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On 7 August 1971, representatives from The Sarawak First and Second Divisions Sawmillers’ Association, The Third Division & Bintulu District Sawmillers’ Association, and The Fourth Division Timber Merchants’ Association convened and explored, quoting from the minutes, “the necessity of establishing a united body that will look after the interest of the timber and sawmilling industry and also serve as a vehicle to liaise between the Government and its members, and in many other ways assist ​member insofar as regards the law”.  Consequently, the Sarawak Timber Association (STA) or Persatuan Kayu-Kayan Sarawak was founded on 7 December 1971.

STA restructured its membership on 20 September 1988 when existing members of the Associations then were disbanded, and together they joined a single association, STA.  Today, STA has approximately 360 members and is the only timber trade association representing both the upstream and downstream sectors in Malaysia.