Maica Laminates
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Maica Laminates Sdn Bhd is the first high-pressure laminate
(HPL) manufacturer in Malaysia. It is one of the earliest local-foreign joint venture manufacturing company in Penang.
has certified as "superior manufacturing companies within the prefecture".
The company products are exported worldwide. In 2005, Maica Laminates and Trespa International signed an agreement for the manufacture and distribution of Trespa HPL thin products and HPL compact panels, produced by Maica Laminates and marketed in the Asia-Pacific
region under the Trespa brand name. Maica's brand also stays in the market for other products not specified under this contract. The company also has other OEM
customers.
Maica's main marketing arm is Maica Corporation, incorporated in 1982, and to date comprises nine sales and distribution branches in Singapore and Malaysia, as well as sister companies that act as the company's sales arm. These include Maica Australia, Ibilee Maica (Hong Kong), and another in the Netherlands to serve the European market.
The company achieved ISO 9002 in 1995, and upgraded in year 2003 to ISO 9001:2000 . In 2009, the company renewed its ISO certification, this time to the new ISO 9001:2008. It has not one, but two ISO certifications, one from UKAS and another from Standard Malaysia.
Since 2008, Maica has obtained two "green" certificates for its laminates products, the Singapore Green Label certificate, and Greenguard.
Laminate
A laminate is a material that can be constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. The process of creating a laminate is lamination, which in common parlance refers to the placing of something between layers of plastic and gluing them with heat and/or pressure, usually with an...
(HPL) manufacturer in Malaysia. It is one of the earliest local-foreign joint venture manufacturing company in Penang.
History
Maica Laminates was formed in 1968 as a joint-venture between a Malaysian investor and a premier Japanese manufacturer, Aica Kogyo. Aica Kogyo is certified as an "Aichi Quality Company", which the Aichi PrefectureAichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
has certified as "superior manufacturing companies within the prefecture".
The company products are exported worldwide. In 2005, Maica Laminates and Trespa International signed an agreement for the manufacture and distribution of Trespa HPL thin products and HPL compact panels, produced by Maica Laminates and marketed in the Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific or Asia Pacific is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean...
region under the Trespa brand name. Maica's brand also stays in the market for other products not specified under this contract. The company also has other OEM
OEM
OEM means the original manufacturer of a component for a product, which may be resold by another company.OEM may also refer to:-Computing:* OEM font, or OEM-US, the original character set of the IBM PC, circa 1981...
customers.
Maica's main marketing arm is Maica Corporation, incorporated in 1982, and to date comprises nine sales and distribution branches in Singapore and Malaysia, as well as sister companies that act as the company's sales arm. These include Maica Australia, Ibilee Maica (Hong Kong), and another in the Netherlands to serve the European market.
The company achieved ISO 9002 in 1995, and upgraded in year 2003 to ISO 9001:2000 . In 2009, the company renewed its ISO certification, this time to the new ISO 9001:2008. It has not one, but two ISO certifications, one from UKAS and another from Standard Malaysia.
Products
Maica products consist of High Pressure Laminates (branded maiLaminate) and Compact laminates (maiCompact).Quality Certificates
Maica Laminates products have received various certifications related to the high-pressure laminates and compact laminates products and industry. These include the European Standard EN438 and some other certifications for anti-bacteria, anti-fungi, termite resistance, and chemical resistance.Since 2008, Maica has obtained two "green" certificates for its laminates products, the Singapore Green Label certificate, and Greenguard.
Awards
- November 2006 - 2 awards by the Institute of Interior Designers: The Industry Service Excellence Award and The Interior Products Award
- 2008: Silver award for the Open Booth Category at the Malaysia’s Interior Lifestyle Showcase, Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC);
- 2009: Silver Award, Best Booth Award, Open Booth Category in 2009.