Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Import countries/Raw Material

The countries from where companies import raw materials are: China, Germany, Holland, Singapore, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Africa, America, Dubai, South Asia, Eastern Europe, Germany, Korea and Australia. Mostly import takes place from China, Italy, America and Dubai.

European beach, African timber and partal wood are used very frequently. Local ply board is of very bad quality but the companies have no option, but to use it. A lot of exporters are going towards imported laminated boards of good quality available at a better price. Some exporters have switched over to the imported ones. Locks, screws, hardware, fittings, hinges are though available locally, but they are not of very good quality. Hardware is imported from Taiwan, Korea and Thailand; boards from Malaysia; polish/lacquer from Malaysia and Europe; and glass is imported from China and Saudi Arabia, but it is also available locally. Similarly, foam is available locally, while sand paper is imported.

Local raw materials used are wood (Sheesham, mango wood, acasia and walnut), chemicals, boards (fibreboards, veneer and ply boards), paint and polish, hardware (screws, nails and handles, etc.), fabrication and other essential material (glue, foam and lamination sheets, etc.). Most of the imported raw material used is: wood (beech, teak and ash), hardware (locks,), boards (chipboards, ply boards,), polish (lacquer), fabrication and other necessary material (glass, glues, thumb tags, leather, sand paper and colors) are used.

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