CURRENT STATUS OF ACCACIA SUPPLY IN MALAYSIA 1. Objective: This paper aims to inform the status of the supply of timber from Acacia species in Malaysia.
2. BACKGROUND 2.1. Malaysia is one of the world's largest exporter of tropical timber. Malaysia is also the country's largest producer and exporter of timber and panel products like plywood, medium density fiberboard and particle board and other wood products such as flooring, doors and joinery products. 2.2. In 2013, the timber industry has contributed RM19.5 billion to the Gross Domestic Product in which Peninsular Malaysia recorded export value of RM10.4 billion, RM1.8 billion Sabah and Sarawak of RM 7.3 billion and has provided a total of more than 300,000 employment opportunities to the people. 2.3. Supply of raw materials derived from natural forests, whether from state forest land, wasteland and rubber replanting program. It is expected that the supply of raw materials will experience the shortage due to the opening reduction of state forest land in addition to the use of idle land for construction purposes. 2.4. Meanwhile, forest plantation program has been implemented since the late 1980s by the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. Estimated area of existing forest plantations in Malaysia stood at 600,000 hectares. Overall, the species planted were mainly from Acacia. 2.5. As a continuation of the existing program, the Forest Plantation Development Programme has been developed since 2006 with a focus on the cultivation of nine fastgrowing tree species, namely, Acacia, Laran, Khaya, Teak, Sentang, Rubber, Batai, Binuang and bamboo (approved in 2011) to meet the demand for wood raw material supply and reduce dependence on wood supply from native forests.
3. STATUS OF ACACIA WOOD IN MALAYSIA 3.1. The total area of forest plantations of Acacia in Malaysia recorded in 2013 as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Area of Forest Plantation in Malaysia Acacia, 2013
Year
Peninsular
2013
46,126
Sabah
Sarawak Hectar 78,110.8 230,110
Total 354,346.8
Source: JPSM, JP Sabah, JH Sarawak
3.2. Total timber production for 2013 Acacia are shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Number of Acacia Timber Production Year
Peninsular
2013
133
Sabah
Sarawak m3 940,513.88 537,752.00
Total 1,478,398.88
Source: JPSM, JP Sabah, JH Sarawak
3.3. Exports of Acacia logs and Acacia sawn timber from 2009 - 2013 are shown in Table 3. As for the import of Acacia logs and Acacia sawn timber from year 2009 to 2013 is shown in Table 4. 3.4. List of destinations for exports and imports of Acacia logs and Acacia sawn timber for the year 2013 are shown in Table 5 and 6.
Table 3: Exports of Acacia Logs and Acacia Sawn Timber, 2009 – 2013
Year
Types 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Year
Peninsular Sabah 400 -
Logs
Types
Sarawak Total m3 74,566 74,966 77,101 2,133 79,234 34,152 11,518 45,670 37,842 52,923 90,765 88,470 147,153 235,623
Peninsular Sabah
2009 2010 Lumber 2011 2012 2013
6,321 1,042 1,288 1,268 701
Sarawak Total m3 9,068 15,389 9,427 134 10,603 14,315 148 15,751 10,139 112 11,519 10,890 262 11,853
Source: JPSM, JP Sabah, JH Sarawak & MTIB
Table 4: Imports of Acacia logs and Acacia sawn timber, 2009 – 2013 Country Logs Philipines Taiwan Viet Nam Total Lumber Australia Indonesia Philippines Viet Nam
2009
2010
2011 m3
2012
2013
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 25 15 40
0 0 33 0
18 0 0 157
0 0 32 1,009
0 0 27 1,712
0 0 0 2,087
Source: JPSM, JP Sabah, JH Sarawak & MTIB
Table 5: Export Destinations Acacia logs and Acacia sawn timber, 2013
Year 2013
Product Logs
Destination China German Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Korea Taiwan Thailand USA Vietnam Total Sawn Timber Australia China German Hong Kong India Indonesi Japan Korea Kuwait Netherland Filipina Singapore Taiwan Thailand UK USA Vietnam Total Total Volume
Source: JPSM, JP Sabah, JH Sarawak & MTIB
Volume (m3) 34,617 0 37 90,593 72,170 0 72 621 0 0 37,513 235,623 12 6,404 0 0 0 31 3,145 1,440 141 0 40 38 513 0 0 0 89 11,853 247,476
Table 6: Destination Import Acacia logs and Acacia sawn timber, 2013 Year 2013
Product Logs
Destination Volume (m3)
Filipina Taiwan Vietnam Total Sawn Timber Australia Indonesia Filipina Vietnam Total
0 25 15 40 18 0 92 5,057 5,167
Source: JPSM, JP Sabah, JH Sarawak & MTIB 3.5. Total availability for local consumption acacia logs are shown in Table 7.
Table 7: Number of Local Consumption Logs in Malaysia Acacia, 2013 No Year
Pengeluaran Balak Akasia (m3) 1
Eksport Balak Import Balak Akasia (m3) 2 Akasia (m3) 3
Ketersediaan kayu balak bagi penggunaan tempatan (m3) Ketersediaan Kayu Balak Bagi Penggunaan Tempatan = (1 + 3) – (2)
3.6. Table 8 below shows the availability of the use of acacia lumber for use in secondary processing industry in 2013.
Table 8: Number Availability to Use Wood Acacia, 2013 Year
2013
Local consumption (m3)
30% Recovery rate (m3)
1,242,815.88
372,844.76
Lumber exports Acacia (m3)
Availability of lumber for local use (m3) 11,853 360,991.76
3.7. From calculations made, showing the total availability of Acacia wood for industrial use secondary processing in Malaysia. 4. CONCLUSIONS Availability of acacia timber for local use is of 1,242,815.88 m3 while the availability of acacia lumber also is of 360,991.76m3
Prepared by, Division of Forest Plantations