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With the theme ‘Timber and Beyond’, this food and beverages, cosmetic, fabrics The four-day expo was jointly organised
year’s expo marked a new milestone in and many more. by STIDC and the Ministry of Industrial
gathering the local wood-based industry & Entrepreneur Development, Trade &
players and SMEs to promote timber and The expo also featured forums and pocket Investment of Sarawak.
non-timber products of Sarawak. talks by renowned corporate leaders and
successful local entrepreneurs on charting
Being a one-stop centre, the expo was the future for business.
an ideal avenue for buyers and suppliers
of timber and non-timber products and More than 280 exhibitors from Malaysia,
services to source for products and Indonesia, South Korea, India, Thailand
establish business networking with and China participated in the expo that
potential local and foreign buyers. occupied 490 plus booths. This marked Summary
an increase of 48 percent in terms of • The third edition of Sarawak Timber
The highlights of the expo were The participants compared to 2015 Expo. & SMEs Expo was held following
the success of the first and second
House of Acacia and Bamboo Gallery expos in 2013 and 2015
besides a wide spectrum of timber Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, • This year’s expo is poised to
products such as sawn timber, plywood, Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak said, the generate RM120 million through
cash sale, sale contracts signed by
veneer, furniture and its components. expo was poised to generate RM120 million the major wood-based industry
The non-timber exhibits included through cash sale, sale contracts signed by players and trade enquiries
products made of bamboo, palm wood, the major wood-based industry players and • The highlights of the expo were
coconut trunk and Nibong (Oncosperma trade enquiries, compared with RM96 million The House of Acacia and Bamboo
Gallery
tigillarium). SME products on show were generated in 2015.
With the theme ‘Timber and Beyond’, this food and beverages, cosmetic, fabrics The four-day expo was jointly organised
year’s expo marked a new milestone in and many more. by STIDC and the Ministry of Industrial
gathering the local wood-based industry & Entrepreneur Development, Trade &
players and SMEs to promote timber and The expo also featured forums and pocket Investment of Sarawak.
non-timber products of Sarawak. talks by renowned corporate leaders and
successful local entrepreneurs on charting
Being a one-stop centre, the expo was the future for business.
an ideal avenue for buyers and suppliers
of timber and non-timber products and More than 280 exhibitors from Malaysia,
services to source for products and Indonesia, South Korea, India, Thailand
establish business networking with and China participated in the expo that
potential local and foreign buyers. occupied 490 plus booths. This marked Summary
an increase of 48 percent in terms of • The third edition of Sarawak Timber
The highlights of the expo were The participants compared to 2015 Expo. & SMEs Expo was held following
the success of the first and second
House of Acacia and Bamboo Gallery expos in 2013 and 2015
besides a wide spectrum of timber Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, • This year’s expo is poised to
products such as sawn timber, plywood, Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak said, the generate RM120 million through
cash sale, sale contracts signed by
veneer, furniture and its components. expo was poised to generate RM120 million the major wood-based industry
The non-timber exhibits included through cash sale, sale contracts signed by players and trade enquiries
products made of bamboo, palm wood, the major wood-based industry players and • The highlights of the expo were
coconut trunk and Nibong (Oncosperma trade enquiries, compared with RM96 million The House of Acacia and Bamboo
Gallery
tigillarium). SME products on show were generated in 2015.
