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21 perkasa Other Timber Product Other timber products includes veneer, dowels, moulding, particleboard, fibreboard, block board, laminated board, woodchip and other timber products (mention in Table

Although the export volume was smaller than the first six months of 2010, the foreign exchange earnings were higher due to better prices.

products. Respective decreases in export volumes were that of moulding (34), dowel (36), fibreboard (6), blockboard (84) and woodchips (35).

in 2010. (Table 5 & 6) Sarawak s plywood exports to South Korea has plunged sharply after the latter imposed antidumping duties on major suppliers in the States since last March.

(Source: The star,12 August 2011) During the first six months of this year, its purchased from Sarawak was at 130,672 m3 compared to the same period in 2010 which was at 283,493 m3 that was dropped

Future Outlook By the end of June 2011, the average unit prices of timber product such as laminated board, moulding, dowel, fibreboard, blockboard and particleboard remained stable whereas logs,

1 21 perkasa Other Timber Product Other timber products includes veneer, dowels, moulding, particleboard, fibreboard, block board, laminated board, woodchip and other timber products (mention in Table 1). of these export of products was at RM0.37 billion accounted for 11 of the overall value of timber and timber products exported during the first half of Although the export volume was smaller than the first six months of 2010, the foreign exchange earnings were higher due to better prices. The prolonged shortage of logs and the sudden surge of demand in timber products from Japan after the March earthquake and tsunami had caused a rise in the average selling prices of the timber products. Respective decreases in export volumes were that of moulding (34), dowel (36), fibreboard (6), blockboard (84) and woodchips (35). In spite of the overall decrease in export volume, there were in increase for veneer (3), laminated board (38) and particle board (69) from January to June 2011 compared to the corresponding period in (Table 5 & 6) Sarawak s plywood exports to South Korea has plunged sharply after the latter imposed antidumping duties on major suppliers in the States since last March. This was the first time that Sarawak plywood suppliers were accused of dumping their products in the international market. (Source: The star,12 August 2011) During the first six months of this year, its purchased from Sarawak was at 130,672 m3 compared to the same period in 2010 which was at 283,493 m3 that was dropped by 54. Future Outlook By the end of June 2011, the average unit prices of timber product such as laminated board, moulding, dowel, fibreboard, blockboard and particleboard remained stable whereas logs, plywood and veneer was quite encouraging. There were respectively higher in the unit price of logs by 29 to RM615 in the 1 st half of year 2011 from RM477 compared to the previous period in 2010 due to the prolonged shortage and strong demand from overseas buyer especially from Japan. Followed by plywood (22), veneer (15), fibreboard (8), particleboard (7), blockboard (6), moulding (5) and laminated board (3). However unit price of sawntimber and woodchip were lower by 1 and 13 respectively for the first six month of 2011 compared to that similar period in In spite of the anti-dumping issue, the top importer of Sarawak timber and timber products, Japan was reported to have increased its imports for the rebuilding of a costal town which was destroyed in a recent earthquake and tsunami. However, buyers from Japanese companies slowed down in late May as their plywood warehouses were full. Currently, the plywood market was in an adjustment period while supply and demand is now balanced up. It is hoped that the market will improve towards the end of this year and 2012 will see a stable market. (Source: The Star 15 August 2011) Second Planning and Resources Management, Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan expected that export values of timber and timber products in the States could reach RM7.4 billion this year compared to RM7.2 billion last year if the market continued to remain stable in the third and fourth quarters. The state recorded RM3.71 billion for the 1 st half year 2011 has raised by 1 as compared to the same period in 2010 which RM3.67 billion. He attributed that such increase was due to stable demand from the states s traditional markets like Japan, India, Taiwan, South Korea and China. He also said that to ensure stable growth of the markets, further marketing promotions and participation at an international exhibition must be held to foster a closer bond among all the keyplayers in the industry. (Source: The Borneo Post, 13 th August 2011)

perkasa 22 tradestatistics sarawak TABLE 1. PRODUCTS FOB FOB Change LOG 1,484,947 912,792 24.59 2,040,782 973,878 26.49 (27.24) (6.27) SAWNTIMBER 373,777 337,668 9.10 452,757 414,247 11.27 (17.

67 8,036 17,558 0.48 37.59 41.05 MOULDING 3,444 7,386 0.20 5,228 10,697 0.29 (34.12) (30.95) DOWEL 530 1,740 0.05 833 2,690 0.07 (36.40) (35.32) FIBREBOARD 93,928 120,763 3.25 99,981 118,623 3.23 (6.

2 perkasa 22 tradestatistics sarawak TABLE 1. PRODUCTS FOB FOB Change LOG 1,484, , ,040, , (27.24) (6.27) SAWNTIMBER 373, , , , (17.44) (18.49) PLYWOOD 1,295,287 2,096, ,463,470 1,949, (11.49) 7.54 VENEER 101, , ,929 95, LAMINATED BOARD / FLOORING 11,057 24, ,036 17, MOULDING 3,444 7, ,228 10, (34.12) (30.95) DOWEL 530 1, , (36.40) (35.32) FIBREBOARD 93, , , , (6.05) 1.80 BLOCKBOARD (84.24) (83.33) PARTICLE BOARD 60,385 29, ,680 16, OTHER PRODUCTS* 40,749 60, ,018 62, (3.02) (2.96) WOODCHIP [Tonne] 68,038 8, ,442 14, (35.47) (44.02) TOTAL (RM) 3,465,806 3,712, ,248,553 3,677, (18.42) 0.96 *OTHER TIMBER PRODUCTS: Notes: EXPORT VALUE OF MAJOR TIMBER & TIMBER PRODUCTS

3 23 perkasa TABLE 2. FOB FOB Change INDIA 921, , ,088, , (15.31) 3.66 TAIWAN 211, , , , (5.94) JAPAN 131,541 88, ,840 83, (28.06) 6.99 CHINA 117,499 61, , , (68.92) (61.49) VIETNAM 63,746 29, ,232 35, (36.40) (17.58) KOREA 19,563 10, ,195 17, (53.64) (40.99) THAILAND 14,664 9, ,563 12, (35.01) (28.24) INDONESIA 3, PAKISTAN 801 1, ,684 1, (52.47) (31.85) TOTAL 1,484, , ,040, , (27.24) (6.27) EXPORT VALUE OF LOG TO MAJOR

perkasa 24 TABLE 3. FOB FOB Change THAILAND 119,526 107,339 31.79 144,647 126,402 30.51 (17.37) (15.08) PHILIPPINES 65,948 24,575 7.28 55,376 39,465 9.53 19.09 (37.73) MIDDLE EAST 53,065 60,303 17.

4 perkasa 24 TABLE 3. FOB FOB Change THAILAND 119, , , , (17.37) (15.08) PHILIPPINES 65,948 24, ,376 39, (37.73) MIDDLE EAST 53,065 60, , , (43.64) (41.58) TAIWAN 46,348 43, ,630 39, (16.69) 9.60 SINGAPORE 17,855 19, ,352 17, (7.74) CHINA 15,290 13, ,442 23, (39.90) (41.83) JAPAN 12,307 19, ,159 14, KOREA 12,196 11, ,456 15, (25.88) (26.03) SRI LANKA 8,362 9, ,483 3, SOUTH AFRICA 7,975 9, ,283 11, (29.32) (24.67) OTHERS* 14,905 18, ,783 18, (16.19) (2.01) TOTAL 373, , , , (17.44) (18.49) AUSTRALIA BELGIUM BRUNEI FRANCE GERMANY HONG KONG INDIA MACEDONIA MALAYSIA (Peninsular & Sabah) MALDIVES MAURITIUS NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND REUNION RUSSIA SEYCHELLES TIMOR-LESTE UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES VIETNAM EXPORT VALUE OF SAWN TIMBER TO MAJOR

25 perkasa TABLE 4. FOB FOB Change JAPAN 796,597 1,402,207 66.89 663,710 939,408 48.19 20.02 49.26 KOREA 130,672 162,465 7.75 283,493 316,303 16.23 (53.91) (48.64) TAIWAN 112,912 147,541 7.

5 25 perkasa TABLE 4. FOB FOB Change JAPAN 796,597 1,402, , , KOREA 130, , , , (53.91) (48.64) TAIWAN 112, , , , (27.17) (24.12) MIDDLE EAST 100, , , , (42.47) (38.51) PHILIPPINES 34,355 56, ,945 30, CHINA 23,583 35, ,950 42, (15.62) (16.23) UNITED STATES 23,015 41, ,378 66, (41.55) (37.68) HONG KONG 20,563 27, ,745 29, (9.59) (7.00) AUSTRALIA 13,062 28, ,401 26, (9.30) 9.75 SINGAPORE 8,626 10, ,591 18, (44.67) (42.02) OTHERS* 31,286 46, ,344 61, (29.45) (23.67) TOTAL 1,295,287 2,096, ,463,470 1,949, (11.49) 7.54 BELGIUM BRUNEI CANADA CYPRUS GERMANY INDIA INDONESIA IRELAND ITALY MALDIVES MALTA MAURITIUS MEXICO NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND RUSSIA SOUTH AFRICA SRI LANKA THAILAND UNITED KINGDOM VIETNAM EXPORT VALUE OF PLYWOOD TO MAJOR

perkasa 26 TABLE 5. FOB FOB Change TAIWAN 55,473 60,832 54.43 45,388 41,129 43.29 22.22 47.91 PHILIPPINES 16,106 16,880 15.10 7,264 9,130 9.61 121.73 84.88 CHINA 12,513 10,443 9.34 13,720 11,204 11.

6 perkasa 26 TABLE 5. FOB FOB Change TAIWAN 55,473 60, ,388 41, PHILIPPINES 16,106 16, ,264 9, CHINA 12,513 10, ,720 11, (8.80) (6.79) KOREA 11,384 12, ,328 23, (56.76) (46.64) JAPAN 4,986 7, ,579 5, AUSTRALIA 986 3, , THAILAND ,102 1, (96.85) (94.01) SINGAPORE (27.36) (24.53) TOTAL 101, , ,929 95, EXPORT VALUE OF VENEER TO MAJOR

27 perkasa TABLE 6. FOB FOB Change UNITED STATES 157 549 31.55 392 1,317 48.96 (59.80) (58.31) AUSTRALIA 93 226 12.99 153 334 12.42 (38.90) (32.

08) NETHERLANDS 36 129 7.41 - - - 100.00 100.00 SWITZERLAND 36 139 7.99 32 130 4.83 12.55 6.92 GERMANY 17 49 2.82 16 87 3.23 3.58 (43.68) DENMARK 16 59 3.39 13 66 2.

7 27 perkasa TABLE 6. FOB FOB Change UNITED STATES , (59.80) (58.31) AUSTRALIA (38.90) (32.34) SOUTH AFRICA UNITED KINGDOM (21.26) (13.95) INDIA (30.68) (21.08) NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND GERMANY (43.68) DENMARK (10.61) JAPAN (70.58) (76.40) OTHERS* (89.88) (80.95) TOTAL 530 1, , (36.40) (35.32) CANADA TAIWAN EXPORT VALUE OF DOWEL TO MAJOR

8 perkasa 28 TABLE 7. FOB FOB Change JAPAN 1,091 1, , KOREA 638 1, ,089 3, (69.43) (65.17) AUSTRALIA 508 1, ,355 3, (62.47) (64.14) TAIWAN 400 1, GERMANY (39.55) (54.91) UNITED KINGDOM (6.26) 6.43 BELGIUM SEYCHELLES NETHERLANDS (38.97) SINGAPORE (62.58) OTHERS* , (38.67) (12.35) TOTAL 3,444 7, ,228 10, (34.12) (30.95) CAMBODIA CANADA CHINA DENMARK INDIA ITALY MALDIVIES MAURITIUS POLAND SOUTH AFRICA TURKEY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES EXPORT VALUE OF MOULDING TO MAJOR

29 perkasa TABLE 8. FOB FOB Change JAPAN 68,485 97,720 80.92 66,922 89,297 75.28 2.34 9.43 INDONESIA 7,033 6,195 5.13 14,388 12,520 10.55 (51.12) (50.52) PHILIPPINES 4,625 3,950 3.27 5,092 4,029 3.

9 29 perkasa TABLE 8. FOB FOB Change JAPAN 68,485 97, ,922 89, INDONESIA 7,033 6, ,388 12, (51.12) (50.52) PHILIPPINES 4,625 3, ,092 4, (9.17) (1.96) TAIWAN 2,956 2, ,608 2, THAILAND 2,815 2, INDIA 2,497 2, , VIETNAM 1,632 1, ,761 1, (7.32) (12.20) CHINA 1,164 1, ,424 1, (18.31) (23.67) BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ,402 2, (68.13) (72.08) SOUTH AFRICA OTHERS* 1,270 1, ,889 2, (56.04) (47.08) TOTAL 93, , , , (6.05) 1.80 AUSTRALIA KOREA NETHERLANDS SINGAPORE Notes: Fibreboard include MDF and HDF EXPORT VALUE OF FIBREBOARD TO MAJOR

perkasa 30 TABLE 9. FOB FOB Change INDONESIA 24,167 11,563 39.13 18,911 8,652 53.07 27.80 33.65 VIETNAM 11,769 5,378 18.20 3,743 1,780 10.92 214.46 202.13 INDIA 8,996 4,331 14.66 1,657 623 3.82 442.

10 perkasa 30 TABLE 9. FOB FOB Change INDONESIA 24,167 11, ,911 8, VIETNAM 11,769 5, ,743 1, INDIA 8,996 4, , PHILIPPINES 6,044 3, ,101 2, KOREA 5,488 3, , JAPAN 1, BRUNEI 1, CHINA (0.53) (5.96) BANGLADESH , (54.61) (66.48) HONG KONG (100.00) (100.00) OTHERS* , (100.00) (100.00) TOTAL 60,385 29, ,680 16, JORDAN KENYA SINGAPORE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES EXPORT VALUE OF PARTICLE BOARD TO MAJOR

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