(VOV) – Eleven Vietnamese timber manufacturing companies have joined more than 2,000 participating businesses at the High Point Market—the world’s largest furniture industry trade show—in the US state of North Carolina.
The Vietnamese businesses used the biannual event to advertise timber products such as beds, cupboards, and handicrafts that included finely wrought models of ancient ships.
Scansia Pacific Executive Director Nguyen Chien Thang said timber furnishings are still incredibly popular despite their comparatively higher prices. Vietnam’s exporters can take advantage of this steady demand.
Thang credited workmanship and business dynamism with helping Vietnam become Southeast Asia’s leading timber product exporter. But diversifying designs would reap even greater rewards, he said.
American buyer Rich Kyle said the reasonable price and high quality of Vietnamese timber products have enticed him to explore future business opportunities.
After the market, Vietnamese businesses rented a pavilion there to consolidate the long-term presence of Vietnamese wood products in the US and international timber industry.
Vietnam is the world’s sixth largest timber exporter and the US’s second largest supplier, trailing only China.
Vietnamese wood exports to the US were valued at US$1.8 billion in 2012, a 25% improvement on the previous year. Vietnamese businesses are still overly dependent on foreign company orders, stifling innovation in design and distribution.
Đăng ký: VietNam News