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Media
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2008
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Price hike of
steel could slow down Asia’s construction boom
BBC World News, Asia Business Report, 31 Jul 08
In this report on
the increase in steel prices, Mr Narendran, NatSteel Holdings'
President & CEO, spoke on its impact on the construction industry
and on NatSteel itself.
Due to the strong
demand for steel, prices have rose but at the same time, raw
materials prices are up by twice as much. While steel companies like
NatSteel are trying to add capacity as fast as they can, equipment
suppliers are not able to provide the machines in the short term.
Even with the credit crunch hitting the global economy, demand for
steel outstrips supply. This means that the worst is yet to come for
the construction industry.
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NatSteel Asia donates van to St Joseph's Home
Catholic News, 6 Jul 08
NatSteel Asia (NSA)
presented a cheque of $53,500 to St Joseph Home (SJH), one of its
adopted charities, at its Family Day recently. It was the
second instalment for the purchase of a van for SJH. Staff
contributed $26,750 and the amount was matched dollar-for-dollar by
the company. NSA staff will use this van to take SJH residents out
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'Steel
Lady' forgets not the softer touch
My Paper, 26 Mar 08
This story was
about how the feminine traits of Ms Liu Fang Joo, Senior Vice
President for Human Resource and Corporate Communications, add value
to the male-populated environment of NatSteel Asia, and how she has
leveraged these traits for the betterment of NatSteel Asia.
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Best of two worlds
The Straits Times, Scholars' Choice III, 7 Mar 08
The article featured one of NatSteel
Asia's scholars, Mr Chong Pek Hoong, Vice President for Production.
He spoke about how he was able to make use of both his management
and technical expertise in the organisation, as well as the
international exposure he was given.
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St. Joseph's Home receives donation
for van
Catholic News, 3 Feb 08
NatSteel Asia's donation to St. Joseph's Home as part of our
Corporate Social Responsibility Programme was covered in this story.
"We chose St. Joseph's Home because
they cater to the elderly regardless of race and religion. It also
helps that the home is located very near to NatSteel so it
facilitates our volunteers going down for activities. [Those plans
are] in the pipeline, " said Ms Liu Fang Joo, Senior Vice President
for Human Resource and Corporate Comms, NatSteel Asia.
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NatSteel Asia pledges S$1 million
Golf Asia, Feb 08NatSteel
Asia's Golf Challenge, held in commemoration of Tata Steel's
centenary, was featured in Golf Asia's Feb 08 issue. At the
post-game dinner, Mr Oo Soon Hee, our current Director (Southeast
Asia, announced the launch of our CSR programme, B3, with a pledge
of S$1 million over the next three years to community initiatives.
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Maternity leave – Are we doing
enough?
HRM Singapore Issue 7.11
In the story about how Singapore fares viz-a-viz other countries in
terms of maternity welfare, NatSteel Asia was quoted as one of the
Singapore companies with a forward-looking approach.
Calvin Ng, Assistant Vice President for Human Resource stated that
NatSteel Asia adopts “flexible employment solutions”, where we work
out “a win-win work arrangement that ensures that neither their
family time nor work productivity is compromised”. The article also
mentioned NatSteel Asia’s mother-friendly policies like offering the
opportunity to attend antenatal and post-natal one-on-one
counselling at the in-house clinic.
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Narendran takes over the helm at Tata’s NatSteel Asia
SBB Daily Briefing, Global Edition – 2 January 2008
Mr Thachat Viswanath
Narendran is the new president and CEO of NatSteel Asia with effect
from 1 January 2008, taking over from Mr Oo Soon Hee who is now
Director (South East Asia). He was most recently Deputy President
for Operations.
Mr Narendran was an executive with Tata Steel's international
trading division as well as the marketing & sales division prior to
joining NatSteel Asia in May 2005. He has played a key role in the
operational integration of Tata Steel and NatSteel Asia. Mr
Narendran has also served as president of the Asean Iron & Steel
Industry Federation since 2007 and is currently a director of the
South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute.
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