Once Everyone Starts Giving Payments On Time, It Will Help Improve ‘Slow-Payment’ Scenario And Tackle Slowdown

Alstone, a one of India’s leading brands of Aluminium Composite Panels (ACPs) seems to be easily sailing through the alleged current ‘slowdown’. Alstone is known to be successfully utilising their production capacity by offering latest quality products using strict payment terms. Ply Reporter tried to decode the company’s winning philosophies and determined beliefs amidst a recent tête-à-tête with Mr Pawan Garg.

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Are Distributors Loosing Their Importance?

The Plywood-Laminate and entire wood panel industry have always been dominated by distributors. The choice of a distributors and their sales network have been a crucial move for any company to ensure the success of its brand. The Ply Reporter surveys have repeatedly found sales numbers in favor of mighty, wealthy and established distributors since beginning of the publication in 2001. But 2018 onwards, we are witnessing, many manufacturers talking about direct selling to retailers.

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Slow Demand, Payment Recovery Keep Trade Sentiment Low

The housing demand and real estate sector continued slowdown is impacting the volume demand in wood panel segment confirms ground reports gathered by the Ply Reporter from different parts of the country. There are reports that retailers’ sales reported a 55-60 % lesser transaction compared to November- December span.

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Ply-Boards Costs Are Higher Due To 200% Jump In Poplar Log Prices

As predicted by Ply Reporter’s the Poplar Timber prices have been rising with spiral effect every day in north India, which has created an extra burden of plywood factories because their production cost has changed in last few weeks. Market reports that the Poplar timber prices have been climbing up since last 3 months on each day basis, and is reported to have touched near double mark in last 3 months. Producers from Yamunanagar say to the Ply Reporter’s team that there are new rates being quoted that are higher than the earlier each day in Mandi.

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One Can Imagine The Popularity And Its Richness As Sunmica Brand Is Synonymous To The Product

Ahuja Plywood is a leading firm based at Trans Yamuna in New Delhi serving wood panel trade with their dedication for more than 25 years. Ahuja Plywood is a brain child of Mr Tilak Ahuja. They have been associated with SUNMICA right from the beginning and have achieved a considerable success. The Ply Reporter presents an interaction with him on achievements and the role played by the brand SUNMICA in their success.

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Ply Reporter Prediction 2019: Film Faced Plywood Sector Margins To Drop

Ply Reporter predictions have proved to be on 85% accuracy during last 12 years. Do read Possibilities for 2019... Published on 1st Jan 2019. To know about all the 7 predictions, visit the website regularly or subscribe the magazine.

 Issuing new plywood license in Uttar Pradesh will lead to change the face of Film Faced Plywood Industry scenario on 2019. The year is expected to see a bigger production capacity in shuttering plywood segment hence causing tremendous pressure on film face plywood industry margins. Approximately 50 hot presses for film faced plywood manufacturing is expected to be installed in UP alone apart from South India and Eastern region.

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Market Demand Subdued, Emerging Competition A Big Worry

The market for plywood and panel products is becoming fierce and throat cutting as reported by Ply Reporter correspondents from across the country. The emergence of new plants in every product category related to wood panel surfacing sector is continuously bringing down the operating margins of every players except a selected few. The market share of almost everyone, be it brand or manufacturer is found to be stagnant or have reported a decline because of increasing number of manufacturers in this segment reflect the recent study conducted by the Ply Reporter and Big Sea Market Research wing.

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SUNMICA Today Has Become An Iconic Laminate Brand With One Of The Best Variety In Its Range

Bhopal, MP based SUNMICA WORLD is a nearly 20 year old firm dealing in wood panel industry with special focus on laminate. The proprietor of the firm MR VIKRAM CHHABRA is long associated with SUNMICA since 1993 brand even he had not ventured his firm separately. The association with SUNMICA guided him to achieve growth and his business got big boost as he could developed several new potential customers and his our sub dealer network improved. The Ply Reporter presents a snapshot of a conversation with him on his success.

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Cedar Decor Organizes Annual Dealers Meet At Ahmedabad

Cedar Decor Pvt. Ltd, one of the leading laminates manufacturing companies recently organized their Ahmedabad dealer’s annual meet-2018 at Hotel the Grand Bhagawati, S. G. Highway, Ahmedabad. It was formal gathering of all Ahmedabad dealers after 4 years. The function was attended by over 300+ individuals.

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MDF Capacity Utilization Drops to 40%

India’s MDF market is struggling in deep with sudden rise in output on domestic level. The market is certainly not ready to consume all of the growing MDF capacity finds Ply Reporter team but physically there is supply. The manufacturing companies are now struggling with huge production capacity on the contrary staring at a dull demand scenario.

The industry reports gathered from different MDF plants indicate that the overall capacity utilization is merely 40% during last two months. The MDF producing companies are trying hard to push the sales by offering schemes on bulk order’s but they have slipped to achieve the target resulting the stocks have piled up at factories and warehouses.

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