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MTC seminar on Global Timber Industry
MTC gathers industry experts at seminar to examine current trends and developments for the
timber and timber products industry.
A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR to the national economy, the
Malaysian timber industry is thriving – for 2015, exports of timber
and timber products, including wooden and rattan furniture,
plywood and sawn timber, breached the RM22 billion mark, i.e.,
up 6.5% from RM20.5 billion in the preceding year. That, however,
was yesterday’s news - what of today and tomorrow? For sustainable
growth, particularly in a borderless international market, what has
the industry to contend with insofar as changes, challenges and
opportunities?
With the primary aim of (a) updating the industry on worldwide
trends and (b) providing a platform for networking and exchanging
of ideas and best practices, the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC)
recently convened a day-long Marketing Seminar themed “Current
Market Developments and Outlook for Malaysian Timber Products
and Furniture in China, India, Europe, Philippines, the Middle
East & USA”. Spanning these areas of interest and four continents
of the globe, MTC assembled an array of thought leaders/industry
exponents who shared their expertise in presentations on:
• “Current Global Economic Scenario” (Mr Donald Amstad,
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd)
• “China - Current Market Developments and Outlook for
Malaysian Timber Products and Furniture” (Mr Zhu Guangqian
, China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association,
China)
• “India - Current Market Developments and Outlook for
Malaysian Timber Products and/or Furniture” (Ms Shital
Dhiren Thacker, Spacerite Furniture, India)
• “Europe - Current Market Developments and Outlook for
Malaysian Timber and Timber Products” (Mr Andre de
Boer, Secretary-General/MD of the European Timber Trade
Federation (ETTF))
• “Philippines - Current Market Developments and Outlook for
Malaysian Timber Products and/or Furniture” (Mr Nicolaas de
Lange, Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines)
Speaker from Philippines during his presentation, Mr Nicolaas de Lange (
Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines).
MTC’s CEO, Datuk Dr Abdul Rahim Nik (centre) standing with fellow
speakers during the seminar.
Datuk M Nagarajan, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Plantation
Industries and Commodities, Malaysia receiving a token of appreciation
from MTC CEO after officiating the event.
• “Middle East - Current Market Trends & Developments
for Timber Products and Furniture” (Mr Radhak