活动名称：木艺木趣国际研讨会暨展览会学生分会场
时间地点：2011年10月20日，印度班加罗尔J N Tata多功能礼堂
演讲嘉宾：Shravan Kumar
演讲题目：Challenges and Future of Plywood Industries in India

摘要：Plywood is the major consumption of composite wood in India. It is used in non-structural as well as structural purposes. The history of the plywood industry in India is recent about 75 years ago. Today, the market for plywood and allied products in India is estimated to beabout Rs. 12,000 crore (US$ 2.50 billion) with 70% dominated by a multitude of motley players in the unorganized sector. The organized sector has been growing at between 25% and 30%.

Imported plywood cost is cheaper than domestic Plywood due to high electricity cost, raw material cost etc. because of this effect, most of the plywood industries have been varnishing.

Wood and wood products are increasingly traded regionally and globally and the volume and direction of investments in production and processing are changing depending on how the products could be produced competitively, both in the short and long term. The ability to produce goods and services varies between countries. However, Indian plywood industries need to improve their quality of product and change traditional technology, which is not possible for small industries. Hence, corporate sector may occupy in this industries to export to gain foreign exchange as like in developed countries.

This paper describes about status of Plywood industries and challenges to reach global competition in India.

关键词：Plywood, timber quality, export, Industry

S. Shravan Kumar, Composite Wood Discipline, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.