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BTMA On Mohd. Iqbal highlighted that through this
visit, they hoped to acquire an insight
into the wood-based industry of Sarawak
particularly on facilities to produce and
Business Visit supply sawn timber due to high demand
from India. To ensure smooth business, he
urged the local suppliers to adhere to the
Indian market requirements including the
To Sarawak their Indian counterparts in order to control
need to fumigate sawn timber and stick to
the price and market.
While in Sarawak, the delegation was
Sarawak earned RM970 million from the enlightened on the status of timber
industry and forestry sector by STIDC
To strengthen export of timber and timber products to India and Forest Department respectively. This
was followed by a meeting with Sarawak
in 2016 compared with RM1.25 billion in
bilateral trade 2015. The main export products were logs Timber Association and visits to prominent
of timber and and followed by plywood and sawn timber. wood-based companies in the state.
timber products To strengthen bilateral trade of timber and It is hoped that the visit would boost
between India and timber products between India and Sarawak, demand and export of sawn timber and
a delegation of seven timber merchants
other timber products from Sarawak.
Sarawak from Mumbai, India was on business visit
to Sarawak from 20-25 February 2017. The
visit was led by the Chairman of Bombay
I market for Sarawak particularly Timber Merchants Associations (BTMA) Summary
ndia is the second largest export
Sarawak earned RM970 million
•
Limited, Mohd. Iqbal S Chhapra.
from the export of timber and
in terms of timber and timber
timber products to India in
products. Logs are the main export items
billion in 2015
Timber Selling Mission to India last
of Sarawak to India. Concerted efforts The visit was a follow-up to the Sarawak 2016 compared with RM1.25
were made by STIDC to tap the potential December, organised by STIDC and led • To ensure smooth business, the
local suppliers were urged to
of the Indian market in order to boost the by Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali adhere to the Indian market
export of plywood, sawn timber and other Hasan, Second Minister of Resource requirements including the
value-added products. This was evident Planning and Environment, Minister of need to fumigate sawn timber
and stick to their Indian
by the market expansion initiatives which Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, counterparts in order to control
saw five timber selling missions to India Trade and Investment cum Chairman of the price and market
since 1980s. STIDC Board of Management.
•
BTMA On Mohd. Iqbal highlighted that through this
visit, they hoped to acquire an insight
into the wood-based industry of Sarawak
particularly on facilities to produce and
Business Visit supply sawn timber due to high demand
from India. To ensure smooth business, he
urged the local suppliers to adhere to the
Indian market requirements including the
To Sarawak their Indian counterparts in order to control
need to fumigate sawn timber and stick to
the price and market.
While in Sarawak, the delegation was
Sarawak earned RM970 million from the enlightened on the status of timber
industry and forestry sector by STIDC
To strengthen export of timber and timber products to India and Forest Department respectively. This
was followed by a meeting with Sarawak
in 2016 compared with RM1.25 billion in
bilateral trade 2015. The main export products were logs Timber Association and visits to prominent
of timber and and followed by plywood and sawn timber. wood-based companies in the state.
timber products To strengthen bilateral trade of timber and It is hoped that the visit would boost
between India and timber products between India and Sarawak, demand and export of sawn timber and
a delegation of seven timber merchants
other timber products from Sarawak.
Sarawak from Mumbai, India was on business visit
to Sarawak from 20-25 February 2017. The
visit was led by the Chairman of Bombay
I market for Sarawak particularly Timber Merchants Associations (BTMA) Summary
ndia is the second largest export
Sarawak earned RM970 million
•
Limited, Mohd. Iqbal S Chhapra.
from the export of timber and
in terms of timber and timber
timber products to India in
products. Logs are the main export items
billion in 2015
Timber Selling Mission to India last
of Sarawak to India. Concerted efforts The visit was a follow-up to the Sarawak 2016 compared with RM1.25
were made by STIDC to tap the potential December, organised by STIDC and led • To ensure smooth business, the
local suppliers were urged to
of the Indian market in order to boost the by Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali adhere to the Indian market
export of plywood, sawn timber and other Hasan, Second Minister of Resource requirements including the
value-added products. This was evident Planning and Environment, Minister of need to fumigate sawn timber
and stick to their Indian
by the market expansion initiatives which Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, counterparts in order to control
saw five timber selling missions to India Trade and Investment cum Chairman of the price and market
since 1980s. STIDC Board of Management.
•
