Sawmillers seek higher plywood product export prices


KUCHING: Sawmillers in Sarawak are seeking to raise prices of plywood products for shipment to Japan amid tight supplies and rising log prices.

They are proposing a price increase of between 5% and 6% for shipment in January. This is on top of double-digit increase in prices over the last 12 months.

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