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Our 11MP





Targets To create high income




value-added product industries

in Sarawak


S econd Minister of Resource furniture, decorative panel products as This long term strategy could be realised by

well as pulp and paper. This is in line with
Planning and Environment, Minister
ensuring optimum utilisation of resources
of Industrial and Entrepreneur
from natural forests using high technology
STIDC mission to regulate and facilitate the
Development, Trade and Investment cum
Chairman of STIDC Board of Management, advancement of an innovative timber industry. for production. It augurs well with the
revised log quota policy in which 70 percent
Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan “Through strategic policies, incentives and of logs are for local processing activities and
highlighted that plans are in the pipeline to initiatives of the state government, we are the remaining 30 percent for export. The
create high income value-added product optimistic that the wood-based sector policy came into effect in July 2016.
industries in Sarawak. could boost the annual export revenue to
between RM8 billion to RM10 billion within
Towards that end, he said, export oriented five years under the 11 Malaysia Plan Summary
th
Plans are in the pipeline to

industries will be developed to produce (2016-2020)” the minister said. create high income value-added
product industries in Sarawak
• Export oriented industries will be
developed to produce furniture,
decorative panel products as
well as pulp and paper
• Through strategic policies,
incentives and initiatives of
the state government, we are
optimistic that the wood-
based sector could boost the
annual export revenue to
between RM8 billion to RM10
billion within five years
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