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Export of wood flourishes

​Despite many impacts from the world situation, especially the US-China trade war, wood and wooden products are still one of the main export products of the province with a relatively good growth in the past.


​However, this industry still has some difficulties and problems, especially the issue of production ground, planning of industrial clusters specialized in producing wood and wooden products ... 

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 Wood processing at a company specializing in wood export production in Trang Bom district.

Many orders by the end of the year

According to the Department of Industry and Trade, in the first 6 months of 2019, Dong Nai's wood and wooden products export turnover is estimated at 688 million USD, accounting for more than 7% of the province's export turnover and increasing by more than 8% over the same period last year.
In particular, the main export markets of Dong Nai wood and wooden products include: US (418 million USD turnover), South Korea (90.6 million USD), Japan (77 million USD). ...
Mr. Phan Van Binh, Chairman of Dong Nai Wood and Handicraft Association (Dowooha), said that although new in mid-July 2016, most enterprises in the association signed an order until the end of the third quarter; many businesses have orders until the end of this year.
With the current growth rate, in this year, the export of wood and wooden products in the province may exceed USD 1.5 billion, about 10% higher than last year.
Mr. Pham Van Sinh, Director of Minh Tri Production - Trading Joint Stock Company (Ho Nai 3 commune, Trang Bom district) - an enterprise specializing in wood production for export to the US, Japan and European markets for Or: "From the beginning of the year, the company exported about 25 containers of products to these markets every month. The business situation is much better than last year.
According to many forecasts, in the coming time, wood and wooden products export will grow positively due to many favorable factors. One of the advantages from the US-China trade war is that wood and furniture currently account for nearly 17% of the product lines from China are taxed by the US. Therefore, importers from the US will likely find other sources, including Vietnam.
In addition, the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on the Implementation of the Forest Law, Forest Governance and Forest Trade between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) officially took effect from June 1 also opens many opportunities. export association for domestic wood manufacturing enterprises.

Remove the "knot" of production premises

Mr. Phan Van Binh added that although the export of wood and wood products has many advantages and plentiful orders, nowadays, finding the space to meet the production needs of many wood industry enterprises still meets hard.
There is currently no industrial cluster specializing in producing and processing wood products. Some wood enterprises still operate in residential areas with potential for fire and explosion, affecting the environment...
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that in 2017, the provincial People's Committee approved the investment policy decision for Thien Tan industrial cluster (Vinh Cuu district) with an area of 75 hectares which is a specialized industrial cluster meeting demand for production premises for timber enterprises. In March 2016, the first phase of this industrial complex with a scale of nearly 49 hectares was constructed.
However, until now, the investor of Thien Tan industrial cluster project in phase 1 has not been able to invite enterprises to do business in industrial clusters due to the incomplete infrastructure items.
Specifically, there is still about 8 hectares of Thien Tan Industrial Complex in phase 1 which has not completed the site clearance. In addition, because the drainage system outside this industrial cluster boundary has not been built yet, the interior space is often flooded, causing difficulties for construction.
Mr. Dinh Trong Lien, representative of the private enterprise Quoc Binh (Long Binh Tan ward, Bien Hoa city) - one of the businesses expected to relocate the wood production location to Thien Tan industrial cluster expressed, enterprises expect to have premises soon to stabilize production. Dowooha needs to actively update information on the progress of industrial cluster deployment, related procedures for enterprises to grasp and have appropriate relocation plans.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Lam, Vice Chairman of Vinh Cuu District People's Committee said that the district will hand over the whole ground of phase 1 to investors within the next 2 months. For the drainage system outside the industrial cluster, the district is conducting bidding, selecting construction units to speed up the process of infrastructure construction.
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Van Chanh asked Dowooha and the above enterprises to have a dialogue to agree on and explain the relevant contents. The Association should proactively provide transparent information on guidelines and policies and the progress of implementing Thien Tan Industrial Cluster. At the same time, relevant departments, branches and localities need to focus and solve problems soon to soon build this industrial cluster.
Besides, the provincial leaders also assigned the Department of Industry and Trade to develop a plan to plan 6 other industrial clusters to serve the group of enterprises producing wood industry to solve bottlenecks on production ground, relocation of workshops processing wood out of residential areas ...
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Van Chanh asked relevant departments and agencies to consider and adopt appropriate handling plans, especially promotion and participation in international fairs on timber industry and policies relating to borrowing, developing more industrial clusters on wood processing; solutions to ensure production safety, fire and explosion prevention, limit environmental pollution in enterprises manufacturing and processing wood ...

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