Malaisya

Malaysia sawnwood exports rise

The Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) released data on exports from January 2013 to January this year. Exports of sawnwood, fibreboard and particleboard picked up in the early part of the year while exports of plywood and mouldings remained flat throughout the year. At the beginning of the third quarter sawnwood, fibreboard and particleboard exports fell away and January 2014 exports of these three products were well below levels a year earlier. January 2014 wood product exports from Peninsular Malaysia totalled 145,971 cu.m out of which Port Klang, the closest port to Kuala Lumpur, handled the most at 87,851 cu.m (60% of all exports). Kuantan Port handled 9,352 cu.m; Pasier Gudang 15,770 cu.m; Tanjung Pelepas 10,180 cu.m and Penang 22,818... Continue reading →