Seihoku Corporation (Tokyo) and Japan Kenzai Co., Ltd jointly plan to export 100% domestic softwood plywood to Taiwan P.o.C. They plan to expand the export market to other Asian countries in future. The first container sailed to Taiwan P.o.C from Yokohama. This is trial shipment of about 1,200 sheets of 12 mm thick 3x6.

Seihoku Corporation and Japan Kenzai plan to export softwood plywood to Taiwan

11:52 / November 3, 2014

Nov 04, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. Seihoku Corporation (Tokyo) and Japan Kenzai Co., Ltd (Tokyo) jointly plan to export 100% domestic softwood plywood to Taiwan P.o.C. They plan to expand the export market to other Asian countries in future. The first container sailed to Taiwan P.o.C from Yokohama. This is trial shipment of about 1,200 sheets of 12 mm thick 3x6, ITTO reports.

They plan to continue the shipment regularly every month to develop market of items like floor base. Japan Kenzai’s subsidiary in Taiwan P.o.C will market in Taiwan P.o.C.

Seihoku has been seeking a chance to develop overseas market then Japan Kenzai has overseas marketing base so both interest fit the start of this business. Recent sharp drop of the yen also helps promote this business.

In Taiwan P.o.C, majority of housing is condominiums so that plywood is used for floor base. Normally floor is placed directly on top of floor sheathing plywood.

Housing starts in Taiwan P.o.C in 2012 were about 100,000 units. Domestic plywood production is about 81,000 cbms while the imports are 639,200 cbms so share of imports is high. Major source of plywood is 45.3% from Malaysia, 41.8% from China, 11% from Indonesia. Taiwan P.o.C uses plywood size of both 3x6 and 4x8. Japan Kenzai estimates that size of plywood market in Taiwan P.o.C is about 10% of Japan.

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Seihoku Corporation and Japan Kenzai plan to export softwood plywood to Taiwan

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