After Sorting Malaysia, Now For The Big One: Australia

In this 2012 interview, Daibochi Plastic and Packaging Industry Bhd MD Thomas Lim discusses:

- Food packaging segment: new clients - sales orders - R&D efforts - new product lines, higher-margin items;
- Raw material prices oil prices;
- Room for more gearing - whether will do so -- growth pockets - CAPEX;
- Branding: perception of low quality in premium markets like Australia;
- Competition;
- Australia market;
- Impact of ongoing consolidation of Australia’s flexible packaging industry;
- Other countries - plans;
- Packaging - outlook?
- Non F&B business - tobacco - rubber gloves;
- Property development - winding down;
- Share buyback -- treasury shares;
- Whether topline growth concerns - slowing global economy;
- Tiny market cap, minuscule free float -- whether feels need to address;
- Dividend - policy of distributing no less than 50% of Group net profit to shareholders. 2012 Expectations.