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14 | NEWS May / June 2020, Issue 3 | Panels & Furniture Asia FIRST RUBBERWOOD-OSB-CONTIROLL ® FROM SIEMPELKAMP ACCEPTED BY VANACHAI ON March 14, a Siempelkamp plant for OSB at Vanachai in Surat Thani/Thailand – the first OSB plant in Southeast Asia – was accepted. The ContiRoll ® with dimensions of 4' x 48.7 m also sets the record of being the longest 4’-ContiRoll ® from Siempelkamp. This milestone stands for almost 40 years of business relations between Thailand’s leading panel manufacturer and Siempelkamp. The cooperation between the Vanachai Group and Siempelkamp started almost 40 years ago; the first single-opening presses from Krefeld were installed at the Chachoengsao location in the early 1980s. In Surat Thani alone, six woodbased panel plants for particleboard, MDF, and now OSB cover all performance facets. The Vanachai site in southern Thailand is considered a mega-site among the few plant locations of similar size - panel production in Surat Thani is around 2 million m³ per year. The new OSB plant, ordered by Siempelkamp in 2017, contributes 700 m³ per day to the total output of the site, or 210,000 m³ per year. The plant complements Vanachai's production spectrum with OSB and sets new benchmarks in the Southeast Asian woodbased panel market, which has long been dominated by particleboard and MDF plants. This latest cooperation represents another important milestone in Southeast Asia through the first industrial use of rubberwood in the production of OSB boards. "With the new plant, we are setting ourselves ambitious goals for the wood-based panel production of the future. Our boards are produced highly efficiently and according to strict sustainability criteria, and our plants are state-of-the-art. In this respect, Siempelkamp, as a partner with many years of experience and strong innovative capabilities, is the right choice for an ambitious project like this one," Shaking hands after sealing the deal in 2017, Wanthana Jaroennawarat (right), Chairman of the Executive Board Vanachai, with Henning Gloede, Managing Director Siempelkamp Pte. Singapore says Wanthana Jaroennawarat, Chairman of the Executive Board at Vanachai. Marc Müller, Head of Commercial Sales at Siempelkamp, adds: "We are proud to play our part in such a futureoriented project of a visionary woodbased products manufacturer with this plant!” P CHINESE GOVERNMENT DECIDES ON NEXT MOVE FOR ITS FURNITURE INDUSTRY AFTER BUSINESSES RESUME AS reported by ITTO, China’s State Council Information Office has reported the situation in the manufacturing sector as follows: DECLINE IN BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC DEMAND Since the epidemic situation in China has been effectively controlled in the early stage, the resumption of industrial production is still good, but with the current situation, international and domestic demand is declining, which has caused a huge impact on some export-oriented furniture enterprises. If this problem is not solved in time and effectively, these furniture enterprises may face the pressure of shutting down. At present, the measures taken are mainly to ensure supply stability. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE FURNITURE FAIRS AND EXHIBITION Many orders are usually made at important furniture fairs and exhibition in March or April in the past. However, some important furniture fairs and exhibitions have been cancelled due to prevention and control. The Chinese government hopes to solve this problem through online furniture fairs and exhibitions. In this regard, it is actively making further exploration. FORMULATION OF SUPPORTING POLICIES Supporting policies can help to stabilise the domestic furniture enterprises. Right now, relevant departments are studying how to stabilise these furniture enterprises through stimulating demand on one hand while strengthening policy support, policy support, financial support on the other hand, in order to help furniture enterprises. The follow-up work will involve further strengthening policy research and ensuring furniture enterprises can get through the current difficult situation. P
May / June 2020, Issue 3 | Panels & Furniture Asia NEWS | 15 SOUTH KOREA ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY DECISION TO IMPOSE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON PLYWOOD IMPORTED FROM VIETNAM KOREA’S Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has made a preliminary decision to place anti-dumping duties on plywood products from Vietnam, and requested the Ministry of Economy and Finance to impose an anti-dumping duty of 9.18 percent to 10.65 percent on plywood coming from Vietnam, reported Business Korea on 17 th April. one month from its official request. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, abnormal prices of plywood products imported from Vietnam has adversely impacted the domestic industry. The plywood products that will be investigated include those used as interior and exterior building materials, furniture, packaging boxes and interior goods. In 2018, the plywood market of South Korea was valued at approximately 900 billion won, with plywood from Vietnam accounting for about 45 percent of the market. The investigations will cover the period of 2016 to the first half of 2019. P The Ministry of Economy and Finance is expected to make a decision within FSC INTRODUCES TRANSACTION VERIFICATION FOR ALL FORESTS IN CHINA FSC will introduce transaction verification for all forests in China in 2020. This transaction verification will cover all FSC claims made between 1 January and 31 December 2019. All FSC forest management certificate holders in China are required to participate. Affected certificate holders will receive a direct notification from their certification body by 14 May 2020 with further details on requirements. The deadline for these certificate holders to submit requested transaction data is 14 June 2020. Transaction verification is a process of comparing and then verifying all transactions within a specific product type, group or region that are claimed to be FSC certified over a given time period. FSC and its accreditation body ASI have been conducting transaction verification on supply chains with selected certificate holders since 2017. This action is a response to allegations of non-FSC certified products being inaccurately claimed as FSC certified. P
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