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Basketry
Industry
Basketware is one of the 14
priority export products identified by the Department of Trade and
Industry and the Department of Science and Technology. The industry
receives full assistance and support under the Medium-Term Research
and Development Plan.in
both local and international markets.
Furniture
Industry
For its elegance and high-quality
craftsmanship, Philippine-made furniture ranks among the world’s
best, earning for the country the title , “the Milan of Asia.” Our
skills in carving, marquetry, and inlaying are unmatched.
Maintaining this image requires the government to continuously support
the furniture industry in the various aspects of furniture production
and marketing to further boost its export potential.
The Department of Science and Technology included furniture as one of
its flagship programs in its Medium-Term Development Plan 2000-2004.
Its aim is to uplift the industry through R&D. (December 2000)
Plantation Timber Industry
The industry has manifold purposes such as rehabilitation the degraded
forest area, supplying raw materials for wood based industries
(pulpwood, sawn timber, etc.), and providing fuelwood and charcoal. To
establish protection and amenity forests and conserve rare and
endangered tree species, fast growing forest tree species are usually
preferred (January 1996)
Primary Wood Processing
Industry
The primary wood processing industry, a thriving economy booster for
the Philippines, uses various grades of roundwood (industrial timber)
in its major wood-based sectors: 1) wood-treating sector for poles and
piles (Philippine Wood Preservation Association); 2) lumber and panel
sector manufacturing lumber, veneer, plywood, and composition boards
(Philippine Wood Producers Association); and the 3)
pulp and paper sector (PULPAPEL).
(January 1996)
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