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TEKS UCAPAN ALUAN KETUA PENGARAH FRIM,
YBHG. DATO’ DR ABD. LATIF MOHMOD
SEMPENA PERASMIAN
“SEMINAR ON PLYWOOD FOR THE JAPANESE MARKET”
DI AUDITORIUM, FRIM, KEPONG
22 OKTOBER 2013 (SELASA), 9.00 PAGI
Terima kasih Saudari Pengacara Majlis,
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
Yang Berbahagia Bapak Ir Ariffin Lambaga,
Presiden Direktur, PT Mutu Agung Lestari
Yang Berusaha En Nicholas Andrew Lissem, Pengurus Industri
Perladangan, Perbadanan Kemajuan Perusahaan Kayu Sarawak
(PUSAKA)
Tuan-tuan dan Puan-puan yang saya hormati sekalian.
Assalamualaikum w.b.t., Selamat Pagi dan Salam Sejahtera.
1. Terlebih dahulu saya ingin mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih
kepada Jawatankuasa Penganjur kerana sudi menjemput saya untuk
menyampaikan sepatah-dua kata dalam Majlis Perasmian Seminar
on Plywood for the Japanese Market pada hari ini.
Dato’, Tuan-tuan, puan-puan dan hadirin yang dihormati sekalian,
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2. Memandangkan seminar ini turut dihadiri oleh peserta dari luar
negara, izinkan saya untuk menyampaikan ucapan aluan ini dalam
Bahasa Inggeris.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
First of all, I would like to welcome all of you to our Green Campus of
Forest Research Institute of Malaysia or FRIM.
3. As the oldest product in the wood-based panels’ family, plywood
has kept its leading position and still commands the biggest share of
the market. The future of the wood-based industry, in particular
plywood, continues to be bright, as the demand remains strong in the
global market due to its widespread usage in various applications and
industries. Plywood contributes 25.7% of Malaysian timber products
export values. As of December 2012, the total exports of timber and
timber products was recorded at RM 20.442 billion, an increase of
0.8% compared to the corresponding period in 2011. Within this
period, export value for plywood shows an increase by 0.7% to
RM5.14 billion as compared to the previous year. Japan, USA and
India remained as the major importers for timber and timber products
from Malaysia contributing RM4.27 billion, RM2.48 billion and RM1.47
billion worth of imports respectively.
4. In a recent uptake on the timber sector, a more positive picture
has been drawn on the prospects of the timber sector as a whole, on
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the back of a strong recovery in log prices following log shortages in
Malaysia and improving economic activity in Japan, which is resulting
in rising plywood imports. However, although the order volume has
been improved from Japan, prices have not been raised as
significantly. Yet a rerating is predicted on its way based on
anticipated increasing exports to Japan and recovering sales volumes.
In Japan, the aggressive policy easing to reflate the economy has led
to higher government spending, aggressive monetary easing and
structural reforms hence assisting in promoting asset prices that
would stimulate consumption and business investment to sustain the
recovery over the longer term.
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,
5. Statistically, Malaysia is the largest tropical plywood exporter to
Japan. Thus, it would be appropriate that this seminar would address
on current scenario of plywood market in Japan. And, I was made to
understand that a prominent Japanese plywood buyer will be
presenting a paper on this issue. I hope we will get first hands
information on the current situation of the Japanese plywood market.
I believe our plywood exporters would benefit from such information
and be able to strategize their marketing plan. Furthermore, in
penetrating Japanese market, it is a requirement for any plywood to
comply with the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS). JAS
certification scheme is a scheme that certifies plywood and LVL
products for the use in Japan. The JAS Standards System refers to the
certification system that attaches the JAS marks to the products
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inspected in accordance with the JAS Standards established by the
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan. The
scheme is based on the law concerning standardization and proper
labeling of products for acceptance into Japanese market. This
certification system is designed to ensure the reliability of JAS marks
through certification by Registered Certifying Bodies (hereinafter
referred to as RCBs), which is a third party organizations. The
Certified Business Entities, such as producers or manufacturers, or
others who have been certified by the RCBs, grade their products or
inspect production processes by themselves can label JAS marks to
their products. As a result of the recent amendments to the Law and
Ordinances on JAS, which took effect in March 2006, any certifying
bodies from any countries are able to apply for the status of
Registered Overseas Certifying Bodies (ROCB). Therefore I am looking
forward to a stimulating discussion among the participants to share
and increase our understanding of the JAS plywood requirements so
as to fulfil our national interest and benefit all of us.
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,
6. On this occasion, I wish to take the opportunity to inform all
participants especially to the plywood manufacturers that FRIM is now
an accredited independent Third-party Testing Organisation. This
recognition is made possible through the collaboration with PT Mutu
Agung Lestari as the Registered Overseas Certifying Body (ROCB). I
do hope all plywood exporters will make use of FRIM’s facilities for
plywood testing under JAS Certification – we will ensure it is faster,
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more cost effective and we will ensure satisfactory services. On top of
that, with our vast experiences in R&D’s, testing services, consultation
activities, and etc., FRIM not only offer you services, we welcome you
for corporation in the future.
Furthermore, based on the current scenario of Japanese market, the
local industries are urged to grab the opportunities and be ready to
face new challenges including the emergence of strong newcomers as
plywood production, such as Vietnam.
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,
7. Last but certainly not least, I wish to thank the organising
committee for its efforts to make this seminar a successful event. I
am convinced that this seminar will mark the beginning of our coming
together to work towards sustaining our plywood export superiority
and maintaining our plywood product quality globally.
Thank you.
DATO’ DR ABD LATIF MOHMOD
Ketua Pengarah FRIM
22 October 2013
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