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Ministry encourages
more firms to obtain timber
certification
T he Ministry of Plantation Industries accessibility to market demanding presenting the Chain of Custody (CoC)
and Commodities is encouraging
Certification to Royal Selangor International
sustainable products.
Sdn. Bhd. The CoC is under the Malaysian
more Malaysian companies
to obtain timber certification to ensure
contributors to our national economy.
all timber products are manufactured “The timber sector is one of the important Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS).
from sustainable sources and certified in It contributed RM21.86 billion to the The MTCS is a national timber certification
compliance with stringent standards. country’s export earnings in 2016. It scheme for sustainability developed
also continues to take Malaysia to the and operated by the Malaysian Timber
Its Minister, Datuk Seri Mah Siew global level through its ranking as one Certification Council (MTCC) to confirm the
Keong, said this was not only to of the world’s top exporters of tropical timber products manufactured or traded are
conserve resources but also to continue timber products,” he told reporters after sourced from sustainably managed forests.
Source: Borneo Post (Thursday, 10 August 2017)
Ministry encourages
more firms to obtain timber
certification
T he Ministry of Plantation Industries accessibility to market demanding presenting the Chain of Custody (CoC)
and Commodities is encouraging
Certification to Royal Selangor International
sustainable products.
Sdn. Bhd. The CoC is under the Malaysian
more Malaysian companies
to obtain timber certification to ensure
contributors to our national economy.
all timber products are manufactured “The timber sector is one of the important Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS).
from sustainable sources and certified in It contributed RM21.86 billion to the The MTCS is a national timber certification
compliance with stringent standards. country’s export earnings in 2016. It scheme for sustainability developed
also continues to take Malaysia to the and operated by the Malaysian Timber
Its Minister, Datuk Seri Mah Siew global level through its ranking as one Certification Council (MTCC) to confirm the
Keong, said this was not only to of the world’s top exporters of tropical timber products manufactured or traded are
conserve resources but also to continue timber products,” he told reporters after sourced from sustainably managed forests.
Source: Borneo Post (Thursday, 10 August 2017)
