Malaysia could take advantage of scrimber technology, which has been reckoned worthy by FRIM to be further researched, developed and promoted as a new high income manufacturing industry for the country. This cost-efficient technology enables bio-materials such as oil palm trunk, wood from juvenile trees, and wood from lesser known or fast growing trees to be made into a high quality construction and furniture material. Malaysia has plenty of oil palm trunks that are felled for replantation, juvenile trees from the forest plantation thinning activities and fast growing trees in secondary forest with benefits that have yet to be explored. The success of establishing scrimber manufacturing industry that fully utilizes the above materials would not only offer high-paying jobs but also provide the much needed wood to the furniture and construction industries that have been facing shortage of wood supply from the natural forests. Moreover, the ability to make use the bio-materials from non-conventional sources also means to relieve the burden on the natural forests as the source for timber.
