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The food processing sector accounts for about 10% of Malaysia’s manufacturing output. Processed foods are exported to more than 80 countries, with an annual export value of more than RM6 billion (US$1.9 billion) which amounts to 60% of the total Malaysian food exports of over RM10 billion |
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Currently, the key areas for growth and development in the food processing industry in Malaysia are functional food, convenience food, food ingredients and halal food. |
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Malaysia is able to produce high-quality products in the plastic packaging sector at competitive prices. With emerging markets, especially in China, Vietnam and Thailand, the demand for suppliers in the region is growing. For another reason, Malaysia's economy is strongly export-oriented and therefore in need of related industries on plastic packaging, especially for electronics or pharmaceutical products. The expected recovery, especially of the worlds electrical and electronics industry, will again lead to a growing demand for plastic packaging materials on the domestic market. |
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The packaging sub-sector, both flexible and rigid (including bags, films, bottles and containers), remains the largest market for the plastic industry. |
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The growth for 2008 will be focusing on packaging sub-sector particularly for export market. Therefore, overall performance of the plastics industry is expected to improve further compared to 2007 |
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| Information and statistics extracted from : |
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• Plastics Directory Malaysia2007 - http://www.plastics-malaysian.com |
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• MIDA Petrochemical and Polymer Industry Report 2007 |
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• Malaysia’s Short & Medium To Long Term Economic Outlook 2008 – 2020. Publisher RAM Holdings Berhad |
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• MIDA www.mida.gov.my |
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