BP in Malaysia
Over the past 40 years, Malaysia has gone through a lot of changes
We’ve been there from the start, helping the economy to develop while doing our bit to make sure the most important things remain the same.What we do
Since 1964, BP Malaysia has been helping to fuel Malaysia’s amazing economic transformation. Four decades and $1.5 billion later, we have a thriving lubricants business, solar energy distributors and four major chemicals plants with over 750 employees.Castrol, BP and Duckhams brands lubricants are a familiar sight on forecourts across the country, with a 32% share of the market. All three brands are produced and blended at our production facility in Port Klang.
We have a purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant near Kuantan, and we co-own an acetic acid plant at Kerteh on the peninsula’s east coast. The acetic acid is mainly exported to other Far East countries for use in plastics, but some is fed back to Kuantan, where it’s a vital ingredient in our PTA production process.
Our people and partners
We like to keep things local. At the acetic acid plant, we’re working with the Malaysian company PETRONAS under the name BP PETRONAS Acetyls Sdn Bhd (BPPA). We employ around 500 people at the Kuantan and Kerteh plants. All but three of our people are Malaysian.Community investment
BP Malaysia works in partnership with the Centre of Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia, on their Climate Change initiative. This makes us the first private company as well as the first business unit within the BP group to enter into such a partnership with the objective of taking positive action to address the issue of climate change.Biodiversity is now a dominant theme in the global conservation movement. In early 2000 we initiated a unique partnership which would impress upon Malaysians the importance of managing and conserving our biodiversity. Key biodiversity players from the government, universities and NGOs were invited to form a Steering Group. The partnership is confident that the programme will contribute to capacity building in biodiversity in line with the country's emphasis on sustainable development.
For years now, we’ve been helping the a primary school in Terengganu, which offers places to special needs children and those with Downs Syndrome. We’ve just sponsored the installation of modified toilets and home economics classrooms.
When the Asian tsunami struck at the end of 2004, it was a tough time for the whole country. BP’s Kuala Lumpur Regional Crisis Centre was at the forefront of the relief effort. One of the things we did was charter a C-130 Hercules aircraft. We co-ordinated 32 relief flights and delivered over 350 tonnes of critical supplies to the devastated province of Aceh.
We’ve joined forces with WWF Malaysia and the Department of Fisheries to support two turtle sanctuaries. We run regular camps to educate the public towards sustainable and responsible actions and most importantly educating the future generation about providing a safe and suitable haven for turtle conservation. The sanctuaries also provide an avenue for research, understanding and therefore preserving the survival of the endangered species. The sanctuaries are a long term commitment by BP to ensure the sustainable conservation of turtles.
Because of work like this, we have received a number of Health Safety, Security and the Environment (HSSE) awards. These included the Prime Minister’s Hibiscus award for exceptional achievement, and a Responsible Care Programme award from the Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia.
We’ve joined forces with WWF Malaysia and the Department of Fisheries to support two turtle sanctuaries. We run regular camps to educate the public towards sustainable and responsible actions and most importantly educating the future generation about providing a safe and suitable haven for turtle conservation. The sanctuaries also provide an avenue for research, understanding and therefore preserving the survival of the endangered species. The sanctuaries are a long term commitment by BP to ensure the sustainable conservation of turtles.
Because of work like this, we have received a number of Health Safety, Security and the Environment (HSSE) awards. These included the Prime Minister’s Hibiscus award for exceptional achievement, and a Responsible Care Programme award from the Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia.
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