FORGING AHEAD - Tradewinds Plantation Berhad

improved Extraction Rates. In our quality
initiatives, one of our most important
goals is the improvement of the oil
extraction rate (“OER”) and kernel
extraction rate (“KER”) achieved by the
Group’s eight palm oil mills. During the
year under review, the OER and KER
had improved to 21.54% and 5.35%
respectively as compared to 21.20%
and 5.31% recorded in 2009. Five
mills achieved an average OER that
was above 21.00% in 2010, from only
four in 2009.
These achievements also underscore the
important role played by the Joint
Consultative Committees (“JCC”). The
JCC is composed of estate and mill
personnel and was set up in 2007 as a
quality improvement initiative. The 12
JCCs that have been established
provide a useful function in identifying
problems, recommending solutions,
resolving conflicts and sharing
information with other JCC teams.
Quality day. A regular feature on TPB’s
corporate calendar, Quality Day serves
as a useful platform for JCC teams to
challenge the status quo and to map out
n e w s t r a t e g i e s f o r c o n t i n u a l
improvements, the objective being to
reduce costs, while increasing
productivity and revenue for the Group.
During the year, the Sibu, Southern
Peninsular, Miri and Northern Peninsular
Regions have held their Quality Day.
For the Sabah/Lawas and Kuching
regions, the events are scheduled in
2011.
isO and RspO certification. Established
by the International Organisation for
Standardisation, the ISO 9000 family
of standards is an internationally
recognised standard for a quality
management system. Accreditation to
ISO is a stringent process involving
many steps. During the year, the Sg.
Kachur Palm Oil Mill and the Ulu Sebol
Palm Oil Mill earned their certifications
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
to ISO 9001:2008 on 16 July and 6
September 2010 respectively. Our
journey towards quality excellence does
not end here. With most of the good
practices in place, the Group has set its
sights on implementing a Total Quality
Management System.
In the present world of increasing
environmental and social consciousness,
there is growing concern that products
are produced without undue harm to
the environment or society. RSPO
certification is a seal of approval
allaying such fears, taking into account
not only good agricultural practices but
a l s o r e s p o n s i b l e s o c i a l a n d
environmental management. Having
completed the earlier preparation, a
meeting with stakeholders was
convened on 11 November 2010 as
required by the RSPO Principles and
Criteria.
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