The PERKASA quarterly newsletter is published by the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC). No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior permission of the publisher. The title "PERKASA", its logo and content remain the property of the publisher. Opinions expressed by the advertiser are not necessarily those of the PUBLISHER or EDITOR. Datu Haji Sarudu Haji Hoklai General Manager. Tuan Haji Hashim Haji Bojet Deputy Director General EDITOR. Sharifah Norolah Binti Wan Ahmad Head of Corporate Affairs WRITER. Norman Botes Noma MARKET PERFORMANCE / TRADE STATISTICS Ermi Fariza Rambli EDITORIAL. 06 Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Showcase 08 Sarawak Furniture & Home Expo 2014 10 Tanjung Manis Fishing Safari. Professionalism is one of the common values emphasized by the government in ensuring customer satisfaction. Other shared values are integrity, kindness and caring, sense of urgency and ownership, teamwork and results orientation. Professionalism refers to the ability to promote impartiality, transparency and compliance with rules and regulations regardless of status, color and creed. In every decision-making, professionalism means putting the interest of the organization first before one's own interest. In today's complex society, professionalism is crucial and becomes a prerequisite especially among civil servants to ensure that they perform their duties and responsibilities professionally in tandem with clients. Expertise is related to other values such as competence, responsibility, meritocracy, consideration and firmness in problem solving and decision making. Expertise, one of STIDC's top priorities, is receiving serious attention. This is demonstrated by our continuous efforts to promote critical thinking, openness, proactivity, fairness and innovation among employees and customers. It reduces pressure on natural forests in addition to ensuring a sustainable supply of raw materials. Acacia mangium is among the fast-growing tree species widely planted in Sarawak. The Sarawak Forestry Department revealed that hectares were planted with Acacia mangium in the state in December. This accounted for 70% of the total 325,314 hectares of planted area in Sarawak. This achievement bodes well for the state government's desire to establish at least one million hectares of planted forests by 2020 with an emphasis on fast-growing tree species. Planted forests help alleviate pressure on natural forests and also provide a sustainable supply of raw materials for the local timber industry in Sarawak. Samling Housing Products Sendirian Berhad took advantage of the abundant supply of acacia raw materials. SHPSB) plays a leading role in the production of various products from acacia wood. The acacia business, which is relatively new in Sarawak, needs help from the government and big business to penetrate and compete in international markets. The government has taken various initiatives to increase the number of SMEs in this country.
SFIA is determined to demonstrate that with greater support from the government, it can and will continue to play a greater role in the overall development of the furniture industry and economy in Sarawak. This was evident from SFIA's initiative in proposing the establishment of a Furniture Park to the Ministry of Industrial Development for the benefit of the industry,” she said. In addition, there is a need for a permanent exhibition center in Sarawak to serve the needs of the local industry.
Various initiatives have been made by STIDC to support the state government's efforts to promote Tanjung Manis as the economic hub of the central region of Sarawak. Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh (9th right) with the winners of Tanjung Manis Fishing Safari 2014.
In line with this, STIDC had taken various initiatives to encourage staff to embrace the culture by establishing several Innovative and Creative Circles (ICC). In its quest for customer satisfaction, TIMEPIECE is running a "Longest Turnaround Time for Identified Wood Samples" project. The project dovetails well with STIDC's corporate vision "Leading the advancement of the wood industry" and one of its main functions to provide technical advisory services to the industry.
It also aligns with the goal of providing excellent services, including effectively responding to queries related to timber operations, such as the identification of timber samples. The project aims to improve the current delivery system while also providing educational resources for the public to increase knowledge about local timber species and their uses. Based on the data collected and analyzed, TIMEPIECE had determined that the main possible cause of the problem was due to the unsystematic storage of wood samples.
It is also equipped with a computer-aided search system called "SearchMe", a value-added system that includes references and information on the common use of the wood samples shown. In addition to presenting the organization's vision and client charter, the project also successfully improved the delivery system and created greater trust among stakeholders. Through this project, TIMEPIECE has successfully earned various awards including STIDC Board Award (STIDC Mini Convention 2012), MPC Gold Award - ICC Mini Convention 2013 (Sarawak Region), MPC Best Junior ICC Award - ICC Mini Convention 2013 (Sarawak Region ) and MPC Gold Award - Team Excellence (Sabah and Sarawak Region 2013).
The team had also participated in Sarawak State Civil Service ICC Convention - Central Region, ICC Convention - Sarawak State Civil Service and MPC National ICC Convention 2013. TIMEPIECE is progressing and was selected for Asia Pacific Quality Conference scheduled for November 2014 in Kuala Lumpur along with over 60 ICCs from six countries namely Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Philippines and Malaysia. Innovative and creative culture parallels the government's desire to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
The project aims to improve current delivery system besides providing learning tool for the public.
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Besides, he added that it also gave the media the platform to understand the roles of the related agencies including STIDC as well as the actual situation of forestry and wood based sectors. According to him, the two sectors in Sarawak are not spared from various challenges such as the negative impact of the global economic slowdown as well as claims by foreign NGOs. With the help of the media, these challenges could be handled and solved effectively by providing the correct information.
He added that the government will continue to work closely with the local media to reach out to the public about its policies. Datu Haji Sarudu described the media as the agent of change and emphasized that they play an important role. At the forefront of promoting timber industry” in Sarawak, STIDC maintains close relationship with the media.
The government will continue to work closely with local media to inform the public of its government readership education policies. He advised them to write professionally to maintain the good reputation of the state and the sectors involved. The media plays an important role as a bridge connecting the community and the government by disseminating useful and accurate information on time,” said Datu Haji Sarudu.
The local media should never rely on or completely believe the reports of their overseas counterparts on certain issues. It is also essential for members of the media to write carefully and to continue to improve their writing standards. This is because unscrupulous reporting can damage the image of the State and adversely affect investments and the people as a whole, he emphasized.
THE WAY FORWARD
Export value of logs and timber products • The value of logs and timber products exported in the first quarter of 2014 fell by 17%. However, there was an increase in the export value of laminated boards/floors (8%), moldings (50%), chipboard (5.97%) and wood chips (5%) respectively. Plywood continued to be the largest contributor, accounting for 57% @ RM1.0 billion of the total export value, followed by logs (25% @ RM442 million) and sawn timber (7% @ RM132 million).
India remained the state's largest log importer, followed by Taiwan, China, Japan and Vietnam. However, there was a decline of 9.6% for logs exported to India worth 419,822 m3 worth RM295 million, which contributed 67% to the total value of logs exported, compared to that of RM422 million for the corresponding period in 2013. The export volume of logs to Taiwan and China decreased by 28% and 2.8% respectively compared to the previous year.
The top three timber importing countries were India, Taiwan and China which contributed 87% of the total export volume and product value in the first quarter of 2014.
JANUARY – MARCH
Similarly, the value decreased by 30% to RM132 million from RM190 million from January to March 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. Meanwhile, exports of sawn timber to Thailand, the Middle East and the Philippines accounted for 70% of total volume exports and contributed 62% to total product value in Q1 2014. Plywood sales of RM2 billion contributed 57% to the total revenue earned from total log and wood product exports in Q1 2014.
Japan continues to be the leading importer of the country's plywood, purchasing 365,088 m3 at RM637 million in the first three months of 2014. Plywood exports to Japan, the Middle East and Korea contributed 80% to the total volume and value of exports. products in the first half of 2012. According to RHB Research, the processing of tropical logs is expected to start increasing again from the second half of this year after existing stocks in importing countries have decreased since Myanmar banned all exports from April 2014. to address timber/log smuggling and talk about state forests.
Myanmar is the fifth largest producer of tropical logs and the third largest exporter in the Asia-Pacific region, producing 5.59 million m3 of logs in 2012 and exporting 2.35 million m3 (42%). The export value of these products was RM183 million, which accounted for 0.1% of the total value of logs and wood products exported in the first quarter of 2014.