Sarawak forest management model for others to emulate
MIRI: Sarawak has always maintained a timber production volume of below 9.2 million cubic metres per annum as recommended by the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO). In disclosing this, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said, findings from ITTO also reveal that Sarawak’s forest management can be a model for other countries to emulate. […]
Timber product exports up 33-fold to top RM25 bln under MTIB’s leadership: Fadillah
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s timber and timber product exports have grown by 33 times to RM25.2 billion in 2022 from RM749 million in 1973 under the leadership of the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB), said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah, who is also Plantation and Commodities Minister, said within the 50 years since […]
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 […]
Wooden doors export to Europe plunges
KUCHING: The European Union 27 member countries’ (EU27) imports of wooden doors from Malaysia has dropped sharply to a negligible level as the bloc is trending towards the use of engineered wood in place of solid timber. Last year, EU27 imported merely euro 1.8 million worth of wooden doors from Malaysia, down by 30 per […]
Exports of wood products down sharply
KUCHING: Sarawak’s monthly export earnings from logs and timber products has dropped sharply in June 2022 to about RM246.97 million (free on board value) from RM318.2 million in previous month of May or down by RM71 million or 22.4 per cent. Month-on-month, there was a significant decline in the export volume of logs and plywood. […]
State records higher earnings from timber products
THE state’s export value of timber products continued to show an increase of 26 per cent to RM1.04 billion in the first quarter of 2022 against RM826 million for the same period last year. “The timber industry has shown a recovery in terms of export value for 2021 compared to the previous year even though […]
Adding value to furniture industry
KUCHING: The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) is focusing on empowering downstream timber operations to develop the state’s furniture industry. “Efforts are being intensified by STIDC to develop the timber industry to a high value-added industry to achieve the projected export value of RM8 billion in 2030,” said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah […]
Export value of timber products up 4 pct
KUCHING: Sarawak’s export value of timber products saw an increase of 4 per cent at RM3.9 billion last year compared to RM3.7 billion in 2020. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the increase was an indication that the economy was indeed recovering gradually, and showed prospects of increased demands for commodities […]
Companies, individuals involved in timber industry must register with STIDC
KUCHING: Companies or individuals involved in the business of timber and timber products are required to register with the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC). This registration is intended as one of the methods for the state government to plan and monitor the timber industry in Sarawak more systematically, in line with the provisions of […]
