Be
Sensitive To Market Requirements, Says Minister Peter Chin
The growing consumers' concern for safety, health and
environmental issues is one of the challenges apparent in the timber industry
today. These concerns have manifested through extra stringent standards and
technical requirements for products, and more importing countries are insisting
on compliance to international standards on labelling,...
Timber
Trade Forums: Changing International Markets For Timber
Illegal logging and its related trade have emerged as
burning issues in recent years, especially in Europe. Inattempts to
address these issues, legislation, as well as public and private sectors
purchasing policies have been formulated or are being proposed to require legal
and sustainable timber.
World's
Forests: The Future May Not Be As Bad
Many of the world's forests appear to be making a comeback, and
some are more thickly forested now than they were nearly 200 years ago, says a
report published in the US journal Proceedings of the .National Academy of
Sciences recently.
Ninth
Malaysia Plan To Strengthen Agriculture And Agro-based Industry
The agriculture sector registered favourable growth during the
Eighth Malaysia Plan period. Export earnings of the sector expanded
significantly due to the increase in export volume and better prices of
agricultural industrial commodities. The sector continued to provide the raw
materials required by the domestic agro-based industries and part of the
nation's food demand.
Ninth
Malaysia Plan To Upscale Manufacturing And
Related Services
The transformation of the manufacturing sector, and
sustaining its competitiveness, remains a major factor in determining the pace
of economic activity in the country. For the Ninth Malaysia Plan period
(2006-2010), in meeting a more challenging and competitive global environment, a
crucial goal will be to upscale the manufacturing sector towards higher value
added activities and upgrade capacity in the provision of related services. The
focus will be on transforming industrial businesses and complementary services,
especially SMEs, into strong knowledge-intensive and value-creating entities.
Malaysia
Eases Ban On Rubber Wood Sawntimber Export
The Government has withdrawn the export ban on certain types of
rough sawn rubberwood sawntimber following appeals from the industry. From four
categories initially, the new ruling, effective II August 2006, now applies to
two categories, one of which comes with a slight amendment.
The Suppliers' Group for Central Europe
(SGEE)
The Suppliers' Group for Eastern Europe (SGEE) is an expansion of the Suppliers' Group for Central Europe
(SGCE) that was established in 2004
to cover new and emerging markets in the Eastern Europe such as Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Russia. The objectives of
the SGEE are to develop these markets for Malaysia's timber products in Eastern Europe in an organised and orderly manner as well as to
demonstrate commitment to deliver quality products and services. Please refer to the SGEE Code of Conduct attached for more information.
The Suppliers' Group for Central Europe
(SGCE) The Suppliers' Group for Central Europe (SGCE) was set up following the
MTC Working Committee's Market Visit in November 2003. The objective of the SGCE were to develop the market for Malaysia's timber products in
Central Europe in an organised and orderly manner as well as to demonstrate commitment to deliver quality products and services.
MTC’s
