The Timber Exporters' Association of Malaysia

Timber Exporters' Association of Malaysia

The Timber Exporters' Association of Malaysia (TEAM) was inaugurated on 14th December 1955, under its previous Federation of Malaya Timber Exporters' Association (FMTEA) and has thus been in existence for 4 1/2 decades.

TEAM represents the interests of all exporters of all timber or timber products, whether in the form of roughsawn, sleepers, mouldings, logs, plywood, veneer and other machined products.

TEAM representatives are Board Members in Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) and the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC).

Since her inception, TEAM has endeavoured to actively assist MTIB, MTC, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and the Ministry of Primary Industries as well as other governmental agencies in thier deliberations for the interests of the timber trade.

TEAM's primary objective is to improve the condition of the timber export trade in Peninsular Malaysia and to promote and protect the interests of the Association :

By promoting, supporting or opposing legislation affecting the timber trade in the State or Federal government, and for those purposes to make representations to State or Federal legislature and take such steps and proceedings as may be expedient
By obtaining, collecting, preserving and disseminating statistical and other useful information connected with the timber trade throughout the world which should be made available only to members and such body or bodies, as may be deemed appropriate by the Committee.