This is the first report on Vietnam’s wood industry compiled by the Information Center for Agriculture and Rural Development under the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development. It provides basic and most up-to-date information about the market for wood and wood products, enterprises involved in the sector, advantages and disadvantages as well as opportunities and challenges. In the report, 3 typical enterprises of Vietnam’s wood industry listed on the stock exchange are examined based upon their business performance and export activities: Truong Thanh Furniture Corporation (TTF), Thuan An Wood Processing Joint Stock Company (GTA) and Saigon–Vientiane Import Export Company (commonly known as Savimex).

This report contains seven main parts: i) The status of afforestation, forest care and timber exploitation in 2008; ii) The import of wood and wood products in 2008 and the first two months of 2009; iii) The export of Vietnam-made wood products in 2008 and the first two months of 2009; iv) The world wood market; v) Prospects for the wood market in 2009; vi) Timber and wood products exporting enterprises in Vietnam; vii) Analyses of the wood enterprises listed on the stock exchange.