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• December 28, 2011 23:44

  
  

  2011 has not been a very good year for the Myanmar timber industry

  In reviewing the year analysts say, compared to 2010, 2011 was not a very good year for the timber trade... [more...]

• December 13, 2011 23:39

  
  

  Myanmar: Tender sale of logs for local manufacturers

  About 400 tons of Sawing Grade teak logs (SG5, SG6, and SG7) were sold in early November by open tender for local sawmillers and manufacturers... [more...]

• November 28, 2011 22:42

  
  

  Myanmar and Malaysia cooperate on timber production

  The Myanmar Timber Merchants Association (MTMA) and the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) are working on areas of collaboration and are drafting a memorandum of understanding between the two bodies... [more...]

• November 18, 2011 21:46

  
  

  Myanma Timber Enterprise profile

  The Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE) reports that there are some 91 state-owned sawmills in Myanmar... [more...]

• October 21, 2011 15:14

  
  

  Myanmar: Open tender sale of teak logs for local industries

  About 500 h.tons of SG5, SG6 and SG7 grades of teak logs were sold on 10th October by open tender to domestic wood product manufacturers... [more...]

• October 14, 2011 13:14

  
  

  Myanmar: Sale of old stock Teak logs in September

  In mid September there was a further ‘Special Open Tender’ for 920 h.tons of old stock teak logs of various grades (SG7, SG8 and SG9) as well as some teak thinnings held by the Myanma Timber Enterprise... [more...]

• September 25, 2011 15:32

  
  

  Myanmar: Tax reduction for value-added wood and forest products

  The Myanmar government has now included added value wood, bamboo and rattan products to the list of products to which reduced taxes apply... [more...]

• September 15, 2011 16:12

  
  

  Myanmar: Teak market remains subdued

  Analysts report that market demand for both teak and pyinkadoe has fallen and that there is considerable weakness in the market... [more...]

• August 26, 2011 08:09

  
  

  Myanmar: Analysts see market weakness ahead

  The market for Pyinkado logs is unchanged but the demand for Gurjan (Kanyin) is very strong despite recent price increases... [more...]

• August 09, 2011 08:30

  
  

  India is the main destination for ocean shipments of hardwoods from Myanmar

  During the first quarter of the current fiscal year more than 80 per cent of all shipments of both teak and other hardwoods from ocean ports in Myanmar went to India... [more...]