Thua Thien-Hue: Wood exports soar 40 percent

Thua Thien-Hue province’s export revenue of wood and wooden products in the first half surged 40 percent year-on-year to nearly 60 million USD, according to the local Department of Industry and Trade.
Thua Thien-Hue: Wood exports soar 40 percent
Thua Thien-Hue: Wood exports soar 40 percent ảnh 1Thua Thien-Hue plans to develop 13,000 hectares of large wood forest by 2020, 40 percent of which are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). (Photo: VNA)

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Thua Thien-Hue province’s export revenue ofwood and wooden products in the first half surged 40 percent year-on-year tonearly 60 million USD, according to the local Department of Industry and Trade.

The central locality is now home to eight wood processing and exportbusinesses, who earn average 100 million USD from exports each year. Theirproducts have been qualified to enter several choosy markets like the US andthe EU.

Thua Thien-Hue has introduced local firms export regulations as well as createdfavourable conditions for them to access to potential markets.

In a bid to increase export value, the trade and industry department hassupported and mobilised local firms to invest big in advanced technologies, andcalled for investments projects on producing wooden products.

Notably, the growth in wood and wooden product exports has created positiveimpacts on the forestry sector while promoting afforestation in the locality.

The province issued a plan to develop 13,000 hectares of large wood forest by2020, 40 percent of which are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council(FSC). To date, the province has 4,000 hectares of FSC forest, and it targetsto have an additional 2,000 FSC forests each year.-VNA
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