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RM5.9 Billion Generated
From Wood-Based Sector
Out of 12.4 million hectares of landmass ensure continuous supply of raw materials
of Sarawak, about 64 percent or 8.03 in order to sustain the local wood-based
million hectares is under forest cover. Log industry.
This sector is production from natural forests in 2016 The major timber products of Sarawak
was 7.4 million m .
3
the fourth largest are sawn timber, plywood, veneer, fibre
after natural gas, Sarawak practises the Log Quota Policy board, particle board, woodchips and
others.
whereby 70 percent of logs harvested are
petroleum and reserved for local processing. This is to
palm oil No. Products 2015 Production #2016
1 Sawn Timber 770,018m 3 614,583m 3
2 Plywood 2,339,984m 3 3 1,342,191m 3 3
T imber and timber products 4 Dowel 23,578m 3 3 3 16,694m 3 3 3
485,659m
313,421m
3 Veneer
499m
791m
generated RM5.9 billion in export
5 Moulding
2,487m
2,705m
earnings to Sarawak and the
6 Laminated Board
fourth largest after natural gas, petroleum
111,412m
80,297m
8 Particle Board
and palm oil. 7 Fibre Board 241,246m 3 3 218,683m 3 3
9 Woodchips 562,614 tons 484,212 tons
10 *Logs 8,200,719m 3 7,413,525m 3
Presently, there are 800 timber processing *Forest Department #Preliminary Figure
mills in Sarawak with about 50,000 workers. (January-October)
RM5.9 Billion Generated
From Wood-Based Sector
Out of 12.4 million hectares of landmass ensure continuous supply of raw materials
of Sarawak, about 64 percent or 8.03 in order to sustain the local wood-based
million hectares is under forest cover. Log industry.
This sector is production from natural forests in 2016 The major timber products of Sarawak
was 7.4 million m .
3
the fourth largest are sawn timber, plywood, veneer, fibre
after natural gas, Sarawak practises the Log Quota Policy board, particle board, woodchips and
others.
whereby 70 percent of logs harvested are
petroleum and reserved for local processing. This is to
palm oil No. Products 2015 Production #2016
1 Sawn Timber 770,018m 3 614,583m 3
2 Plywood 2,339,984m 3 3 1,342,191m 3 3
T imber and timber products 4 Dowel 23,578m 3 3 3 16,694m 3 3 3
485,659m
313,421m
3 Veneer
499m
791m
generated RM5.9 billion in export
5 Moulding
2,487m
2,705m
earnings to Sarawak and the
6 Laminated Board
fourth largest after natural gas, petroleum
111,412m
80,297m
8 Particle Board
and palm oil. 7 Fibre Board 241,246m 3 3 218,683m 3 3
9 Woodchips 562,614 tons 484,212 tons
10 *Logs 8,200,719m 3 7,413,525m 3
Presently, there are 800 timber processing *Forest Department #Preliminary Figure
mills in Sarawak with about 50,000 workers. (January-October)
