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is creating synergy between its Wood Fibre
Operations and Manufacturing & Other
Operations by locking in access to
plantation trees through acquisition and
by
creating regional wood baskets in the
inner and northern provinces and in the
process maximising the usage and value of
wood fibre harvested.
Particleboard Manufacturing in Gaoyao,
Guangdong Province
Sino-Forest is currently expanding the
production facility in Gaoyao, Guangdong
Province, which will increase its
particleboard line capacity to 175,000 m3
and its melamine lamination line capacity
to 6.4 million m2.
Oriented Strand Board in Muling City,
Heilongjiang Province
Although it is widely used in other
countries as structural panel for houses,
building materials, flooring for
containers and packaging for export
purposes, oriented stand board (OSB) is a
relatively new product in the PRC.
Sino-Forest’s OSB facility is
strategically located in northern China,
close to the border with Russia, where
there is abundant and relatively cheaper
supply of wood fibre. The annual capacity
of the facility is currently 12,000 m3.
Engineered Wood Flooring in Suzhou,
Jiangsu Province
As China’s GDP and average household
earnings continue to grow, allowing more
middle- and high-income consumers to
furnish apartments, Sino-Forest is well
positioned to capture potentially huge
domestic demand for flooring products. Our
flooring plant based in Suzhou Jiangsu
Province has a production capacity of 6
million m2. Our high-density, quality,
engineered wood flooring products can be
found over 100 retail outlets in the PRC.
Greenery and Nurseries in Suzhou,
Greater Shanghai
According to China’s State Forestry Administration, there is a lack of forestation in the country, and six major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, have been identified among the ten most polluted in the world. In order to counteract these problems, the PRC government has called for the improvement of air quality and city landscaping through the planting of trees in green belts along city borders, along roads and streets, and in parks. Seeing the need to improve the gap between landscape management and supply of tree nursery products, Sino-Forest decided to pursue opportunities in this forest product business segment. With
our plantation resources and expertise, we established Sinowin Plantings (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. to
source, supply and manage landscaping
products for property developers and other organizations.
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