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Sarawak is also the leading producer of
panel products and is currently one of
the major exporters of tropical hardwood
plywood. The five major export markets
of Sarawak are Japan, India, The Middle
East, Taiwan and Korea.
These markets accounted for RM4,854
million or 82 percent in export revenue:
Value (RM’000) Summary
No. Market 2015 #2016 • There are 800 timber
1 Japan 2,549,637 2,281,140 processing mills in Sarawak
2 India 1,252,393 967,350 with about 50,000 workers
3 The Middle East 380,621 574,591 • Log Quota Policy ensures that
4 Taiwan 639,818 516,413 70 percent of logs harvested are
5 Korea 559,485 514,127 reserved for local processing
6 The Philippines 272,284 286,971 • Sarawak is the leading
7 Indonesia 132,959 188,366 producer of panel products
8 Vietnam 159,711 143,534 and is currently one of the
9 Thailand 163,422 107,336 major exporters of tropical
10 China 160,169 76,387 hardwood plywood
11 Others 300,229 289,586
Sarawak is also the leading producer of
panel products and is currently one of
the major exporters of tropical hardwood
plywood. The five major export markets
of Sarawak are Japan, India, The Middle
East, Taiwan and Korea.
These markets accounted for RM4,854
million or 82 percent in export revenue:
Value (RM’000) Summary
No. Market 2015 #2016 • There are 800 timber
1 Japan 2,549,637 2,281,140 processing mills in Sarawak
2 India 1,252,393 967,350 with about 50,000 workers
3 The Middle East 380,621 574,591 • Log Quota Policy ensures that
4 Taiwan 639,818 516,413 70 percent of logs harvested are
5 Korea 559,485 514,127 reserved for local processing
6 The Philippines 272,284 286,971 • Sarawak is the leading
7 Indonesia 132,959 188,366 producer of panel products
8 Vietnam 159,711 143,534 and is currently one of the
9 Thailand 163,422 107,336 major exporters of tropical
10 China 160,169 76,387 hardwood plywood
11 Others 300,229 289,586
