SERDANG: The Government wants to push for a wider use of palm wood in the production of local furniture to overcome a shortage in raw materials faced by domestic furniture manufacturers.
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said the use of palm wood would help the country overcome a deficit of 3.85 million cu m of wood and strengthen its zero-waste policy.
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