ABOITIZ EQUITY VENTURES, INC.: Beyond steelmaking

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. issued the following announcement on Nov. 18.

The current administration’s Build! Build! Build! program has fueled the significant growth of the Philippines’ infrastructure sector and along with it, the demand for quality and cost-effective steel.

This presents a great opportunity for the steel industry. But for Melters Steel Corporation (MSC), one of the major steel manufacturers in the country, growth is not just about being able to leverage the booming demand and capturing a significant market share, but most importantly, it is about helping the community.

On November 15, MSC, together with AboitizPower and Aboitiz Foundation, Inc., embarked on a medical mission for its host community in Pampanga. Around 85 residents of Brgy. San Isidro, San Simon, Pampanga underwent free medical and dental consultations, as well as received medicines with a total worth of Php 200,000.

“We are very thankful to Melters that as their host barangay, we are able to reach out to them to address our needs, and they have always been willing to help,” Randie Flores, San Isidro Brgy. Chairman, said.

Apart from the medical mission, other corporate social responsibility initiatives of MSC include disaster relief efforts, computer donation, and cement donation for the rehabilitation of the community church.

“We try to help as much as we can. Anything with regard to the community, we’re always here to help,” Lance Lim, MSC Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, said.

MSC also recognized the value of its long-standing partnership with AboitizPower to community and nation-building.

“It’s a win-win situation. We can always do it on our own but it’s a lot better with the support of Aboitiz. We’re very happy with our partnership and when the time comes, we want to expand our business with Aboitiz and grow together with Aboitiz,” Lim added.

AboitizPower supplies reliable, cost-efficient, and sustainable electricity to MSC’s smelting plant in Brgy. San Isidro, San Simon, Pampanga.

“AboitizPower is very professional and we want to deal with people like that. They know what they’re doing. They know what they want, and they know the direction that they’re going to. We’re thankful that we did not make a mistake in choosing them,” Nena Lim, MSC President and Chief Executive Officer, said.

The partnership between MSC and AboitizPower is built on their shared values and common goal of advancing business and communities.

Original source: https://aboitiz.com/beyond-steelmaking/