国——文莱、柬埔寨、老挝和缅甸——将在2015年以后开始采用AFTA的新关税,使他们有时间先建立或强化本国企业
Lim强调说,鉴于MPMA有80%的会员为家族所有的中小型企业,预期并购现象将增多。在MPMA的900家会员中,只有约30家为上市公司。他说,随着全球经济萧条的威胁逐渐隐现,行业兼并的可能性颇大。
尽管马来西亚塑料业与跨国同行平起平坐——虽然其规模较小——但该行业也面临着人力和专业知识上的挑战。Lim说,马来西亚塑料业需要更新技能并提升自动化程度,他建议加强培训让工人们突破传统的劳动密集型生产的束缚。
Lim还特别列举了马来西亚塑料业的潜在增长领域,如拉伸膜、多层膜和阻隔膜等包装应用。他预期企业将逐步淡出低增值产品的生产。
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Free Trade Area (AFTA) 2010-year agreement in the zero-export tariffs will benefit the plastics manufacturers in Malaysia. Under the agreement, from January 1, 2010 onwards to reduce tariffs on finished products.
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam will be the first to enjoy zero import tariffs. The other four ASEAN members - Brunei, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar - will be introduced in 2015 after the new AFTA tariffs, so that they have the time to first establish or strengthen national enterprises
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Free Trade Area (AFTA) 2010-year agreement in the zero-export tariffs will benefit the plastics manufacturers in Malaysia. Under the agreement, from January 1, 2010 onwards to reduce tariffs on finished products.
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam will be the first to enjoy zero import tariffs. The other four ASEAN members - Brunei, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar - will be introduced in 2015 after the new AFTA tariffs, so that they have the time to first establish or strengthen national enterprises