Plantation logs gain prominence in Sarawak

Of late, many top timber companies such as Ta Ann Holdings Bhd, are increasingly sourcing for plantation logs as the raw materials for plywood manufacturing.(File pic shows Ta Ann Holdings timbre operations)

KUCHING: Logs from industrial plantations have emerged as Sarawak’s top export timber species as the state drastically cuts down timber production from its natural forest in recent years.

Timber-rich Sarawak exported over 399, 000 cubic meteres of planted logs, which are of acacia mangium species, worth about RM85mil (free-on-board) in first half 2019.