CREAM Secures RM1mn Research Grant from YTL Cement for Sustainable Construction

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 October 2023 – Reinforcing its commitment to championing sustainable construction practices, YTL Cement, Malaysia’s largest building materials group has announced a RM1 million research grant to the Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM), a subsidiary of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia. This financial boost is a follow-up to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two organisations in April this year, highlighting their shared mission to achieve construction excellence and support the industry transition to sustainable construction.

CREAM and YTL Cement signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in developing the construction industry’s workforce, research and innovation, as well as enhance the understanding and adoption of sustainable construction practices among industry players. The MoU marked the beginning of meaningful collaboration between industry players to achieve construction excellence with a collective effort to increase sustainability-focused research and development initiatives.