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…
December 05, 2022 Increasing demand for Southeast Asian tropical hardwood products The Democratic Republic of Congo intends to ban the export of logs, according to…
September 12, 2022 Compliance with the European Union Timber Regulations (EUTR) The EUTR was implemented in March 2013 to “prohibit the activities of placing illegally…
July 28, 2022 Will Mexico become the next “Vietnam”? The trade war between China and the US has been lingering for years. Many Chinese companies…
July 8, 2022 Southeast Asia’s furniture production is facing a slow-down It seems that tide has turned. June marked the start of an unusually high…