Changes in the Vietnamese Timber Processing Industry: A Case of Quang Tri Province, North Central Region

Vietnam’s forestry policies have expanded the area of planted forests in order to meet supply raw materials for timber processing industry. However, diversity and volume demand industry also increased, a shortage can be assumed. For clarifying correspondence stakeholders, we explore changes resource behavior companies procurement strategies that manufacture lumber glued laminated timber, medium density fiberboard (MDF) wood pellets. Next, discuss issues future developments surrounding from forests. According survey Quang Tri Province, both industrial on-farm tree planting play an important role The origin has been categorized according its purpose (products). On other hand, with declining imported natural forest inquiries sawmills factories pellet manufacturers are facing competition material MDF manufacturers, is becoming scarce. key solution lies improving low productivity current planting. To this end, forming farmer groups upon acquisition certification will help achieve economies scale bargaining power.