Next-Shoring: The New Frontier in Manufacturing Strategy Most of us are well versed with the term “off-shoring,” which, according to Wikipedia, involves relocating a business…
South America, a plantation forest paradise? I recently returned from a 2-week trip to Brazil and Argentina, visiting current and potential suppliers. Traveling from Malaysia…
Predicting the Future: Our Comprehensive 5-Year Forecast for Supply and Demand Recently, someone asked us about our 5-year forecast of the world’s wood industry, and…
Made in India: The Rise of Timber Manufacturing and the Potential End of China’s Dominance in the Global Market The woodworking industry in India has…
Challenges create new opportunities The Asian furniture manufacturing industry faces serious challenges due to various factors resulting from the recent Covid global pandemic and the…
Why is the supply of FSC 100% certified softwood sawn timber limited? Sourcing FSC 100% certified Pine sawn timber from South America or New Zealand…
It’s Exhibition Time in Southeast Asia Every year, March is the month of furniture exhibitions in Southeast Asia, starting with the HAWA Expo in Vietnam,…
Digitalization @APP Timber In line with our previous Blog Post about technology in the timber industry, let’s look at how we handle this topic. Digitalization…
Technology is the future of the timber industry Recently, I read a very interesting article about researchers at the University of Maine, USA, who created…
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