Building Investment (September - October 2019)

NEWS & EVENTS
YB Teresa Kok officiating the international business conference.
International Business Conference on Bamboo as a
Driver for Economic Growth – Forest Beyond Timber
When there’s talk of bamboo, it is almost
However in recent years, modern
technology and demand for sustainable
good and services have expanded the use
Today, bamboo has become the
engineered products such as laminated
bamboo board, ply-bamboo, furniture
choice in architecture and design
higher durability compared to concrete
or wood, and rivals the tensile strength
buildings constructed in Malaysia include
the Bamboo Clock Tower at Pengkalan
Hulu, Perak; Bamboo Playhouse at
Perdana Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur;
and the Sahom Valley Resort in Kapar,
Despite the increasing demand and
bamboo and its products from Malaysia
of the bamboo industry, Malaysian Timber
and Natgreen Resources Sdn Bhd, has
Conference: Bamboo as a Driver for
Economic Growth – Forest Beyond Timber,
The conference aims to provide a
government policymakers, private sectors,
academicians and the general public to
exchange knowledge and gather updates
In her opening speech, Minister of
Primary Industries YB Teresa Kok said: “I
am delighted to witness the commitment
of MTIB, UMK and Natgreen Resources
business networking and leverage on
each other’s strength to spearhead the
hope that this conference will enhance
access for the Malaysian bamboo
YB Teresa Kok also stated that
development of the bamboo ecosystem
from upstream to downstream with a
focus on high value and expand market-
bamboo community farming comprising
looking at the possibility of establishing
a commercial bamboo nursery to ensure
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