Programme will provide upgrades to ensure field meets IR4.0

Deputy Minister for Primary Industries and Commodities Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng.

KUALA LUMPUR: In an effort to transform the timber industry, the government’s Factory Transformation Programme (FTP) aims to help the industry upgrade its factories to meet the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0).

Deputy Primary Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng, who launched the programme, said the FTP grant valued at RM1.4mil will benefit 14 timber companies in the furniture industry sector.