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Halal Ingredients Sub-Sector the Philippines, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia,
Thailand and South Africa to meet local
Malaysian entrepreneurs which included
SDSI entrepreneurs. The ‘Meet Buyers
Programme’ recorded RM110.0 million in
contract sales for the said year.

SDSI 2015 also introduced a new
format for showcasing SDSI products
by four main clusters namely Food and
Beverages (F&B), Homestay, Health &
Beauty, and Handicrafts.

Halal Ingredients Asia (HLIA), At the same event, MITI provided a
on 21 - 23 September 2015 platform for micro enterprises under
the SDSI programme to participate in
Halal Ingredients Asia (HLIA) 2015 was business matching sessions with several
the first global halal ingredients event hypermarkets. In 2015, a total of RM6.37
that brought together halal ingredients million in contract sales and another
professionals and industry players RM1.70 million in cash sales were
from around the world in an effort to recorded. The event also attracted a
accelerate and enhance development total of 184,000 visitors.
of the halal ingredients industry. It also
caters to the growing demand for The Lauching Ceremony of MITI’s New
production of halal end-products. Building 2016

HLIA 2015 was organised on 21 - 23
September 2015 and was the first
international event with special focus
on halal ingredients in F&B, cosmetics
and personal care products. It attracted
a participation of 2,170 conference
delegates and trade visitors from 19
countries.

Satu Daerah Satu Industri Showcase
2015

Satu Daerah Satu Industri (SDSI) For nearly 20 years, after other ministries
Showcase, which was first introduced in have moved to Putrajaya, the Ministry
2006 is the largest annual exhibition that of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
gather unique SDSI products or services still used the old building at Jalan Duta
from all over Malaysia. This program is Government Complex. 24 February 2016
an initiative to market and promote SDSI has created a historic moment for MITI
products and services domestically and when the new building was officiated
internationally. by YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul
Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia. The
The year 2015 marked the 10th year of opening ceremony of the new building
SDSI programme and a new element was held in the foyer of MITI Tower.
called ‘Meet Buyers Programme’ was
added. Through this programme, MITI The government has allocated RM342
together with MATRADE invited 21 buyers million for the construction of the new
from Hong Kong SAR, the PRC, Myanmar, building and has been named as Ministry
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