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VOL.17 ISSUE 12 DECEmbEr 2017
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Contents Regular Coloumn 20-22 Editorial
24-26 Apni Baat
277 Horoscope
281 Advertiser’s Index
282 Fair News
News Watch 28 I Phenol & Formalin price increases ply-lam cost
QsukWy o QkWeZyhu dh c<+h dherksa us IykbZ&ySe dh ykxr c<kbZ
30 I Branded Plywood passes on GST benefit of 9 % to customers,
czkaMsM IykboqM us xzkgdksa dks fn;k 9 Qhlnh th,lVh dk Qk;nk
32 I WPC-PVC producers increase prices by 5 %
MCY;wihlh&ihohlh mRikndksa us c<+k;k 5 Qhlnh jsV
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34 I MDF supply increases, Discounts on the roll
,eMh,Q dh vkiwfrZ c<+h] fMLdkmaV ij tksj
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36 I Rs 2 crores’ Composition scheme to help small dealers
2 djksM+ :i, dh dEiksth”ku Ldhe NksVs Mhyjksa dks enn djsxh
38 I Decorative veneers sale picks up again
MsdksjsfVo fofu;j dh fcØh fQj ls c<+h
40 I Pollution stopped Plywood & HPL production in Delhi-NCR region
çnw’k.k ds pyrs fnYyh&,ulhvkj esa IykboqM vkSj ,pih,y mRiknu jksdk x;k
42 I Industry loses Rs.300 cr annually due to lack of skilled workforce
VsDuhdy o Ldhy eSuikWoj dh deh ls m|ksx dks çfr o’kZ 300 djksM+ :- dk ?kkVk
72 I Prooftag to fight the duplicacy and counterfeiting in Plywood
udyh IykbZ igpkuus ds fy, dkjxj gS çwQVSx
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74 I Dieffenbacher India–MD, Mr. Ravichandra Tavag retires 76 I Vanachai orders 4’ContiRoll from Siempelkamp Qingdao 78 I Trend Laminate launches pan India
VªsaM ysfeusV gqvk y‚Up
80 I India’s 1st Unlined FlooringsAlstone Floorxtra 82 I AIPMA seeks resin mfg. out of environmental clearance
,vkbZih,e, us dh jsftu cukus dks i;kZoj.k eatwjh ls ckgj djus dh ekax
120 I Kaiya: The New Wonder from AICA 120 I Action Tesa Flooring Gets many takers in India
Update 172 I With Innovation and Technology, HR Industries is successfully spreading its network in overseas
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TuRNiNg PoiNTS of THe yeAR 2017
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Moef New guidelines Changed the license Compulsion for Wood industries
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2017 esa MsdksjsfVo ySfeusV ykbuj ls fMtkbuj rd
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ou o i;kZoj.k ea=ky; ds u, fn”kk funs”Z kksa us ydM+h vk/kkfjr m|ksx ds fy, ykblsla dh etcwjh ls eqfä fnykbZ
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year of Realization, Capital in books is the only asset a company can count upon
genuine Pf Material demand on the rise again
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28% gST shakes ply-panel industry & becames the most discussed subject
28 Qhlnh th,lVh us IykbZ&iSuy baMLVªh dks fgykdj j[k fn;k vkSj lcls vf/kd ppkZ dk fc’k; cuk jgk
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Shop façade, interior grade & Partition uses fueled growth in ACP in 2017
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Hundreds of new units in Haryana, Punjab in plyboard manufacturing
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2017 marked shift from Liner to designer
Interview
There is still a scope for another 120150 more wood processing units to settle in gabon SeZ Mr. Jasveer Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Nkok SEZ
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Duro Elites
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Loyal of Aica
Mr. Manish Khandelwal, Proprietor, Dev Doors, Jaipur, Rajasthan Mr Pawan Jain, Proprietor, Jain Plywood House, Jaipur www.plyreporter.com
Mr Nimesh Patel, Proprietor, SHSM, Ahmedabad
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IMPACT OF GST REDUCTION; WHAT EXPERTS SAY…
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Wade asIa REHAU INDIA, AMULYA WPC, FORMICA LAMINATE & VIVA ACP PARTICIPATED IN WADe ASIA 2017
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Event Watch 216
Schattdecor presents design trends 2018 in India 266
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PVC-WPC Association “Quality Stylam Industries bags Formed ‘India’s greatest Standards Tops Agenda” brands & leaders 2015-16’ award 268
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Canadian Wood preaches for ‘Wood from sustainable sources’ at Greenbuild India 215 G-HOME gets many proposal at Franchise India 219 DURO’s retailers’ meet at Gurugram 261 Alstone distributs prize to Gold Scheme winners 263 ASEAN Plywoods’ study tour to Singapore 264 Amulya Group’s All India Sales Meet in Delhi 270 Aica at Purvanchal Festival in Gorakhpur
AMULYA MICA launches WPC/PVC Lead Free Board and 1mm & .80 mm catalogue www.plyreporter.com
Floresta WPC showcased ‘THE REAL WPC’ concept at INT_EXT Expo at Ludhiana
TECHNICAL UPDATE 272 The effects of rain water, temperature and humidity on Phenolic Resin bonded wood based panel products
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NothiNg to Fear From growiNg CompetitioN, grow your reaCh!
Editorial
Pragat Dvivedi, Founder Editor
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I think ‘Mandee’ is a word people are getting too obsessed with. Business man should not worry much about payment security because doing business in Indian building material space always comes with certain risks which most are immune to. Instead working at ground level to support the sales is more important.
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he present market situation is dull despite of GST coming down to 18% on Ply, boards, Doors, MDF, PB, Decorative veneer, Furniture, Hardware and other building materials. Who so ever the Ply Reporter team visited be it distributor, retailer or a stockiest, everyone sounded desperate for some business pick up and faster payments. Since earnings are not matching with rising expenses and Payment recovery is a growing worry, the puzzle is getting trickier. People ask us, is it slow for them or for all? My finding is that ‘present market is definitely slow for majority of industries & traders’ but there are still a few who are growing and gaining bigger market share. At any point, if there is abundant supply of products then tantrums from the buyers increase; prices come down and credit period stretch up. In wood panel trade it is the dealer who takes the position as a ring master often because supply exceeds demand almost often in our country. The moment supply grows, a seller gets desperate, panic starts and concludes that market is very slow, payments are at risk. The same applies to distributors and retailers because number of shops and stockiest are also growing rapidly. I think ‘Mandee’ is a word people are getting too obsessed with. Business man should not worry much about payment security because doing business in Indian building material space always comes with certain risks which most are immune to. Instead working at ground level to support the sales is more important. Thankfully in Wood panel industry & trade, the cases related to defaulting are less than 1.0% but the noise about it portrays a bigger fear as if it is a widespread practice. Wood Panel dealers still are the good ones who work very hard to honor their commitment. The problem of delay in payments is certainly on rise but there are very few who will default or run away and we can’t really safeguard when competition goes to level of “survival of the fittest”. It is evident that 18 percent GST has not been able to lift up the market sentiments during last two weeks. The observation we could gather at large is “the products that are moving upward in sales despite dullness are Doors, Decorative plywood, MDF, 0.8 mm Decorative laminates, Door skin laminates, WPC boards and Laminated Floorings”. The products that are more or less stagnant are “Plywood, Particle board, Film Face plywood, 1.0 mm decorative Laminate and moulded doors”. It is happening because market is now driven by end users, not the investors. Hence tick to the ground and work, expand your connect upto the level of small dealers. There is nothing to fear from growing competition if basics like infrastructure, quality, capital and vision are in place, just keep tuning them for more flexibility. We at Ply Reporter are working 24x7 to provide new platforms and tools, with different magazines and web portals. We had plenty of important learning from 2017. We are confident that year 2018 will be brighter for all of us! Let’s welcome 2018 with mindset of change and betterment.
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Isn’t HPL market crowded wItH 700 PLus foLders?
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Rajiv Parashar, Editor
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Indian Laminates market has almost 700 plus folders of 1 mm, 0.8 mm, 0.72 mm thicknesses all including apart from other special mini catalogues of various designs categories like Synchro, Digital, Exterior grade, and Non-folder boxes. Indian decorative laminates market has been growing since last 10 years while production capacity has roused by four times, whereas market grew by double and half.
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uring a recent visit to Mumbai market, I saw a young boy entering into a shop, and he went to the corner where a bunch of Laminate catalogues were kept. He started searching a catalogue, takes it out and keeps on the top of the bunch and after passing a smile he left the shop. Within half an hour another salesman came and did the same. It’s a regular practice at present in laminate markets because everyone wants to be visible in this crowded laminate markets. Every retail shop in big cities has on an average 35-40 types of folders and are being kept adding on regular basis. One can find approx 20-25 folders at dealers in even tier 2-3 cities. Folder is main tool for sales in HPL hence such practices are common now. Our study finds that Indian Laminates market has almost 700 plus folders of 1 mm, 0.8 mm, 0.72 mm thicknesses all including apart from other special mini catalogues of various designs categories like Synchro, Digital, Exterior grade, and Non-folder boxes. Indian decorative laminates market has been growing since last 10 years while production capacity has roused by four times, whereas market grew by double and half. Presently HPL industry is using 65-70 percent of capacity thanks to good demand of 0.8 mm and liner grade laminates and approximately two dozen more presses are in pipeline, which would commence production within 6 months period and dozens of plywood producers in North India are planning to enter into HPL production. The HPL capacity growth is on, although it does not sync with market demands, hence will impact profit margin in future. Maintaining every year trend, we have brought ‘Turning Points of year 2017’ in this issue which is a very important revisit for our readers to look at with a different perspective on wood panel industry and decor trade. One can analyze their past and future decisions on the basis of our reports on these turning points. Opinion of Industry and trade people on reduction of GST to 18 percent has also been featured. Gabon is emerging as important destination for Face Veneers to India’s Plywood manufacturing, hence we have featured interview of Mr. Jasveer Singh, CEO, GSEZ. Besides, the coverage of successful completion of WADe ASIA in Delhi is like a show stopper of this issue. With lots of news breaks, event reports and product news, we say bye to 2017. Keep reading, keep sending your view Rajiv Parashar (I appreciate your feedback. Write at plydata@gmail.com or SMS on 93106 12993)
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Phenol & Formalin Price increases Plylam cost
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NEWS WATCH
henol and formaldehyde prices have witnessed a sharp upward turn during November creating a pressure to recalculate product prices. According to trade reports the phenol prices scaled up by 15 percent in one-month period and continue to move up without even a pause. Importers say that the prices have gone up because of increasing prices of Benzene and Crude Oil in international market. As per market report the basic phenol price has crossed at Rs 90 ex Kandla during last week in November. A couple of weeks ago the Phenol was ranging around 18-20 % lesser price range.
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The Methanol prices too have reportedly gone up during the same time period thus pushing up the prices of formaldehyde. There has been an increase of 12-15 % in formaldehyde prices by the formal suppliers to the industry. Various Chemical importers confirmed the further increase in prices of methanol can be witnessed because of high demand in China since last one & half month period. On the contrary the production of wood panel, plywood and laminates are reported to be slow to the limit that industry is able to utilizing its 70 percent of capacity because of weak demand. Although the trade anticipates some spark in movement of finished products after the government decision of lower GST on plywood and panel products from 28 to 18 percent. Increasing prices of phenol and formaldehyde have pushed the prices of glue and resins that are adding up to the input cost of plywood and laminates. Producers are planning to pass on the cost increase to markets by raising the prices of finished goods by approximately 5% varying on the basis of product and quality. Industry sources informed that meeting of different Associations has been called on immediate basis to analyze the cost due to chemicals’ price increase. It is expected that there could be price rise announcement by companies in December month.
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AFRICA is emerging as a big supplier of wood and wood products to India after the recent constraint in supply from traditional suppliers like Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam etc and Gabon is one of the most promising countries in African continent. Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ) SA, a joint venture of Republic of Gabon, Olam International, Singapore and African Finance Corporation, has developed at a cost of USD 400 Million a timber focused multiproduct SEZ over an area of 1126 Ha at Nkok, around 20 km away from the capital city of Libreville and this SEZ is providing an excellent platform to those willing to establish wood processing facility in Africa. We are presenting our telephonic interaction with Mr Jasveer Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Nkok SEZ to our readers. www.plyreporter.com
We congratulate you for the success of your SEZ at Nkok, Gabon. From our earlier interactions, we understand that around 123 companies have already signed for establishing their base in your SEZ. With around 56 units being in wood processing segment, do you foresee scope of more such wood processing units in your SEZ or Gabon given all of these would be dependent on one single raw material i.e. timber? Currently, Wood processing units in our SEZ and rest of Gabon are processing1.4 million cbm of wood annually while the country has the annual potential to sustainably harvest about 3.4 million cbm round logs. With long term sustainability of operations in mind, there is still a scope for another 120150 more wood processing units to settle in our SEZ or within Gabon. Moreover, the species and quality of wood required by Veneer units, saw mills, furniture manufacturers and flooring companies is different so they are not competing with each other for the raw material. GSEZ SA as part of their business facilitation mandate, started a log supply chain (by sourcing logs from third parties) at the beginning of year 2017 to facilitate the availability of raw material to all wood processing units in the SEZ. In 2018 we expect to supply about 800,000 cbm round logs to SEZ industries. With Gabon being the 2nd richest countries in terms of forest resources, there is no doubt that the cheap raw material i.e. timber is available in Gabon. However, transport Infrastructure and logistics has generally been a challenge and constraint in all African countries. How you are ensuring the units settling in SEZ do not face shortage of raw material on this account? Gabon has far better transport infrastructure than most of its peers in Africa. Government has made huge investment in last five years to further improve the transport infrastructure. As part of Gabon’s economic growth strategy, the Government of Gabon has been looking to accelerate the development of transport infrastructure in recent years
as a means to improve national logistics competitiveness. For this reason, public spending on transportation has averaged FCFA 780 bn (€1.2bn) per year, or 70% of the state investment budget between 2010 and 2015. Gabon’s transport network currently includes over 10,500 km road, 670 km of Transgabonais Railway line and 3000 km of navigable inland waterways. Therefore, transport infrastructure is not a constraint in Gabon. However, the shortage of rolling stock and trucking fleet in Gabonis accepted and precisely, to overcome this logistics constraint, GSEZ SA is investing approx. USD 70 Million in development of five railway sidings along the Transgabonais Railway line and buy four railway engines, 200 wagons and 120 trucks to ensure smooth transportation of logs from forest to these five railway sidings and further from these railway sidings to the SEZ factories. To ensure adequate supply of logs at these five railway sidings, GSEZ SA has tied up with reputed logging/forest harvesting companies which operate forest concession of 3 million hectares in cumulative basis. We believe that the availability of such logistic infrastructure will not only ensure required supply of raw material i.e. logs to units in the SEZ but will gradually bring down the price of raw material even though the demand will increase. As you told earlier that GSEZ SA is also operating the log supply chain by sourcing logs from third party to facilitate the availability of raw material to all wood processing units in the SEZ? But, are there any plans to ensure the easy availability of logs around the year including the rainy seasons and at a fair price? Gabon’s rainy season extends from March to April and then from October until mid of December and the availability
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IMPACT OF REDUCTION IN GST WHAT indusTry And TrAde people sAy…
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oqM IkSuy o IykboqM m|ksx o VªMs dh jk; Repeated efforts and persuasion by Industry and trade to reduce ‘GST from 28% to 18% on Wood Based Panel products was accepted by GST council on 10th November’ in 23rd meeting held in Guwahati. The 18 % slab on wood panel products offers a big relief and business booster for sure. There is a jump in demand from stockist who were holding up their buying in uncertainty. The Ply Reporter spoke to industry people about GST impact, positivity, market movement, fresh demand scenario and payments etc. Please read the views from industry people and marketing houses.
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Mr Prakash More (MD, Mayur) GST is reduced to 18 % which is booster for companies like us. The organised plyers were suffering from steep tax rate which is now in a comfort zone. At 18% brands like Mayur will find jump in sales because the gap between organised and unorganised has narrowed down. After GST implementation we are already witnessing a rise in demand for the branded items and it will further strengthened.
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Mr Amba Lal Patel (MD, Geeta Plyboards P Ltd, Hyderabad, AP) 18% GST on wood panel products is good news for all but there is another change in composition scheme which limit has been increased to 2 crore that will be a problem to complete with for mid segment players. There could be many players who will try limiting them within this amount to gain advantage. Mid segment players may face problem to compete with them as they will have to pay 18 percent GST. There is only way to curve these ill practices if regulatory body tightly monitor goods movement. The association also can bring a considerable change in this regard by making efforts.
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rehau india, amulya wpc, formica laminate & viva acp participated in wade asia 2017 ADe Asia is the 1st platform for recognizing & celebrating women-led development in Architecture, Art and Design in Asia. WADe is a common ground for women in creative pursuits to meet, network, learn and share. WADe which focuses on women designers actually brings together the entire industry to joyfully celebrate women-led development. Brands are getting great opportunity to connect with potential designers during the forum. With the two footprints of WADe Asia, the event has gained immense applause and recognition. The recently concluded annual celebration of WADe Asia 2017 received great response from the design fraternity. Founded by Vertica Dvivedi, WADe Asia 2017 witnessed the coming
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of six countries, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Thailand. WADe was supported by the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID), Bhutan Institute of Architects, Society of Nepalese Architects and Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs. Attended by more than 700 Architects & Designers & Artists for over 2 days, the annual event concluded with the WADe Awards. The Keynotes by Didi Contractor, Padma Bhushan awardee Rajeev Sethi, Ar. Christopher Charles Benninger and Ar. Nela de Zoysa were most enthusiastically attended. Hugely popular architects & designers from India and neighbouring countries were part of WADe Asia 2017.
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MANJEET BULLAR Celebrity Designer New Delhi
AR. ANUPAMA KUNDOO Spain
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AR. KAZI SHAMIMA SHARMIM, NI. NA Architects, DHAKA
PRAGATI JAIN, Founder, Pragati Jain & Associates, Indore
AR. GITA BALAKRISHNAN Kolkata
AR. CANNA PATEL HCPIA, Ahmedabad
AR. DIVYA KUSH President, Indian Institute of Architects
AR. PATAMA ROONRAKWIT Thailand
AR. PARUL ZAVERI Ahmedabad
AR. SONAL SANCHETI _Opolis Architects, Mumbai
AR. LALITA THARANI Collaborative Architecture, Mumbai
SABEENA KHANNA Studio K.I.A, Gurgaon
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SUPRAJA KORUKANTI Hyderabad
MAHUL BRAHMA PROF. PRAVINSINH K Author & Columnist SOLANKII, Ahmedabad Decoding LUXE, Kolkata
AR. ANJALI LOVEKAR DR. ANURADHA Lovekar Design Studio, CHATTERJEE, Sydney Pune
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AR. SHWETA DESHMUKH DHARA KABARIA Navi Mumbai Studio Alternatives, Pune
AR. ABIN CHOUDHARY AR. ASHWIN LOVEKAR Abin Design Studio Lovekar Design Studio Kolkata Pune
AR. NEILESH KENKARE Arch Aid, Mumbai
AR. PROF. KAVITA MURUGKAR, Pune
SWANZAL KAK KAPOOR, Saka Studio, Gurugram
AR. PAVITRA SRI PRAKASH, Shilpa Architects, Chennai
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TANVI JAIN, Ahmedabad
NADIA FARHA DHAKA, Bangladesh
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MAITRI BUCH Sfurna Design, Bharuch
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AR. BADRINATH KALERU, Chandigarh
AR. KAYZAD R. SHROFF Shroffleon, Mumbai
AR. MARIA LEON Shroffleon, Mumbai
PAYAL KAPOOR Visions, New Delhi
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BOBBY MUKHERJEE Bobby Mukherjee & Associates, Mumbai
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