Timber players urged to go for STIS integrated digital solution
KUCHING: Timber industry players have been urged to make use of the Sarawak Timber Industry Information System (STIS), a digital revolution developed by the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) to reshapes the timber industry. “STIS is an integrated digital solution that serves Sarawak’s timber industry by simplifying complex processes, centralising the issuance of timber […]
Timber industry told to target fast-growing tree species
KUCHING: Sarawak needs fast-growing tree species as the state’s feedstock to produce timber-based and furniture-based products. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari said that among the trees that could be planted are rubber trees, bamboo, acacia, sentang and paulownia. He said since banks in Japan and China have imposed conditions based on environmental, social, […]
STIDC lays out future-proof plan for timber sector
MIRI: The timber industry, one of the main sectors of the state economy, must venture into producing high value-added products such as engineered wood, furniture and bamboo-based products going forward. In stating this Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) general manager Datu Hashim Bojet said productive LPFs or Licences for Planted Forests are equally crucial […]
Persistent weak demand affects timber companies
KUCHING: The weak international market demand and slowdown in the domestic construction industry have continued to impact the production of Malaysian timber companies. Global Timber Index (GTI)-Malaysia enterprises reported facing the dual challenges of rising raw materials prices and reduced order quantity. In May, GTI-Malaysia index registered 28 per cent, a decrease of 2.5 percentage […]
Timber sector told to produce high value-added products
TIMBER industry players have been encouraged to transform their activities and operations to provide more high value-added timber products. Deputy Premier and Minister of Natural Resources and Urban Development Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said one of the transformation efforts is by using more raw materials from forest and bamboo plantations optimally. He said […]
Bright future for S’wak’s furniture industry
KUCHING: The furniture industry in Sarawak will continue to advance and will not be a ‘sunset’ industry as the state aims to be the forerunner in the furniture industry. Representing Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, Datuk Mad Zaidi Mohd Karli, secretary general of Ministry of Plantations and Commodities, said that Sarawak had huge […]
Sarawak needs R&D centre for high-value timber industry
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has stressed the need for Sarawak to establish a centre dedicated to Research and Development (R&D) training and product performance testing for the timber industry. He stated that transforming the timber industry from a primary-based industry into a high-value-added industry was crucial to maximise the utilisation […]
China establishes timber security system
KUCHING: China has planted over 613 million hectares of national reserve forests in the past 10 years in order to establish a national timber security system. Started the national reserve forest project in 2012, the project covered 29 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), six forest industry (forestry) groups and Xinjinang Production and Construction Corps. “In […]
Managing Sarawak’s biodiversity while promoting its timber industry
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY SARAWAK aspires to be globally recognised in sustainable management of tropical forests and biodiversity while promoting its timber industry, says Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He disclosed that a sum of RM6.5mil under the 2023 State Budget would be assigned for conservation and […]
Furniture Park set to double Sarawak’s revenue from timber export
KUCHING: The timber industry has been—and will continue to be—an important sector for Sarawak in terms of employment and business opportunities, and export revenue, says Datuk Willie Mongin. The federal Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister pointed out that the Sarawak Furniture Park would help Sarawak double its revenue from timber export to RM8bil from […]
