STIDC´s Background
| SARAWAK TIMBER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (STIDC) also known as PUSAKA was established in June 1973 under the Perbadanan Kemajuan Perusahaan Kayu Sarawak Ordinance 1973. |
| Its incorporation was initiated following 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 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. |