Vietnam
shipped abroad, mainly to the European Union and
the United States, wood-based products totaling
922 million U.S. dollars in the first half of this
year, up 25.8 percent against the same period last
year, a trade agency said on Tuesday.
Woodwork producers in Vietnam are seeking more
material suppliers, tapping traditional export
markets, and penetrating into new ones, said the
Wood and Forest Products Processing Association,
predicting their total export turnovers will be
1.8-2 billion dollars in 2006.
Some 1,200 woodwork enterprises in the country
are able to process 2.5-3 million cubic meters
of wood annually, but domestic supplies can only
meet nearly 20 percent of the demand, the association
said.
In addition to such key markets as the European
Union, the United States, Japan and China's Taiwan,
woodwork companies in Vietnam are intensifying
exportation of their products, including tables,
chairs, beds and wardrobes, to potential markets
such as Canada, Russia and East Europe.
To facilitate woodwork production and export,
relevant companies in Vietnam should establish
material wholesale markets in the northern, central
and southern regions, and join hands with one
another in specializing in a specific phase of
the process of turning out a certain finished
product, the association said.
Vietnam earned woodwork export turnovers of nearly
1.6 billion dollars in 2005, up from 1.1 billion
dollars in 2004 and 560 million dollars in 2003.
Its wood-based products are now available in 120
countries and regions, according to the association.
