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Muar wood-based industry expects to lose RM500 mil in revenue due to MCO

11-05-2020
Furniture businesses, wood products, wood-based panels, manufacturing, impact, coronavirus, COVID-19, MCO, Muar, Malaysia

Furniture businesses and related players in the wood-based industry in Muar, Johor have been affected in the first quarter of this year, expecting to lose about RM500 million in revenue due to the Movement Control Order (MCO), reported The Edge Markets. Muar Furniture Association president Ong Yeou Huan said that as the wood-based industry is …

Actions taken by wood industries in Malaysia, Canada, U.S. and New Zealand so far

05-05-2020
Wood industry, Malaysia, Canada, U.S., New Zealand, coronavirus, impact

The wood industries in Malaysia, Canada, U.S. and New Zealand have all limited productions following some form of lockdown or movement control. According to Japan Lumber Journal, wood industries worldwide have experienced a set of common and unique challenges that arose from regulations imposed by their own governments and a general decline in …

Impact of pandemic on Malaysian forest and logging sector's employment and income

04-05-2020
Department of Statistics Malaysia, forest, logging, sector, income, employment, COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic

The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) conducted an online survey to assess the impact of the pandemic on employment and income, reported ITTO. For the forestry and logging sector the survey results showed 6 percent of workers were on half pay leave, 18 per cent were on unpaid leave and 12 per cent had lost their job. The report can be …

India to investigate alleged dumping of MDF from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia

29-04-2020
India, Greenply, Greenpanel, Century Plyboards, MDF, fibreboards, anti-dumping, furniture, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia

Greenply Industries, Greenpanel Industries and Century Plyboards have filed application to commerce ministry's probing arm DGTR to start anti-dumping investigation on imports of "plain medium density fibre board of thickness less than 6 mm" imported from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, reported India’s Economic …

MTC appoints acting CEO and New COO

16-04-2020
MTC, Malaysia Timber Council, Acting CEO, new COO, new appointments, leadership

MTC has appointed Mr Wong Kah Cane as its Acting Chief Executive Officer effective 13 March 2020. Mr. Wong, who joined MTC on 1 November 2019 as Deputy CEO, takes over from Mr. Richard Yu Tuan Chong upon the expiry of the latter’s contract. MTC's Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mr Wong Kah Cane Mr. Wong, 52, who …

Sabah timber players call for partial production and shipping of ready goods to be allowed

09-04-2020
Sabah Timber Industries Association, STIA, partial production, movement control order, MCO, Malaysia

Sabah Timber Industries Association (STIA) is calling for the state government to allow partial production amid the movement control order (MCO) and to export goods that are ready for shipment, reported Malay Mail. President Chua Yeong Perng in a statement today said it was vital for the state government to consider STIA’s suggestions as …

First homeware manufacturer in Malaysia obtains CoC certification of MTCS

26-03-2020
One-Tech, PEFC-certified homeware, green manufacturing, sustainable design, chain of custody certification, Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme, MTCS,

Sustainable manufacturing and responsible sourcing are at the centre of Malaysian firm One-Tech, that recently became the first manufacturer in Malaysia producing PEFC-certified homeware under its DAPO brand. Founded in 1993, One-Tech has been strongly advocating ‘green manufacturing’ and sustainable design since 2013, in a desire to …

Malaysia government reduces control order to let palm, rubber, logging sectors run skeleton shifts

20-03-2020
Malaysia, government, movement control order, partial exemption, plantations, logging, coronavirus

The Malaysian government announced partial exemptions of the movement control order to allow the palm oil, rubber, and timber sectors to resume operations on a limited scale, reported Malay Mail. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said in a statement yesterday that rubber tapping for the purpose of …

Tough time for plywood manufacturers in Malaysia

11-03-2020
Malaysia, plywood manufacturers, Indonesian suppliers, Japan, supply

Malaysian plywood manufacturers have lost market share in Japan, their key export market, due to stiff competition from Indonesian suppliers and the sharp increase in local production of plywood from domestic softwood resources. Statistics from the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corp. (STIDC) reveal that Sarawak plywood export volumes fell …

Sabah to have Tropical Forestry University faculty

05-03-2020
Universiti Malaysia Sabah, UMS, Tropical Forestry, separate faculty, Sabah

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is re-establishing Tropical Forestry as a separate faculty to proritise the importance of this sector, according to UMS Vice Chancellor, Datuk Prof. Dr. Taufiq Yap Yun Hin. There was once an International Tropical Forestry School but it was merged with other schools under the Faculty of Science and Natural …

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