Abstract
Engineered wood (composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board) includes a range of derivative wood products manufactured by binding the strands, particles, fibers, or veneers or boards of wood, together with adhesives to form composite materials. These products are engineered to precise design specifications which are tested to meet national or international standards. Sarawak with an area 124,450 sq km, produced wood and timber products of 5,275,832 metric tons for 2012 in export earnings. The production of this product mainly focused on upstream industries i.e. sawn timbers, plywood, veneer, wood molding, laminated boards, particleboards, MDF, woodchip, charcoal / briquette, laminated flooring and wood pellets. Timber downstream industries such as furniture that can generate high income have not been established yet in Sarawak. The furniture used in the state are still being carried from factories in Peninsular Malaysia or imported from other countries. With Permanent Forest & Forest Plantation covering 6 million ha and 2.8 million ha respectively, the Sarawak state government intends to increase the production of downstream timber industry equivalent to the existing industry in Peninsular. Timber downstream industries i.e. furniture & construction materials that generate high income have not established yet in Sarawak.
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