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GLULAM BASED PRODUCT TO INCREASE MALAYSIA’S EXPORT OF TIMBER & TIMBER PRODUCTS
By Zairina Zainudin
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Engineered timber products like
Glue-Laminated Timber (Glulam) which have been proven to be strong building
materials are expected to further increase Malaysia’s export of timber and
timber products in the future, according to the Malaysian Timber Industry Board
(MTIB).
There has been an increasing acceptance for engineered timber products in
the domestic and international markets especially with the advanced technology,
and their potential for use in the construction industry especially for use in
Industrialised Building System (IBS), said its Director-General, Dr Jalaludin
Harun.
"Apart from the main market, we also aim to export these products to Asean
countries," he said, adding that the new class of engineered timber products
combined with IBS would provide a new lease of life for the timber industry.
He said among the timber species that could be used for Glulam include Kelat
and Kemuning which in the past were not very popular.
"These lesser known wood are usually sold at lower prices but their quality
is good also. They are simply less marketed."
These species of timber therefore must be graded in a group so that their
value can go up, he told Bernama after officiating a seminar on "Building A
Sustainable Future Through Timber Construction" here today.
"They pay more attention to the popular variety like Meranti and Jati, due
to the high pricing."
With the technology of engineered timber products, it would not only reduce
the wastage of the smaller species of timber but also raise the value of the
less popular timber species, said Jalaludin.
On the number of existing timber sources, he said, MTIB has been mandated by
the government with RM1.04 billion to develop forest plantations from 2006 to
2020.
This is a priority activity where the government has given high emphasis to
produce timber for use in the furniture and construction industry, he said.
In 2010, Malaysia's exports of timber and timber products amounted to
RM20.52 billion (US$6.84 billion) and RM6.5 billion (US$2.2 billion) from this
came from furniture with 80 per cent being rubber-wood based.
Glulam is manufactured by gluing together individual pieces of dimensioned
and strength graded timber under stringent manufacturing conditions.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Engineered timber products like
Glue-Laminated Timber (Glulam) which have been proven to be strong building
materials are expected to further increase Malaysia’s export of timber and
timber products in the future, according to the Malaysian Timber Industry Board
(MTIB).
There has been an increasing acceptance for engineered timber products in
the domestic and international markets especially with the advanced technology,
and their potential for use in the construction industry especially for use in
Industrialised Building System (IBS), said its Director-General, Dr Jalaludin
Harun.
"Apart from the main market, we also aim to export these products to Asean
countries," he said, adding that the new class of engineered timber products
combined with IBS would provide a new lease of life for the timber industry.
He said among the timber species that could be used for Glulam include Kelat
and Kemuning which in the past were not very popular.
"These lesser known wood are usually sold at lower prices but their quality
is good also. They are simply less marketed."
These species of timber therefore must be graded in a group so that their
value can go up, he told Bernama after officiating a seminar on "Building A
Sustainable Future Through Timber Construction" here today.
"They pay more attention to the popular variety like Meranti and Jati, due
to the high pricing."
With the technology of engineered timber products, it would not only reduce
the wastage of the smaller species of timber but also raise the value of the
less popular timber species, said Jalaludin.
On the number of existing timber sources, he said, MTIB has been mandated by
the government with RM1.04 billion to develop forest plantations from 2006 to
2020.
This is a priority activity where the government has given high emphasis to
produce timber for use in the furniture and construction industry, he said.
In 2010, Malaysia's exports of timber and timber products amounted to
RM20.52 billion (US$6.84 billion) and RM6.5 billion (US$2.2 billion) from this
came from furniture with 80 per cent being rubber-wood based.
Glulam is manufactured by gluing together individual pieces of dimensioned
and strength graded timber under stringent manufacturing conditions.
