[PDF][PDF] Influence of treatments on the mechanical and thermal properties of sugar palm fibre reinforced phenolic composites

B Rashid, Z Leman, M Jawaid, MJ Ghazali… - …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Sugar palm fibre (SPF) was used to prepare composites with phenolic resin. The SPF
underwent treatment with either sea water for 30 d or a 0.5% alkaline solution for 4 h. The …

The impact of foreign direct investment on innovation in China's forest products industry

B Tu, Z Chen, J Dang - Forest Policy and Economics, 2025 - Elsevier
The forestry industry, with its high resource dependence, long production cycles, and
extensive development modes, lags behind other industries in terms of innovation. This …

[PDF][PDF] Innovation in the Malaysian furniture industry: Drivers and challenges

J Ratnasingam, KA Chin, HA Latib… - …, 2018 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
The Malaysian furniture industry is the country's fastest growing subsector within the wood-
based industry, and its socio-economic importance cannot be taken lightly. The industry is …

Investigation of kinetic decomposition characteristics of Malaysian wood species using Coats and Redfern (CR) method

S Ali, SA Hussain, MZM Tohir, AA Nuruddin - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021 - Elsevier
The mass loss against temperature and time through thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) was
measured upon six wood species: Shorea laevis (Balau), Vatica rassak (Resak) …

[PDF][PDF] An analysis of labor and capital productivity in the Malaysian timber sector

J Ratnasingam, CK Ark, S Mohamed, LC Liat… - …, 2017 - researchgate.net
The remarkable transformation of the Malaysian timber sector from a net-importer to a multi-
billion-dollar export-oriented sector has become a success model for many other resource …

[PDF][PDF] The readiness of peninsular Malaysia wood-based industries for achieving sustainability

NAZ Armir, S Zakaria, R Ara Begum… - …, 2020 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
Malaysia's timber industry is classified into two groups of timber sectors known as
sawnwood and panel products, the latter of which includes plywood and veneer …

[PDF][PDF] Technical efficiency of Malaysian furniture manufacturing industry: a stochastic frontier analysis approach

H Hamdan, M Fahmy-Abdullah… - Int. J. Supply Chain …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Global competition has been a major issue in furniture manufacturing industry. The wooden
furniture is forced to improve their productivity in terms of price and design as it is becoming …

[PDF][PDF] Success factors of wood veneer as an overlay material for panel-based furniture manufacturing in Malaysia

J Ratnasingam, F Ioras, C Khoon Ark… - …, 2020 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
In the first part of this study, the Kelly repertory grid technique was used to determine the
most preferred attributes of overlay materials used in wood-based panel furniture in …

[PDF][PDF] Attributes of sawn timber important for the manufacturers of value-added wood products in Malaysia

J Ratnasingam, LC Liat, G Ramasamy… - …, 2016 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
The objective of this study was to assess the attributes of selected sawn timber species for
door, flooring, and furniture manufacturing in Malaysia. Sawn timber attributes are important …

Feasibility assessment of harvest residue gasification for bioelectricity and its financial impact on conventional plantation forestry

C Ofoegbu - Sustainable Environment, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the financial feasibility of using harvest residue for bioelectricity and
its financial impact on conventional plantation forestry in South Africa. The biomass …