‘Local furniture set to hit export target’


Kind gesture: Dr Tan (third from left) presenting the mock cheque to Fu at the MIFF opening ceremony. With them are (from left) UBM Asia president and chief executive officer Jime Essink, UBM Asia Asean business group managing director M. Gandhi, Mah, Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities secretary-general Datuk K. Yogeesvaran, and Muar Furniture Association president Koh Chon Chai.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s furniture industry is set to achieve its RM12bil export target by 2020, says Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.

“The outlook looks good and the demand is increasing. I think we can achieve this target with the effort of all parties,” the Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister told reporters after launching the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) 2018.

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