Punjab Govt To Conduct A Survey On Availability Of Eucalyptus & Poplar Trees In The State

The softening of the law for opening up new plywood manufacturing units in Punjab was strongly opposed by the industry players specially plywood manufacturers. Last month the government had proposed to de-license the plywood manufacturing industry. Existing manufacturers were worried about short supply due to shortage of timber to their existing units due to the coming up of wood based manufacturing units and clusters after the new rules.

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Poplar Prices Pain Again, Racing Upward

Poplar is once again back on rising spree. There was a brief pause in poplar prices due to demand and supply mismatch during mid-November to mid-December but soon it is back to ascending root. Increasing price of Poplar logs is painful for plywood manufacturing units as the prices for finished goods are not increasing. There has been almost a 50 % jump in last one year for poplar where as eucalyptus has noted a marginal rise.

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