India: Domestic investment in panel production
Oct 01, 2009. Despite the global economic slow down India has been maintaining 6% plus growth and there has been domestic investment in finger jointing plant and some panel
products.
Oct 01, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Despite the global economic slow down India has been maintaining 6% plus growth and there has been domestic investment in finger jointing plant and some panel products, ITTO reported.
These factories utilise wood waste and agricultural residues such as cottonseed shells, ground nut and soya bean shells and bagasse. Some is also converted into briquettes, the use of which reduces dependence on solid fuelwood from the forest.
Eurowood Lumber Pvt Ltd has plant at Bhachau in Kutch district of Gujarat for fully automated UV coated solid wooden flooring. They are also making finger jointed flooring, being the first in India to produce very large boards. The new facility includes a bio-briquette plant.