Published on January 5, 2015

Ply wood and laminate manufacturers in India are facing huge difficulties in securing logs to maintain production.  Recently log imports from Sarawak have augmented and this has eased the situation but the gradually mounting prices for Sarawak logs are undermining the profitability of Indian ply and laminate industry.

The Indian Federation of plywood and Panel Industries has said survival of the plywood industry is at risk as log supplies become harder to secure and more expensive to import.

Report said that recently plywood industry is running with a slow down pace. It is having raw material concern along with margin losses. Market players are worry about the demand prospects in market.

To see the current market situation industry players are working on the pioneering thoughts and ground breaking products which will boost the market demand from end users segment and minimize the margin loss issues. To maintain the production level manufacturers are looking for the other ways which will reduce the production cost of products.