Established in 1982, Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd (SFI) is one of the largest timber growers and wood processors in Malaysia.

At present, the group manages a 712,000-acre forest estate in the south-western part of Sabah. Of the total forest land under its management, about 683,000 acres are operated under a 99-year concession granted by the state government from 1996, while about 29,000 acres are owned by SFI.

SFI is also engaged in the manufacturing of pulp, printing and writing paper, as well as integrated wood-based activities such as the extraction and sale of commercial timber and the downstream processing of sawn timber and plywood in Sipitang, Sabah.

Its pulp mill comes with an annual capacity of 240,000 bone dry tonnes, half of which is manufactured into writing and printing paper for domestic and international markets, while the other half is exported as market pulp.

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