| Malaysia: No new logging |
| 20/10/2009 - 08:07 |
The government of the most industrialised State in
Peninsular Malaysia, Selangor, has stopped issuing
licenses for logging on all state land. The State
government met in July this year and issued a ban on
logging on all State land with immediate effect. However,
the ban on logging in mangrove forests will only take
effect at the end of the year.
The Malaysian Federal Constitution mandates that land
and natural resources are matters under the jurisdiction of
the State governments. Logging licenses currently held by
concessionaires will not be renewed. The ban will not
affect clearing on private land such as those owned by
forest plantation owners.
A quota of 1,970 ha. of forests for logging under the
current year was set aside for the State of Selangor by the
National Forestry Council. The quota is the maximum
annual area that a State could allocate for timber
harvesting. According to the Selangor state forestry
department, less than a quarter of the quota has been
utilised to date by concessionaires.
Sarawak plantations
Sarawak is planning to plant one million ha. of forest by
the year 2020 to reduce dependency on logging in its
natural tropical forests.
Sarawak forest department notes that the State had planted
350,000ha. of forest with fast growing species such as
Acacia and Rubber in areas that had been logged and were
denuded. To-date, the State has only harvested 100,000ha.
of its plantation forest.
Acacia was identified a faster growing specie as it could
be harvested within 7 years for the paper and pulp industry
with a yield of 180 cu.m per ha., and within 10 years for
sawnwood and plywood with a yield of 300 cu.m per ha.
Rubberwood fellings delayed
The demand for medical rubber gloves manufactured from
latex from rubber trees continue to push the prices of
rubberwood upwards as older rubber plantations that were
due for felling are being kept for latex production even as
yields decline.
With plantation owners opting to tap the trees for rubber
latex instead of harvesting the wood, traders in
rubberwood believe that this upward trend in rubberwood
prices will continue until early 2010. Stocks of rubberwood that have been languishing in timber
warehouses around the country are now being absorbed by
the furniture industry.
Furniture business recovery
Malaysian furniture manufacturers are now turning their
focus to 2010 for any hope of business recovery. With the
market for electronics beginning to pick up there are
indications that the Japanese and US economies may be
on the mend, albeit slowly.
The Indian market for Malaysian timbers remains soft as
construction work seems to be slowing down in major
cities across India. The hope is that now the monsoon is
over work will resume.
Going into the autumn months in the northern hemisphere
and with the winter months just around the corner, prices
of plywood, sawnwood and other panel-products for
construction purposes are expected to stay depressed or
stagnant.
Malaysia Log Prices
Malaysia
Log Prices
| Sarawak
log, FOB |
US$
per m³ |
| Meranti SQ up |
226-250 |
|
Small
|
210-241 |
|
Super small
|
200-224 |
| Keruing SQ up |
216-228 |
|
Small
|
190-220 |
|
Super small
|
167-197 |
| Kapur SQ up |
206-231 |
| Selangan Batu SQ up |
179-216 |
|
| Pen. Malaysia
logs, domestic (SQ) |
US$ per m³ |
| DR Meranti |
231-250 |
| Balau |
297-326 |
| Merbau |
323-355
|
| Rubberwood |
50-84 ⇑ |
| Keruing |
214-230 |
| Peninsular
Malaysian meranti logs are top grade and are used for scantlings for
the EU. Their prices are higher than Sarawaks. |
Malaysia
Sawnwood Prices
| Malaysia
Sawnwood,
FOB |
US$
per m³ |
| White Meranti A & up |
280-311
|
| Seraya Scantlings (75x125 KD) |
435-448
|
| Sepetir Boards |
249-271 ⇑
|
| Sesendok 25,50mm |
346-364
|
| Kembang Semangkok |
294-317
|
|
| Malaysian
Sawnwood, domestic |
US$ per m³
|
| Balau (25&50mm,100mm+) |
325-345
|
| Merbau |
455-507
|
| Kempas 50mmx (75,100 & 125mm) |
260-300
|
| Rubberwood |
25x75x660mm up |
199-249
|
| 50-75mm Sq. |
240-272
|
| >75mm Sq. |
262-291
|
Malaysia Plywood Prices
| Malaysia
ply MR BB/CC, FOB |
US$
per m³ |
| 2.7mm |
406-468
|
| 3mm |
386-416
|
| 9mm & up |
332-404
|
| Meranti ply
BB/CC, domestic |
US$ per m³ |
|
3mm
|
381-422
|
|
12-18mm
|
315-344
|
Other
Malaysia Panel Prices
| Malaysia,
Other Panels, FOB |
US$
per m³ |
| Particleboard Export 12mm & up |
226-249
|
|
Domestic 12mm & up
|
211-228
|
| MDF
Export 15-19mm |
281-313
|
|
Domestic 12-18mm
|
270-288
|
Malaysia
Added Value Product Prices
| Malaysia,
Mouldings, FOB |
US$
per m³ |
| Selagan Batu Decking |
531-541
|
| Red Meranti Mouldings 11x68/92mm x 7ft up |
|
Grade A
|
546-559
|
|
Grade B
|
499-508
|
Malaysia
Furniture and Parts Prices
| Malaysia,
Rubberwood, FOB |
US$ per piece |
| Semi-finished dining table solid laminated top
2.5'x4', extension leaf |
60-76 ⇑
|
| As above, Oak Veneer |
67-81 ⇑
|
| Windsor Chair |
59-61 ⇑
|
| Colonial Chair |
57-62 ⇑
|
| Queen Anne Chair (soft seat) |
without arm |
57-65 ⇑
|
| with arm |
57-66 ⇑
|
| Chair Seat 27x430x500mm |
45-50
|
| Rubberwood
Tabletop |
US$ per m³ |
| 22x760x1220mm sanded & edge
profiled |
|
Top Grade
|
557-590 ⇑ |
|
Standard
|
541-560 ⇑ |
|
| (ITTO's Tropical Timber Market Report) |
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