Asia Plywood Company Celebrates 55 Years in Plywood Manufacturing

Sungai Petani, Malaysia, January 21, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Asia Plywood Company Sdn. Bhd., founded in
1964, is one of the longest running mills in West Malaysia and leading manufacturer of Malaysian
Plywood. It celebrates its 55th year in plywood manufacturing. The company started out as a small
sawmill in the mid-60's, supplying the local markets for the next thirty-years until 1995, when it was
purchased by Tan Boon Huat, formerly part of the leadership team at the mill, prior to the acquisition.
Under his direction, the mill improved the quality of its manufacturing to the standard required for
international export, vastly increasing its exported volume. The 90's-fueled expansion in Europe,
primarily in the UK, helped to drive the volumes necessary for the company to expand its factory
footprint and relocate to Sungai Petani, Kedah. It also opened up a second mill along the Rajang River in
Sarawak, a few short years later.

As plywood exports continued to surge, in 2006, the company began planning and building a new, and
significantly larger factory, moving from its location along Jalan Badlishah to its current location in Bukit
Selembau. In fact, the designed-from-the-ground-up mill was the largest of its kind in Peninsular
Malaysia, a feat that it still maintains over a decade later. The new mill was master-planned to increase
output by 100%, while reducing its carbon footprint with improved timber recovery, more efficient
manufacturing process, and newer machinery.

Around this time, it appointed Arthur Iinuma as the Global Sales Director, formerly an Executive
Director at Asia Green Group, Asia Plywood's parent company, and largely responsible for the rapid
expansion of its property development portfolio. Under the direction of Mr. Iinuma, Asia Plywood
expanded to the U.S., Canada, Australia, S. Korea, South Africa, New Zealand, Mauritius, and French
Polynesia, broadly diversifying its coverage areas, and adding to its existing markets such as the UK,
Europe, China and Malaysia.

Asia Plywood was also one of the earliest Malaysian mills to join the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC),
in an effort to supply the world with quality Malaysian hardwoods with FSC-mix sourced from
responsibly managed forests. The company was also one of the first mills to join similar sustainability
focused programs by MTCS and PEFC.

Today, their mill produces some of the highest quality tropical hardwood plywoods out of Malaysia, and
carries a broad and diverse array of hardwood and softwood plywood products, ranging from commercial
plywoods that are CARB Phase 2 certified, to Marine-certified BS1088. The company has supplied
plywood for large commercial build outs such as Point 92 in Damansara Perdana, RV manufacturers in
the U.S., and performance yacht builders in the UK. Asia Plywood Company employs a workforce of
1,600 across two mills, and produces up to 25,000 cubic meters of plywood per month.

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Asia Plywood Company
Arthur Iinuma
310-845-6754
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https://www.asiaplywoodcompany.com

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