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Uggah Leads Mission To China
Uggah Leads Mission To China
10/09/2015 (Bernama) - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas will be leading a Palm Oil and Timber Promotion Mission to China on Sept 10-16.
The delegation comprises representatives from his ministry, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) and the private sector.
The ministry in a statement today said the mission will discuss with private sector representatives to further strengthen exports of palm oil and timber products to China.
During the visit in Chongqing, Uggah will officiate the Palm Oil Health and Nutrition Forum.
The forum, jointly organised by MPOB, MPOC, Chongqing Chinese Nutrition Society and Lanzhou University Nutrition and Health Research Centre, is aimed at promoting palm oil exports and enhancing market acceptance of palm oil in China.
In Shanghai, Uggah will visit and have discussions with Malaysian companies participating at Furniture China 2015, one of the largest furniture exhibitions in the republic.
Nineteen companies from Malaysia are taking part under the Malaysian Timber Council Pavilion.
Uggah will also hold discussions with major palm oil importers from China as well as visit the Teck Guan Oleochemical Plant, a Malaysian-based company in Shanghai.
The minister is also scheduled to attend a bilateral meeting with Minister of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) in Beijing, aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation on the facilitation of palm oil exports from Malaysia to China.
"The highlight of the meeting will be the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between MPIC and AQSIQ on Quality and Safety of Malaysian Palm Oil Exports to China," said the ministry.
China is a major export destination for palm oil and timber products. In 2014, China accounted for 16 per cent of total global exports of palm oil products valued at RM10.3 billion.
Malaysia's exports of timber and timber products to China in 2014 were valued at RM771.4 million.
The delegation comprises representatives from his ministry, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) and the private sector.
The ministry in a statement today said the mission will discuss with private sector representatives to further strengthen exports of palm oil and timber products to China.
During the visit in Chongqing, Uggah will officiate the Palm Oil Health and Nutrition Forum.
The forum, jointly organised by MPOB, MPOC, Chongqing Chinese Nutrition Society and Lanzhou University Nutrition and Health Research Centre, is aimed at promoting palm oil exports and enhancing market acceptance of palm oil in China.
In Shanghai, Uggah will visit and have discussions with Malaysian companies participating at Furniture China 2015, one of the largest furniture exhibitions in the republic.
Nineteen companies from Malaysia are taking part under the Malaysian Timber Council Pavilion.
Uggah will also hold discussions with major palm oil importers from China as well as visit the Teck Guan Oleochemical Plant, a Malaysian-based company in Shanghai.
The minister is also scheduled to attend a bilateral meeting with Minister of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) in Beijing, aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation on the facilitation of palm oil exports from Malaysia to China.
"The highlight of the meeting will be the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between MPIC and AQSIQ on Quality and Safety of Malaysian Palm Oil Exports to China," said the ministry.
China is a major export destination for palm oil and timber products. In 2014, China accounted for 16 per cent of total global exports of palm oil products valued at RM10.3 billion.
Malaysia's exports of timber and timber products to China in 2014 were valued at RM771.4 million.