S wak s total exports of timber, timber products drop in 2023 to RM3 1 bln theborneopost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theborneopost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KUCHING (Borneo Post) – Sarawak’s total export value of timber and timber products dropped to MYR3.1 billion in 2023 from MYR3.9 billion in 2022, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, the Borneo Post reported. The Second Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development said the export value of logs stood at MYR559 […]
Furniture industry has lost more than RM 1 6 billion so far, says MFC thesundaily.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thesundaily.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Industry players need to seek alternate raw material sources.
THE issue of raw material shortage is a major trouble facing the timber industry, but industry players are working hand-in-hand with the government to address the situation - a vital step forward, as plywood products were the second largest contributor (RM3.4bil) to Malaysia’s RM22.5bil wood-based products export in 2019.
Describing the acute shortage of raw materials in Peninsular Malaysia, as well as lower rubberwood supply due to increased latex production, the Malaysian Panel-Products Manufacturers’ Association (MPMA) chairman Datuk Wira Sheikh Othman Rahman said that plywood and panel manufacturers are facing stiff competition from sawmillers in securing a sufficient supply.