Ministry of Industry (Myanmar)

Ministry of Industry, Myanmar
စက်မှု ဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Agency overview
Formed 1952
Jurisdiction Government of Myanmar
Headquarters Office No.30, Naypyidaw
19°49′06″N 96°08′23″E / 19.8182448°N 96.1398432°E / 19.8182448; 96.1398432
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Thein Aung
  • Myo Aung
Website www.industry.gov.mm

The Ministry of Industry (Burmese: စက်မှု ဝန်ကြီးဌာန) is a ministry in the Government of Myanmar that produces consumer products such as pharmaceuticals & foodstuffs, textiles, ceramics, paper & chemical products, home utilities and construction materials, assorted types of vehicles, earth-moving equipment, diesel engines, automotive parts, turbines & generators, CNC machines, transformers, solar-used products, agricultural machines, rubber & tires etc.

History

With the aim to strengthen the organisations and effective managements on Ministry of Industry No.1 and Ministry of Industry No.2, Ministry of Industry was newly reorganised with the combination of those Ministries since 2 December 2011.[1]

Policy

Departmental Bodies

Ministry of Industry organised with two Directorates, six Enterprises and one Central Research & Development Centre as follows:

Directorate of Industry

Directorate of Industry coordinates the activities of the enterprises under the Ministry in accordance with the directions and guidelines of the Ministry. It also negotiates with foreign and local organisations for new projects, acts as representative of Ministry in the activities related to ASEAN and International Organisations. Besides, it undertakes the drafting and compilation of projects, policy and plans, financial and budget requirements, legal and personnel matters and other affairs concerning the enterprises.

Departments

The Directorate of Industry is headed by Director General and organised with seven departments as mentioned below:

There are six Industrial Training Centres under the supervision of the Directorate of Industry. They are:

No.1 Heavy Industries Enterprise

No.1 Heavy Industries Enterprise had been producing various kinds of light and heavy motor vehicles, passenger cars, truck, automotive parts, multipurpose and heavy diesel engines, earth moving equipment, construction equipment, steel billets and pig irons. On 25 January 2011, Myanmar Automobile and Diesel Engine Industries and Myanmar Agricultural and Manufacturing Industries were reorganised as No.1 General Heavy Industries Enterprise. On 4 April 2012, the name was changed to No.1 Heavy Industries Enterprise.[2]

On 1 April 2014, No.1 Heavy Industries Enterprise was newly reorganised with seven Heavy Industries as mentioned below:

No.2 Heavy Industries Enterprise

No.2 Heavy Industries Enterprise is responsible for producing of household electrical and electric goods, machine tools with the CNC control such as lathe machine. milling machine, grinding machine and drilling machine etc., PVC wire, power cable, lead acid battery, transformers, turbines and generators, low power LED, high power LED, solar, maintenance free battery, different kinds of tires for transportation vehicles, passenger cars, agricultural tractors and power tillers. In January 2011, Myanmar Machine Tools and Electrical Industries and Myanmar Tyre and Rubber Industries were reorganised as No.2 General Heavy Industries Enterprise and the name was changed to No.2 Heavy Industries Enterprise on 4 April 2012.[3]

The following industries are under the supervision of No.2 Heavy Industries Enterprise -

No.3 Heavy Industries Enterprise

No.3 Heavy Industries Enterprise is one of the leading manufacture of ordinary Portland cement, refractory brick, ceramic wares, high tension ceramic insulator, float glass, agricultural machinery and equipments in Myanmar. Since 1964, it was set up Administration of Ceramic Corporation. The name of Corporation was changed as Ceramic Industries Corporation in 1972, Myanma Ceramic Industries in 1988. On 4 April 2012, the name was changed to No.3 Heavy Industries Enterprise.[4]

The following industries are under the supervision of No.3 Heavy Industries Enterprise

Textile Industries

Textile Industries (TI) has been in continuous operation since 1972, when it was established as Textile Industries Corporation. It was renamed the Myanma Textile Industries (MTI) in 1989. The current name, Textile Industries, was adopted on 4 April 2012. Today, it is emerged as Textile Industries (TI) and being operated as a manufacture of textile products by 11 main textile factories and 7 branch textile factories. TI is leading manufacturers of textile, clothing and apparels for only domestic market.[5]

Pharmaceutical and Foodstuff Industries

Myanmar Pharmaceutical Industries and Myanmar Foodstuff Industries were combined as the Pharmaceutical and Foodstuff Industries (PFI) on 1 August 2010.[6]

Head office and state-owned factories are as follow.

Paper & Home Utility Industries

Paper and Home Utilities Industries is producing high grade pulp (paper) (BKP), high grade paper (cultural paper, coated paper), writing and printing paper, kraft paper, cardboard paper, Chemithermomechanical pulp(CTMP), news-print paper and hydrogen peroxide, footwear products, Plastic products, household stainless steel wares, household enamel wares, hospital used steel furniture and hospital used stainless steel wares. On 4 April 2012, Myanma Paper and Chemical Industries and Myanma Home Utility Industries were reorganised as Paper and Home Utilities Industries.[7]

The following industries are under the supervision of Paper and Home Utilities Industries.

Central Research and Development Centre

Central Research and Development Centre is organised to research and development of Foods and Drugs, raw materials, machinery and component parts for use by the local industries .

The following divisions are under the supervision of Central Research and Development Centre.

References

  1. ↑ "History of Ministry of Industry".
  2. ↑ "No (1) Heavy Industries Enterprise". Ministry of Industry. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "No. (2) Heavy Industries Enterprise". Ministry of Industry. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "No. (3) Heavy Industries Enterprise". Ministry of Industry. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Textile Industries". Ministry of Industry. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Pharmaceutical and Foodstuff Industries". Ministry of Industry. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Paper & Home Utility Industries". Ministry of Industry. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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