Wood-based Industry Department

Wood-Based Industry Department

Background

wb1Forestry sector in Myanmar is one of the major contributors to the national economy since about 50% of total land area is covered with forests that depicts remarkably abundant natural forest resources. Since the forests in Myanmar are owned by the State, the Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE) is solely reponsible for harvesting and marketing of timber while the Forest Department (FD) is responsible for conservation of forests. The Wood-based Industry Department is one of the Eight departments under MTE and this brief description is to depict the facts about Wood-based Industry Department.

Formerly, it is a branch of the Milling and Marketing(Export) Department, which operates log sales, teak sawmilling and further processing especially for export markets. In 1999, the Ministry of Forestry has laid down the streatgic guide lines that while reducing the export of timber in log form gradually, the export of value-added products manufactured by Wood-based Industries must be increased proportionately. According to this, the Ministry has approved the temporary establishment of Wood-based Industry Department(WBI).

In 2002, the organization of the department is approved by the Government of the Union of Myanmar.

Initially, the WBI has operated 4 plywood factories, 6 furniture factories and 2 moulding factories. At present, newly established factories such as 3 veneer factories, 3 furniture factories and 1 moulding factory are extended. Therefore, the factories being presently operated by the department are as follows: (a) Plywood Factory - 4 Nos (b) Furniture Factory - 9 Nos, (c) Veneer Factory – 3 Nos (d) Moulding Factory -3 Nos.

 

OBJECTIVES

  1. To earn more Global Foreign Earning by promoting the mainstream of value-added wood-based finished products together with putting a comprehensive ban on direct export of log without value-adding.
  2. To undertake (i) assessing and evaluating the extension and expansion of public and private wood-based industries, (ii) technical facilitating and consulting, (iii) guidance for meeting the needs and (iv) all necessary actions for smooth accomplishment of procedures.
  3. To play as a responsive facilitator for emerging integrated wood industries which produces peak-yield, least-waste, high-value commodities of wood products.
  4. To encourage creative manufacturing and market penetration of lesser use
  5. To synchronize between local market supply and global market shares.

 

Core Elements of Myanmar Forest Policy
  1. Protection
  2. Snstainability
  3. Basic Needs
  4. Efficiency
  5. Public Participation
  6. Public Awareness”
  1. Peak Yield
  2. Least Waste
  3. Sound Quality
  4. High Value
 

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EXISTING FACILITIES

Under the guidance and supervision of WBI, the factories outlined are as the strengths of the organization;

  • Furniture Factories (9) No:
  • Plywood Factories (4) No:
  • Veneer Factories (3) No:
  • Moulding Factoies (3) No:

 

WOOD-BASED VALUE-ADDED PROUDCTS

 In Myanmar wood-based industries, the products currently being produced are of secondary level products.

 

  • Teak Flitches and Planks
  • High Value Lumber
  • Door Leaves, Window leave, Frames
  • Parquet Tongued and Grooved (PTG) Flooring
  • Parquet (large size)
  • Lam Parquet (Medium size)
  • Mosaic (small size)
  • Mouldings
  • Finger Jointed Strips/ Boards
  • Industrial Parquet
  • Engineering Flooring
  • Plywood Panel
  • Veneer
  • Marquetry

 

WOOD-BASED INDUSTRIAL ZONES

  • Wataya Wood-Based Industrial Zone situated in Yangon Division
  • South Dagon Wood-Based Industrial Zone situated in Yangon Division
  • Amarapura Wood-Based Industrial Zone situated in Mandalay Division

 

 

SUMMARY OF FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES

Sr.FactoryLocationProduct Produced

1

Plywood Factory # (1) (1959)

Kyeemyintine Township, Yangon Division

Teak & Hardwood VeneerTeak & Hardwood Plywood

2

Plywood Factory # (2) (1968)

Hlaing Township, Yangon Division

Hardwood VeneerHardwood Plywood

3

Plywood Factory # (4) (1983)

Pathein Township, Ayeyarwady Division

Hardwood VeneerHardwood Plywood

4

Plywood Factory # (5) (1991)

Moneywar Township, Sagaing Division

Hardwood VeneerHardwood Plywood

5

Veneer Factory # (1)

Moneywar Township, Sagaing Division

Hardwood Veneer

6

Veneer Factory # (2)

Shwepyithar Township, Yagon Division

Hardwood Veneer

7

Veneer Factory # (3)

Shwepyithar Township, Yagon Division

In Construction Period

8

Furniture Factory # (1) (1920)

Thanlyin Township, Yangon Division

Domestic FurnitureTeak Finger Jointed Strips & Boards

9

Furniture Factory # (2) (1970)

Thanlyin Township, Yangon Division

Teak ParquetsTeak Parquets Tongued & GroovedTeak High Valued Lumber Engineered Parquet

10

Furniture Factory # (3) (1982)

Thanlyin Township, Yangon Division

Teak Parquets Tongued & GroovedTeak High Valued Lumber Teak S4S

11

Furniture Factory # (4) (1989)

Thingankyun Township, Yangon Division

Teak FurnitureTeak ParquetsTeak High Valued Lumber

12

Furniture Factory # (5) (1987)

Hlaing Township, Yangon Division

Teak Furniture Jointed Strips & BoardsTeak High Valued Lumber Teak Parquets

13

Furniture Factory # (6) (2005)

Shwepyithar Township, Yangon Division

Teak Finger Jointed Strips &BoardsTeak S4S

14

Furniture Factory # (7) (1998)

Shwepyithar Township, Yangon Division

Teak ParquetsTeak Parquet Tongued & GroovedTeak High Valued LumberTeak Skirtings

15

Furniture Factory # (9) (2003)

Shwepyithar Township, Yangon Division

Teak ParquetsTeak High Valued Lumber

16

Furniture Factory # (10)

Dagon Myothit (South) Township, Yangon Division

Teak FurnitureTeak High Valued Lumber Teak Parquets

17

Moulding Factory # (1) (1993)

Thanlyin Township, Yangon Division

Teak MouldingsTeak High Valued LumberTeak ParquetsHardwood Parquets Tongued & Grooved

18

Moulding Factory # (2-A) (1993)

Amarapura Township, Mandalay Division

Teak MouldingsTeak High Valued LumberTeak ParquetsHardwood Parquets Tongued & Grooved

19

Moulding Factory # (2-B) (1993)

Amarapura Township, Mandalay Division

Teak High Valued LumberTeak ParquetsTeak S4SIn/ Kanyin Veneer

20

Wataya Wood-based Industrial Zone

Shwepyithar Township, Yangon Division

 

21

South Dagon Wood-based Industrial Zone

Dagon Myothit (South) Township, Yangon Division

 

22

Amarapura Wood-based Industrial Zone

Amarapura Township, Mandalay Division

 
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