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T he Bamboo Gallery came under
the spotlight during the Third
Sarawak Timber and SMEs
Expo 2017 with an array of bamboo
products.
The Bamboo Gallery manifested the
enthusiasm of Sarawak to explore further
into bamboo industry taking advantage of
the huge landmass as well as suitable soil
and climate to support this industry.
Bamboo is one of the fastest growing
crops with three to four years gestation
period. It is a renewable source of raw
materials with great potential to spearhead
the development of SMEs in Sarawak.
International Network for Bamboo and In Malaysia, there are more than 60 Other agencies such as UiTM, FITEC
Rattan (INBAR), disclosed that the global companies venturing into various activities and STIDC also played important roles in
bamboo industry generated USD11 within the bamboo industry with eight developing the bamboo industry. UiTM for
billion annually and is expected to reach companies focusing on products related instance, carried out many researches on
between USD15-18 billion by 2018. to builders’ joinery and carpentry for bamboo focusing on both fundamental and
architectural purposes. applied research. Meanwhile, FITEC plays
In the context of ASEAN, the use of an important role in the development of the
bamboo is more prominent in Indonesia, Continuous supply of bamboo raw Bumiputera furniture industry to promote
Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. It materials is of utmost importance to bamboo furniture and related bamboo
is estimated that the ASEAN region has sustain the industry. Systematic cultivation, products. STIDC is promoting the use of
a combined bamboo planted area of 1.5 management and harvesting of bamboo bamboo for downstream processing in
million hectares compared with 44.5 million plantation are therefore, vital. Based on the Sarawak and the state government has
hectares of the total bamboo planted area data obtained from the Forestry Department allocated 100 hectares at Sabal Forest
in the world. These countries have used of Peninsular Malaysia, it was estimated that Reserve for the bamboo pilot project
bamboo successfully and innovatively in 31% of the bamboo plantings are found in
furniture manufacturing, flooring, paneling the Peninsular Malaysia, 45% in Sarawak The synergy between these agencies was
and in the construction industry. and 24% in Sabah. initiated to bring high impact to the bamboo
industry and to make bamboo an alternative
The government, through source of raw materials for manufacturing,
various agencies is taking the construction and tourism sectors.
initiatives to bring the bamboo
industry to greater height. This
was evident by the numerous
R&D and innovation efforts
undertaken by the Forest
Research Institute of Malaysia
(FRIM) on bamboo.
Summary
• The Bamboo Gallery manifested the enthusiasm of Sarawak to explore
further into bamboo industry
• The global bamboo industry is expected to generate revenue of between
USD15-18 billion by 2018
• Continuous supply of bamboo raw materials is of utmost importance to
sustain the industry
T he Bamboo Gallery came under
the spotlight during the Third
Sarawak Timber and SMEs
Expo 2017 with an array of bamboo
products.
The Bamboo Gallery manifested the
enthusiasm of Sarawak to explore further
into bamboo industry taking advantage of
the huge landmass as well as suitable soil
and climate to support this industry.
Bamboo is one of the fastest growing
crops with three to four years gestation
period. It is a renewable source of raw
materials with great potential to spearhead
the development of SMEs in Sarawak.
International Network for Bamboo and In Malaysia, there are more than 60 Other agencies such as UiTM, FITEC
Rattan (INBAR), disclosed that the global companies venturing into various activities and STIDC also played important roles in
bamboo industry generated USD11 within the bamboo industry with eight developing the bamboo industry. UiTM for
billion annually and is expected to reach companies focusing on products related instance, carried out many researches on
between USD15-18 billion by 2018. to builders’ joinery and carpentry for bamboo focusing on both fundamental and
architectural purposes. applied research. Meanwhile, FITEC plays
In the context of ASEAN, the use of an important role in the development of the
bamboo is more prominent in Indonesia, Continuous supply of bamboo raw Bumiputera furniture industry to promote
Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. It materials is of utmost importance to bamboo furniture and related bamboo
is estimated that the ASEAN region has sustain the industry. Systematic cultivation, products. STIDC is promoting the use of
a combined bamboo planted area of 1.5 management and harvesting of bamboo bamboo for downstream processing in
million hectares compared with 44.5 million plantation are therefore, vital. Based on the Sarawak and the state government has
hectares of the total bamboo planted area data obtained from the Forestry Department allocated 100 hectares at Sabal Forest
in the world. These countries have used of Peninsular Malaysia, it was estimated that Reserve for the bamboo pilot project
bamboo successfully and innovatively in 31% of the bamboo plantings are found in
furniture manufacturing, flooring, paneling the Peninsular Malaysia, 45% in Sarawak The synergy between these agencies was
and in the construction industry. and 24% in Sabah. initiated to bring high impact to the bamboo
industry and to make bamboo an alternative
The government, through source of raw materials for manufacturing,
various agencies is taking the construction and tourism sectors.
initiatives to bring the bamboo
industry to greater height. This
was evident by the numerous
R&D and innovation efforts
undertaken by the Forest
Research Institute of Malaysia
(FRIM) on bamboo.
Summary
• The Bamboo Gallery manifested the enthusiasm of Sarawak to explore
further into bamboo industry
• The global bamboo industry is expected to generate revenue of between
USD15-18 billion by 2018
• Continuous supply of bamboo raw materials is of utmost importance to
sustain the industry
