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An Overview of the Wood Products Import Sector in
the U.S.. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, April 2009, Pages: 108
The U.S. has dramatically altered its wood product
imports and exports in the recent past, and
currently, it is the leading wood product importer
in the world. An understanding of market structures,
factors in selecting foreign suppliers and the
emphasis they place on environmental certification
are critical to understand from the perspective of
wood products importers in the U.S. Sri Lanka
exports wood products to U.S. markets. Sri Lanka’s
wood product manufacturing sector is characterized
by small companies, low volumes of production,
inefficient processing, and old technology. However,
Sri Lankan wood products are generally of good
quality. Given sufficient institutional and
technological assistance, this sector has great
potential to grow. Two studies conducted on the U.S.
wood products importers and Sri Lankan wood products
exporters are discussed here. Findings better frame
import related issues from the perspective of wood
product importers in the U.S. while identifying
opportunities in the U.S market for Sri Lankan wood
products exporters. Studies further identify
bottlenecks in Sri Lankan wood products export
sector and areas for improvement.
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