The
Sarawak Manufacturers' Association (SMA) is an independent organisation
established on 20th February 1963 in Kuching under the Societies
Act, 1966. SMA members are drawn from all categories of manufacturing
industries Battery Manufacturing, Tyre Retreading, Cable, Electronic,
Electrical Appliance, Sawmilling, Carpentry, Food, Beverage,
Mechanical, Metal Industry, Paper Products, Printing, Paint,
Plastic Products, Tile, Brick, Pottery, Roofing, Cement, Concrete
Masonry, Transport Equipment etc. from Kuching, Samarahan, Sibu,
Miri, Bintulu and Sarikei divisions. The SMA has 200 member
manufacturers which represent a combined investments of about
RM2,000 million employing some 60,000 workforce. The SMA is
the largest representative body of manufacturing companies in
Sarawak.