Malaysian Furniture Council: Furniture exports up 18% to RM8.5 billion
Malaysia's January-July 2022 furniture exports have recorded an increase versus a year ago despite the many challenges facing the industry, the Malaysian Furniture Council (MFC) said.
马来西亚家具委员会（MFC）表示，尽管该行业面临许多挑战，但马来西亚 2022 年 1 月至 7 月的家具出口与一年前相比有所增长。
Its president Khoo Yeow Chong told Bernama at the Reka Interiors Exhibition (RiX) 2022 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on 27th October that total overall furniture exports, including wooden furniture, stood at RM8.5 billion against RM7.2 billion for the same period in 2021.
其总裁 Khoo Yeow Chong在10月27日吉隆坡会议中心举行的 Reka Interiors Exhibition (RiX) 2022 上告诉 Bernama，包括木制家具在内的整体家具出口总额为 85 亿令吉，而2021年同期为 72 亿令吉。
“We would like to thank the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) for actively promoting Malaysian furniture products around the globe,” he said.
“我们要感谢Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation（MATRADE）和Malaysian Timber Council（MTC）积极在全球推广马来西亚家具产品，”他说。
On a similar note, Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) chief operations officer Noraihan Abdul Rahman said that wooden furniture exports for the period amounted to RM6.93 billion, a 14.4% increase from the same period last year.
同样，Malaysian Timber Council（MTC）首席运营官Noraihan Abdul Rahman表示，该期间的木制家具出口额为69.3亿令吉，比去年同期增长14.4％。
“The strengthening of the US dollar also contributed to the increase in export value,” she said.
“美元走强也促进了出口价值的增长，”她说。
At the RiX event, MTC, MFC and the Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID) also announced the completion of TIMB3R Design Incubator Programme’s first and second editions, a first-of-its-kind furniture and timber products design and manufacturing initiative.
在 RiX 活动上，MTC、MFC 和MIID还宣布完成 TIMB3R 设计孵化器计划的第一版和第二版，这是首创的家具和木材产品设计和制造计划。
The programme aims to grow Malaysia’s timber and furniture sectors and to strategically strengthen the design and manufacturing value chains to serve the international market.
该计划旨在发展马来西亚的木材和家具行业，并战略性地加强设计和制造价值链以服务于国际市场。
The six-month programme connects participating designers with manufacturers to conceptualise, design, and create one commercially viable furniture and timber product for the global market.
这个为期六个月的计划将参与的设计师与制造商联系起来，为全球市场构思、设计和创造一种商业上可行的家具和木材产品。
Final products will premiere at the Malaysia Export Furniture Exhibition (EFE) 2023, one of the largest international furniture and furnishing fairs in Southeast Asia.
最终产品将在 2023 Malaysia Export Furniture Exhibition (EFE) 上首次亮相，这是东南亚最大的国际家具和家具展之一。