Business & Markets 2013
Written by Shalini Kumar of theedgemalaysia.com
Monday, 07 January 2013 11:22
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Permaju Holdings Bhd shares rose in active trades today after news that it may be awarded about 809 hectares of timber concession land in Sabah and Sarawak.
“It’s speculative play that is driven by the news. People could have known about this earlier and bought shares and now that the news has broken, they are selling, while others continue to buy,” said Goh Kay Chong, a senior dealer from SJ Securities.
“This could also be cyclical play, or even pre-election play….[Permaju] is
the darling of the speculators.” he added.
At 10:30am, Permaju was trading at 50 sen, up 1 sen or 2%, on volume of 14.36 million. Hitting a high of 52 sen earlier, it was the third most active counter on the exchange.
According to a news report in a local paper, the outcome of the land concession award will be made known by this month.
The potential concession will make Permaju the single largest land concession owner in Sabah, said the report.
Under the terms of the contract, Permaju will clear the virgin jungle and then plant oil palm. Proceeds from the timber extracted will go directly to Permaju.
Gross proceeds from the timber is expected to be more than RM1 billion, the news report
吉隆坡5日讯）消息透露，佳华（Java，2747，主板工业产品股）与宏进工业（Permaju，7080，主板贸服股）获颁面积20万英亩土地，共30至60年的特许使用权。
消息告诉《南洋商报》，沙巴基金（Yayasan Sabah）近期将20万英亩地段颁给这两家公司，以协助发展以及再植林计划。
“有关地段一部份是可使用30年，一部份的特许使用权长达60年。”但本报无法探悉确实面积。
消息指出，政府主要是清理有关地段供发展和再植林计划，而佳华和宏进工业除了可享有砍伐区内树木的权力，更可在之后与沙巴基金以联营方式发展部份地区。
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