Vietnamese wood and wooden furniture enterprises have been facing many difficulties as export orders have dropped 50-60% since the beginning of this year, pushing firms to cut off at least half of their production capacities. Data from the General Department…
The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) remains optimistic that Malaysia will achieve its RM25 billion export target for wood-based products by 2020 despite a fragile global trade and economy caused by the US-China trade war. “We believe that the RM25 billion…
This was stated by Bui Chinh Nghia, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) Forestry Department. Nghia said this would result in a cut of some 40,000 cu.m. of raw material this year. Ensuring timber supply for domestic…