01 Half Yearly Sales Conference 201302 From Editor’s Desk03 Visit of Guests from Mitsubishi Corporation04 Visit of Customer from United States05 South African Delegation06 Industrial Visit from Department of Material Engineering NED University07 Food Hygiene & HSE 08 Internships at Tri-Pack10 Orientation of Marketing Staff at Plant Port Qasim11 Training on First Aid Skills with Practical Demonstration12 Training on Fire Fighting Skills

CONTENTS

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2013

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Tri-Pack’s half yearly sales conference was held on 8th July 2013, at Marriott hotel Karachi. The conference started with the recitation of Holy Quran by Manager Internal Audit Mr. Muhammad Nadeem.

Marketing Manager, Mr. Imran Quddus welcomed the audience and invited the Managing Director Mr. Shahid Hussain to share his thoughts with the participants. The Managing Director appreciated the efforts and achievements of all the Divisional Heads, Regional Sales Managers and their teams in the 1st half of 2013.

Half Yearly Sales Conference 2013

Editor: Muhammad Naveed Kasmani I Sub-Editor: Alina Rizvi

Regarding challenges for the next quarter, he highlighted and stressed on best quality along with value added services, as both are very important factors in the Packaging industry. He also emphasized to improve collection days along with contribution margin.

Managing Director has also announced that the new CPP line shall be in operations by November 2013, so all the team members put extra efforts and go extra mile especially in the light of the upcoming competition as well as our enhanced production capacity.

Then Marketing Manager started his presentation and briefed the participants that the prime focus should be on improved customer services. He also made discussion on aging days, sales v/s targets, films wise contribution margin per kg of BOPP & CPP for all regions.

This was followed by presentation from Regional Managers in which they highlighted their respective region’s performance during the present year against the targets for 1st half of 2013 along with the strategies for 2nd half for 2013.

Regional Manager Center in his presentation, showed how he and his team strategized to control the bouncing of payments. This key achievement was very well appreciated by the senior management.

After a lunch, presentations from Business Development, Export, Finance, Production and Commercial Departments took place. A very healthy interaction was seen during different presentations.

Area Sales Manager Mr. Ehsan ul Haq and Assistant Manager Sales Mr. Ahmad Adeel briefed the participants about the developments during the 1st half of 2013 and discussed different developmental projects with the major players.

Export Manager Mr. Babar Baig in his presentation discussed his plans regarding regional export sales and films wise sales distribution. He also discussed actual-vs-targeted sales of 1st half of 2013.

Regional Manager Export Mr. Mohammad Reza Said presented the development of export sales market in South Africa and potential export market in the Middle East. Sales Executive Export Mr. Muhammad Hamza Alvi presented the fresh targets and plans with perspective of Exports.

Regional Manager South Syed Reza Jawad and Management Trainee Ms. Ashti Nisar presented a detailed compliant analysis.

Chief Financial Officer Mr. Nasir Jamal presented the contribution margin analysis, region-wise aging and strategies to control financial charges.

Operation Manager Mr. Muhammad Asadullah Butt and Plant Manager Mohammad Monir Khan presented the waste analysis and production vs dispatch targets of both Plants.

Commercial Manager Mr. Kamran Quyoom briefed about the overall savings achieved by using recycled packing material and other items.

At the end, Managing Director was requested to deliver the closing remarks and Marketing Manager thanked all the participants for attending the conference and hoped that this year would bring even better results than the one gone by.

Kamil ZiaArea Sales Manager

It is a source of great gratification to issue this edition of Tri-News. The issue is mainly focuses on the past 3 months happenings and accomplishments of Tri-Pack Films Limited. Recalling all the events has made me realize how Tri-Pack has become a part of our daily life and how it has involved its employees in every occasion. Mainly, this edition again would not have been possible without the collective efforts of HRD Manager, Mr. Babar Baig, sub editor Ms. Alina Rizvi and all my colleagues who have contributed in the form of articles. The result is that, this edition is in your hands right now.

Besides, I must say that this is a never ending journey towards excellence and we expect from your end to share valuable suggestions and feedback. We hope that you will enjoy this reading experience and by the time you finish reading it, you would be thinking about having your participation in the next edition.

Happy Reading!Cheers

Muhammad Naveed KasmaniEditor

From Editor’s Desk

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On September 23, 2013, guests from Mitsubishi Corporation - Mr. Masakazu Sakakida Senior Vice President, Mr. Toshio Kochi Assistant General Manager, Mr. Daichi Sakurai Deputy Planning & Coordination Officer and Mr. Shunichi Shibanayagi Assistant to Chief Executive for Pakistan, visited Tri-Pack Films Limited Port Qasim.

Guests were welcomed by Mr. Muhammad Asadullah Butt Operation Manager, Mr. Babar Baig HRD Manager, Mr. Arif Malik Project Manager and undersigned. At that note, they had a meeting with Mr. Shahid Hussain Managing Director of Tri-Pack Films Limited. Afterwards they went around the manufacturing facility of BOPP and CPP Plants and discussed various aspects of mutual interest.

Mohammad Monir KhanPlant Manager PQ

Visit of Guests from Mitsubishi Corporation

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On September 05, 2013 Mr. Iqbal Jalil Customer and Management Representative from Premier Resources LLC USA visited Tri-Pack Port Qasim along with Export Manager Mr.Babar Baig.

Delegation was welcomed by Operation Manager Mr. Muhammad Asadullah Butt and Plant Manager Mohammad Monir Khan. After a detailed meeting session the guest went around the manufacturing facility of BOPP and CPP Plants. The visit departed with good memories from Tri-Pack.

Shahzad SaleemExport Coordinator

Visit of Customer from United States

to Tri-Pack

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South African DelegationOn September 21, Mr. Wayne Hoffman, Mr. Mike Hoffman & Mr. Gavin Scott from Flexible Packaging Converters South Africa visited Tri-Pack Films Limited Port Qasim, along with Mr. Shahid Hussain- Managing Director- Tri-Pack Films Limited.

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Tri-Pack always explicit its prime responsibility of establishing and balancing a relationship with academia – resulted in not only focusing its prospect future but also attracting key talents by providing them opportunity to have on hand knowledge about the industry and its processes.

On this note, students of Department of Material Engineering, NED University Karachi visited Tri-Pack Films Limited Port Qasim. Total 25 students accompanied by along with Lecturer Mr. Abdul Ghani Chishti and Lecturer Mr. Usman Niaz visited on September 18, 2013. Operation Manager Mr. Muhammad Asadullah Butt welcomed the students and briefed them about the Company and product details. Afterwards HRD Coordinator Mr. Muhammad Naveed Kasmani gave the students a brief presentation about the history of the Company and milestones.

Students were also obliged by their visit on the plant in two groups. Group 1 was accompanied by Production

Manager Syed Tariq Ali and Group 2 was accompanied by Manager Slitter Mr. Muhammad Naveed Shehzad. Both Managers briefed the students about the production processes which not only provided them an opportunity to see all the production stages from start to end but also gave them a strong platform for learning and development. After their visit, the students were served with refreshments followed by a question answer session, in which students gave their valuable feedback concerning about the visit. In short these visits may help the students to get better knowledge about the issues they had studied as theory in classroom.

Alina RizviHRD Executive

Industrial Visit from Department of

Material Engineering NED University

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FSSC 22000 is ISO 22000:2005 + PAS 223:2011

Tri-Pack Films Limited is manufacturing Bi-axially

Oriented & Cast Polypropylene, Cast Polyethylene, Cast

Barrier Films and related products used for packaging

purpose. Packaging is an essential medium for preserving

food quality, minimizing food wastage and reducing

preservatives used in food. Packaging serves the

important function of containing the food, protecting it

against chemical and physical damage whilst providing

information essential to consumers. It also provides an

important medium whereby manufacturers can provide

information on product features, nutritional contents and

ingredient information.

Food Packaging is therefore a key factor in ensuring food

is maintained in a safe and wholesome condition. FSSC-

22000, the fastest growing GFSI (Global Food Safety

Initiatives) certification program launched in 2000 and

managed by The Consumer Goods Forum (TCGF).

ISO-22000:2005

This standard specifies the requirement for a food

safety management system that combines the generally

recognized key elements to ensure food safety along the

food chain.

• Interactive Communication

• System Management

• Pre-requisite programs

• HACCP Principles

Many of the requirements of this standard are fully aligned

with ISO 9001:2008 i.e. document management and

control, management review, communication, resource

management, internal audit, verification and analysis of

data.

PAS-223:2011

The Publically Available Specification (PAS) has been

prepared by the British Standards Institution (BSI) to

specify requirements for prerequisite programmes and

design to assist in controlling food safety hazards in the

manufacturing and provision of food packaging.

The development of PAS was sponsored by SSAFE (Safe

Supply of Food Everywhere). A Steering Group consisting

of leading global packaging and food manufacturing

companies of the world. These are the producers and

users of food packaging who know and understand the

requirements of the industry.

By combining the requirements of ISO 22000 and

PAS 223, this gives a challenging and robust set of

requirements against which food packaging manufacturing

companies may be certified to demonstrate they produce

packaging in a food safe manner.

Humayun Naseer

EHS Manager

Food Hygiene & HSE

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I n ternsh ips a t Tr i -PackInternships provide a unique opportunity to students to learn beyond the walls of the traditional classroom. In fact it is a learning by observing, learning by reflecting and learning by doing. At Tri-Pack every year we offer internships to high potential students from top notch universities of the country with an opportunity to engage in experiential learning while developing knowledge, skills and awareness of the system. Here, we have a feedback relating to their experience in the world of Tri-Pack.

Alina RizviHRD Executive

When I first entered Plant Port Qasim, I was not sure whether I would be able to be consistent in coming for an internship every early morning for the following month. However, I was greeted by Mr. Naveed Kasmani and Ms. Alina Rizvi, my supervisors, in the HR Department. Their warm welcome and supervision had not only comforted me, but their encouragement put me to work with immediate effect. My motive was to gain a first-hand, dynamic and practical corporate experience. Not only did I achieve this aim, but also learnt how an efficient and effective corporation works; from the small office leg work to formal meetings, development trainings and documenting. My learning experience ended to be remarkably valuable and I had not only return with the knowledge and training Tri-Pack Films provided, but a handful of precious memories that I will always cherish as my first internship experience.

Fiza Zafar- LUMSInternee - HRD Department

Internship at Tri-Pack Films Ltd. was such an immense experience for me to implement my knowledge practically and gain professional experience. As being completely new to practical and corporate world setting, every hour spent at Tri-Pack in Commercial department gave me remarkable experience all the time, which cannot be explained in words. But nevertheless, they were all useful for my career. The various boundaries to process

improvement and maintaining ethical standards in a corporate environment have also been experienced.

Shyan Ali Talpur- SZABISTInternee - Commercial Department

Interning at Tri-Pack was an amazing experience which not only provided me the opportunity to interact with professionals internally but also externally. The staff here is not only supportive but also provided the required guidance every step of the way. In these six weeks I have not only worked on projects but have also participated in day to day functions. I left Tri-Pack with practical knowledge, more confidence about work places and wonderful memories of days full of fun and learning. Overall it was an amazing learning experience!

Naureen Jalaluddin - LUMSInternee - Commercial Department

Before my internship at Tri-Pack Films I had very little idea of professional life. But the way I was helped to understand the environment by every person working here and the abundance of knowledge I was shared with, it is hard to choose what has been the most impactful thing I’ve learned, but it’s been eye-opening just to take part in building a successful product. I guess the most important thing I’ve learned is that there are no magic bullets, creating a product worth using is not easy. The most beneficial

part of my internship was all of the smaller things I’ve learned, like how a small change in temperature or humidity can turn a good product to a bad one and how tough it is to maintain the optimum conditions required by the processes.

Hassan Uddin Nizami – Karachi UniversityInternee - Plant-PQ

I always wanted to follow an internship where I could work in field and processing area. The process of observing, researching and planning has always interested me. That is why I choose to

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follow my internship at Tri-Pack. I like to thank the HRD staff Miss. Alina Rizvi and Mr. Naveed Kasmani who welcomed me at Tri Pack and built a bridge for me for entering in production line. The experience I’ve gained here exceeds anything I could have expected. The interactive environment and regular feedback by the HR and Operation Manager Mr. Muhammad Asadullah Butt made me feel like a valid contributor to the company. I feel highly privileged that I have worked as an internee here and I am affirmative that the knowledge which I gained during this internship would accompany me in my future academic and professional career.

S. Aeleya Shah- Karachi UniversityInternee - Plant-PQ

My internship was truly enlightening throughout in Tri-Pack Films Ltd. The most privileged part of my internship was having the opportunity to observe a plant in operation and a very learning experience to see how film is manufactured. Its one thing to see a picture or learn the theory behind a process, but the actual hands-on experience gives me an entirely different perspective. I got a chance to observe how Extruders, Chillers, Heat Exchangers, Cooling Towers, Metallizer, Slitting unit in operation which further enhanced my learning. During my internship period I encountered project work which provides great experience and is a terrific opportunity to network with engineering professionals. With this, I managed to have an overview of the entire operations of the plant . The environment was challenging, friendly, and very supportive. It has proven to be valuable experience for me, and it certainly a great stepping during course of my studies.

Sidra Sikandar- Karachi UniversityInternee - Plant-PQ

My internship began on the 6th of July and ended on 31st of August. Meanwhile in Tri-Pack Films Ltd. I learned the operations of the known software of SAP, where i came to know how the order is placed for production. Moreover I gathered more experience by looking into the customer complaints and how to deal with them in a correct manner. I also looked into the managing of customer records regarding payments and presenting them on Microsoft Excel, creating the records enhanced my Microsoft Excel skills. In short my overall experience was full of learning and development.

Hafsa HussainInternee - Marketing Department

Being an intern, I was very excited to know about the practical implementation of the theory we studied in the industrial process. The experience as an intern at Tri-Pack was very immense and knowledgeable. Have learned a lot and it had only been possible by the corporation of staff at all level. At the end of the internship period I had take along all the memories at Tri-Pack and precious technical knowledge that I gained. Will always be thankful to all concerns who made it possible.

Hashim KhanInternee - Hattar Plant

This was a first time in my life to have an opportunity of thoroughly observing industrial process. It was a wonderful experience for me to notice that how successfully Tri-Pack is making its standards and how efficiently it is balancing the hard work, customers demands, market challenges, energy crises, output quality and adequate supply.

M. Usman Ali- GIKInternee - Hattar Plant

On July 1st, we entered a place that was clean, systemized and serene called Tri-Pack Films Limited for internship. We were given orientation about the whole processes and system for the first two days and increase our interest to know more about the industrial process. All the staff with whom we interface was so cooperative and guided us in such away regarding our project and conferred on us technical knowledge. In short it was a first flight that gave me wings to soar high to reach the height of the sky.

Muhammad Omer - GIKInternee - Hattar Plant

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I Ashti Nisar, Masters from UK, BSc Honors from LUMS and Abdullah Asif Muhammad BSc in Economics from University of Warwick, UK have recently joined Tri-Pack Films Limited as Management trainee in Marketing South Region. After joining Tri-Pack, we were given an orientation of the company’s plant at Port Qasim in order to get a better understanding of the company’s products, processes and functioning. This orientation has been extremely beneficial to us as a part of the Marketing team at Tri-Pack. Our newly acquired knowledge will enable our interactions with customers be more informed and efficient. Therefore we will be able to bridge our communication gap and add value to the company.

During the four-day orientation, we were introduced to the BOPP and CPP film manufacturing processes, and the Planning Department, that plays an essential role at each stage. The orientation was carefully planned so as to make the most of our time at the plant. We were given first-hand knowledge at every step, including quality control mechanisms at the laboratory etc. As Marketing employees, we found this experience very useful in clarifying our concepts. This will certainly enhance our communication with customers in the future and add value to the company. Abdullah Asif Mohammad and Ashti NisarManagement Trainees, Marketing South

Orientation of Marketing Staff at Plant Port Qasim

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Training on First Aid Skills with Practical Demonstration given by Mr. Atique Ahmed at Plant Port Qasim

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Fire fighting skills always played a key role at workplace and due to their prime importance, the HRD department ensures that the required skill set and overall proficiency of designate firefighters at Tri-Pack shall continuously be improved at all the levels at Plant and Head Office.

These training sessions are well equipped with theoretical knowledge and practical demonstrations. The main objective of these trainings is to improve the responsiveness time of employees in case of any emergency.

Atique Ahmed Kamran EHS Officer

Training on Fire Fighting Skills

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