SARAWAK TIMBER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (STIDC)

Established in June 1973, STIDC was initiated under the recommendation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, which conducted a comprehensive forest inventory in the state from 1968 to 1972. The function would be to stimulate by all possible means the planned expansion of wood-based industries throughout Sarawak, Malaysia at a role consistent with the overall interest of the economy, the availability of capital and the technical expertise and effective management of the forest resources.