Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad

Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad (PMMA) is a Malaysian manufacturer of household electrical appliances under the Panasonic brand. It was established on 3 September 1965 with Matsushita Electric Co. Ltd of Japan initially holding 90% of the equity and Hagemeyer Trading Co. the remaining 10%. In November 1966 it became a public listed company, raising paid-up capital to RM3 million by inviting Malaysians to subscribe 50% of the equity, and listed on the KLSE in December 1966. After 2005, MELCOM became known as PMMA. Its product range has included fans, home showers, vacuum cleaners, electric irons, bidets, dry cell batteries, black and white television sets and refrigerators.

PMMA was born from the pursuit of two ambitions: Malaysia's embarking on an industrialisation programme aimed at import substitution in the early 1960s, and Matsushita's pursuit of an active internationalisation policy. Work on the factory started in early 1966 and PMMA was the first factory in the newly-opened industrial site. With the help of 15 pioneer workers mainly from Klang and 20 Japanese engineers, PMMA produced its first products: dry cell batteries, black and white television sets, electric fans and later, refrigerators. The company was established on 3 September 1965 with Matsushita Electric Co. Ltd of Japan initially holding 90% of the equity and the remaining 10% by Hagemeyer Trading Co. In November 1966, MELCOM became a public listed company and raised the paid-up capital to RM3 million by inviting Malaysians to subscribe 50% of the equity, paving the way to listing in the KLSE in December 1966. In 1967, the opening ceremony was held by Minister of Commerce & Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, and dry cell battery production reached 1 million monthly. In 1973, the late Tan Sri Haji Noah b. Omar became the first Malaysian Chairman. In 1975, the national fans were awarded the SIM (now SIRIM) Certificate of Quality, the first in Malaysia to be given the award; dry cell batteries were subsequently accredited with the SIM Certificate of Quality in 1976. After 2005, MELCOM is known as PMMA.

• Fan

• Home Shower

• Vacuum Cleaner

• Electric Iron

• Advanced Water Technology Bidet

• Dry cell batteries

• Black and white television sets

• Refrigerators

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