STIDC says timber from planted forests can produce veneer, plywood, sawn wood, woodchips, MDF, particleboard, and furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It anticipates that timber from forest plantations will produce engineered wood, including laminated veneer lumber, cross-laminated timber, glulam, and other panel products such as oriented strand board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The timber industry was identified as an important economic sector under the state\u2019s post-Covid-19 Development Strategy 2030<\/a>, reports ITTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The strategy involves several key initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A copy of the plan can be downloaded here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To achieve this, the timber industry must embrace transformation from primary to high value-added processing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Sarawak government is taking proactive steps to meet the needs of the timber industry by ensuring a sustainable and renewable supply of raw materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To achieve this, the government will embark on forest plantation establishment through smart partnerships with the private sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are 50 active licences for planted forests (LPFs) with an area of about 2.89 million ha throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To date, more than 500,000 hectares of plantations have already been established. The main species are Acacia spp, Batai (Falcataria moluccana<\/em>), eucalyptus spp., and Kelampayan (Neolamarckia cadamba<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was recently announced that logging concessions in Sarawak can be extended for 30 years if certified through FSC or the PEFC-aligned Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The MTCS <\/a>is a voluntary scheme that provides independent assessment for forest management and chain of custody certification to ensure the sustainable management of Malaysia\u2019s Permanent Reserved Forests (PRF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The MTCS started operating in 2001 and is a leading timber certification scheme in the Southeast Asian region. In 2009 the MTCS became the first tropical timber certification scheme to be endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Timber Exporters Association of Malaysia<\/a> (TEAM) recently organised a business mission to Taiwan, visiting the cities of Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TEAM represents the interests of Malaysian exporters and seeks to advocate, support, and negotiate on any legislation affecting the country’s export trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Participants were interested in the acquisition of advanced processing technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The mission included a visit to \u2018Wood Taiwan 2023\u2019<\/a> at the Nangang Exhibition Centre in Taipei. In addition, visits were made to top Taiwan woodworking machinery industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The TEAM delegation also met with the National Union of Timber Trade Association and importers interested in learning more about Malaysia\u2019s tropical timbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Malaysia\u2019s wood industry will \u2018open\u2019 to the world during the Malaysian Wood Expo 2023 in Kuala Lumpur from June 18 to 20.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Sarawak post-Covid 19 Development Strategy 2030<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Investing in forest plantations<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Logging concessions in certified forests have been extended <\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Preparing for the Malaysian Wood Expo 2023 in Kuala Lumpur <\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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