Investor Presentaiton
October 12, 2021
FURNITURE EXPORTS HEAVYWEIGHTS: CHINA AND VIETNAM
Vietnam: Trade war beneficiary
⚫ 2015-2018 teak imports: ca. 30-40 thousand m³ worth US$15 million per annum
Imported Round Wood Teak to Vietnam
60,000
GBM
25,000,000
20,000,000
15,000,000
10,000,000
50,000
• LatAm teak imports share: >65%
40,000
•
Teak purchases have bounced back after dropping in the 2010-2012 period. The lack of
certified teak was cited as a major cause in ACIAR Study.
30,000
20,000
• The nation's wood furniture industry was valued at US$4.7 billion in 2012, and Vietnam
recently became the US' largest trade partner in the overall furniture market, thanks in
part to its relatively cheap labor and trade tensions with China.
10,000
0
0
2015
2016
2017
2018
Cubic meters
USD
China: The world's largest exporter of wood products
⚫ The latest available data value the Chinese industry of wood furniture and wooden doors
(both use teak) at US$12.5 billion, while teak imports are valued at US$133 million.
The lack of recent data makes the effect of the Myanmar embargo and bans unclear.
However, its focus on exports to developed nations hints at an opportunity for LatAm teak,
as in the case of India and Vietnam.
Developed nations bought US$37 billion of wood furniture in 2019.
• 60% of that total came from Asia.
⚫• The United States (59% of total global imports) and Japan report above-average purchases
from Asia (73 and 93% in 2019, respectively).
• All these countries have regulations for the purchase of legally sourced wood and emphasize
the usage of third-party verifications.
China's Teak Demand
77%
Myanmar
Source: ACIAR Study
Wooden Furniture Imports to Developed Nations
US$ billion
40
30
20
20
10
10
36.9
19.7
0
2016
US
38.8
21.8
5,000,000
23%
0.16
million m3
Rest of World
38.6
37.1
23.6
2017
Germany
France
2018
UK
Japan
Source: Forest Products Annual Market Review, FAO
21.7
2019
USD
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