Wood products in Vietnam may have achieved a high level output, but they
have not improved economic efficiency. A project by northern Quang Ninh
province to improve production lines for wooden planks may work to
reverse this trend. The Vietnam Economic News reports.
According to the Quang Ninh Department of Natural Resources and
Environment’s statistics, the province has about 136,954 hectares of
planted forests. In the first six months of this year, the province
planted 9,000 more hectares of planted forests. Logging areas span an
average of two million cu.m per year.
Quang Ninh
province’s Industry Promotion and Industrial Development Consultation
Centre Deputy Director Hoang Duc Kha said that although the companies
are turning out significant product volume, the production process lacks
efficiency.
The demand for wooden planks is rising
as furniture production continues to grow and the product quality is
consistent, no termites or shrinkage as well as a diversity of
aesthetics and features such as scratch resistance. Most furniture is
actually made from planted timber, which is cheaper than natural wood
products.
As part of this year’s industry promotion
plans, Quang Ninh province’s Industry Promotion and Industrial
Development Consultation Centre has actively supported wood processing
enterprises in implementing new technologies, expanding production and
diversifying products to most effectively exploit raw materials.
The centre collaborated with the Dong Trieu Construction Co., Ltd. to
build a technical performance model for the production of wooden planks
with a capacity of 1,650cu.m per year. The model had investment capital
totaling 5 billion VND. With the support of a local industry promotion
budget of 200 million VND, the company invested in expanding its
production facilities and constructing warehouses. In addition, the
company also invested in automatic production lines and other
state-of-the-art machinery.
The company reported that
once started, the production model will consume approximately 6,000cu.m
of planted timber per year and help the company reach revenues of over
15.675 billion VND per annum. The model will also create 13 new jobs,
bringing the total number of employees working in the company to 40.
Industry Promotion and Industrial Development Consultation Centre
Deputy Director Hoang Duc Kha said that a technical performance model
for production line for wooden planks had engaged the interest of wood
processing enterprises in the province.
The centre
also supported the Quang Ninh Forest Product Processing JSC in investing
in an improved production line with a capacity of 1,500cu.m per year.
The Quang Ninh Forest Product Processing JSC
Director Tran Thi Lan said that with the support of the local industry
promotion budget, the company was able to buy highly-rated Japanese
technologies.
The model was completed and tested. The
company reported that the new tech could help them reach revenues of
21.75 billion VND per year as well as create 57 new jobs earning roughly
3.5 million VND per month apiece.-VNA