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Published on 10th March 2020

THE PLY REPORTER OCTOBER 2019

VOL.20 ISSUE 03 MARCH 2020

A Techno-Informative Magazine

CONTENTS Regular Coloumn 22-24 Editorial

26-28 Apni Baat

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News Watch 30 I Calibrated & Film face shuttering

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34 I New entrants in Particle Board

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36 I Liner laminate prices have

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38 I Indian Paper and Plate makers

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40 I Action Tesa launches ‘BOILO’

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44 I Stylam launches Anti-finger

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48 I Unique Décor unveils 18 designs

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50 I Amulya Mica unveils ‘Premium

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52 I Anchau, India’s 1st Charco

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56 I Oswin Ply diversifies into

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60 I Zooper Ultramatt panels & lam

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62 I LM Engineering launches ‘India

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64 I CTC introduces 'L' Shape

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66 I Abhiyan group, Gujarat starts

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plywood to see faster growth

to add more fight and pressure on margin reached to tip point upbeat to demand

Pre-lam Boards

with high-speed printing line

Veneer Series’ range Panel manufacturer Particle Boards

by Praveedh Décor

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made’ Automatic Four Side Cut-Off DD Saw Composing Machine laminate production

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82 I Royale Touche Lam opens

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110 I AMULYA WPC is certified by

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experience centre in Punjab

84 I Heritage Laminate presents

aesthetically beautiful design concept with laminate

108 I Archidlam suggests modern

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS Pg.

Greenlam Connect

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Greenlam new catalogue receives overwhelming response across the country

Interview Mr. Ashish Agarwal

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Director of Starwood Veneers and Lumbers

172-173 | Loyal of AICA

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Mr. Bharat Sheth

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Mumbai

260 | Technical Update

S. C. Sahoo, Indian Plywood Industries Research &Training Institute (IPIRTI)

Mr Anand Bhimsaria, Proprietor, Shree Plywood, Kolkata www.plyreporter.com

Modification of jute felt to an artificial core veneer as a wood substitute for manufacturing of wood based panel products

NEWS UPDATE

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The fate of New Wood Industry licence in UP hangs for uncertain period

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Event Watch

197 | AMULYA MICA organizes architects meet at Bathinda, Punjab

198 | Ms. Dorothee Floetotto the new

200 | CPL annual meet at Lucknow,

201 | CPL ANNUAL meet at Surat and

202 | South Indian industry â&#x20AC;&#x201C; institute

204 | Canadian Wood set a new trend in India of building a complete house with wood

Ludhiana

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caretaker of Sauerland Spanplatte

meet- 2020 held in Bengaluru

Rudrapur and Bhilwara, Rajasthan

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DO NOT BE TRAPPED IN SALES NUMBERS, MONEY WON’T COME…

EDITORIAL

Pragat Dvivedi, Founder Editor

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If the situation on corona improves in March-April, hopefully, it will take another two months to come to normalcy else there is no certainty till some breakthrough is achieved. There are hopes from rise in temperature during March that will help to curb and destroy the virus, till then there will be significant impact.

The working in offices, factories are first hit if corona virus fear grip any country. So far India has been escaping the spread, let’s pray for blessings, nature support and lets adopt to hygiene and prevention.

Till writing this editorial, the market scenario is seemingly better and looks promising.

Demand for plywood, Film faced plywood, decorative laminates, PB and MDF are better in flow than the last two quarters. The sales in decorative veneers and highlighters have seen flatness that may be due to steep pressure on consumers due to economic slowdown. The panel manufacturing industry and the wholesale community have been under tremendous stress since a couple of years but there is an optimism building up of for the year 2020.

The raw material prices have eased a little that has extended the spark among manufacturers. But, the fall back for decorative laminate manufacturers is very much visible because the volume biggies are pushing their material in the markets, leading to a race of price cut. The decorative laminate players from mid-segment are desperate to sell their capacities and on the way to faster growth, they are compromising with margins, payment terms and hurriedly including new folders of lesser thicknesses.

The outcome of present scenario in HPL points towards a scattered and fragmented decorative laminate trade in coming future where lot of stock build-up is happening with slowing payment cycle. How oversupply can distort beauty and add to strugglein a fine product, one can gauge from decorative laminate category? The only suggestion to manufacturers is, DO NOT GET TRAPPED in PUSH SALES, MONEY WONT COME… On the other side, the impact of corona virus epidemic is visible on industrial sectors across the products including wood panel, decorative and raw materials for surfacing needs. The entire industry and trade transactions and transport is expected to be hit badly, which may jeopardise many companies supply chain and businesses. The related machinery where raw material and equipments, parts are coming from China is feeling a great hit and will derail or delay many of the businesses that are directly related to them.

The economic implications of coronavirus in India are yet unknown because the infection cases are very few in proportion to other countries with no death reported till date. But, if the scenario become serious due to virus and spreading with pace in India, there would be a direct hit to businesses, trade, industry and economy. If any corona fear grips India in coming few weeks, there will be certainly a direct effect on demand for wood panel and decorative products. it’s not yet known but certainly worrying for India markets.

If the situation on corona improves in March-April, hopefully, it will take another two months to come to normalcy else there is no certainty till some breakthrough is achieved. There are hopes from rise in temperature during March that will help to curb and destroy the virus, till then there will be significant impact. The working in offices, factories are first hit if corona virus fear grip any country. So far India has been escaping the spread, let’s pray for blessings, nature support and lets adopt to hygiene and prevention. Enjoy reading the India wood related news and trade reports…

HAVE A CORONA FREE WORLD SOONER THAN IMANGINED,

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ANTI-SLOWDOWN VITAMIN: RETAILERS SHOULD ADD SAWN TIMBER IN THEIR PRODUCTS BASKET

APNI BAAT

Rajiv Parashar, Editor

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In 2019 hardwood lumber shipped from the USA increased by 72 percent in value and by 140 percent in volume compare to last year. Canadian Wood also has been working sustainably. The demand of American Softwoods, Swedish Wood, and German Woods also noted to be increasing since last two years and the players are offering attracting price, suitable sizes and grading as per India’s requirements.

Hence, usages of Solid wood sawn timber have been increasing, and only 2-3 % plywood dealers/ retailers are dealing in these categories.

Retailers and dealers are struggling to maintain their sales tally in present slowdown time because there are oversupply scenario in entire decorative and wood panel products. They are facing lots of challenges to retain average business turnover; hence they are unable to earn a minimum profit margins. Retailers are facing cutthought competition in market because of abundant supply of plywood, decorative veneers, laminates, Pre-lam Boards, Architectural hardware, other decorative panels and highlighters. The preview of our survey on Sawn Timber finds, ‘Sawn Timber and Decorative Lumbers could be ‘Anti-Slowdown Vitamin’ for wood panel retail trade.

After the emergence of E-furniture Retailers, Entry of IKEA and growing demand of customised furniture, it is noted that there is exponential growth in Solid Wood Furniture demand in India. Increasing Custom Duty on Furniture import will also fuel the demand of ‘Make In India’ customised furniture. It has also been noted that Architects and Designers are creating innovative household furniture, beds, dining tables, sofas, cabinets and wardrobes with fusion of Solid Wood, Panels and Decorative materials.

Study also reveals that domestic furniture and handicraft producers based in Jodhpur, Jaipur, Pune, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Bangalore etc has shifted their focus on domestic market for catering demand of customised furniture made of solid wood. Interior Contracting companies, which are taking big projects of Five star Hotels, Resorts, Hospitalities, Residential, Institutional etc also confirm the increasing consumption of Good quality Hardwood and Softwood lumbers in India. Data from different exporting countries to India, also show the growth in demand of Sawn timber and lumber in India from furniture, construction and house hold industry.

In 2019 hardwood lumber shipped from the USA increased by 72 percent in value and by 140 percent in volume compare to last year. Canadian Wood also has been working sustainably to promote their different timber species such as Hemlock, Yellow Cedar etc and they have shown mainly application such Wood Houses and different furniture. The demand of American Softwoods, Swedish Wood, and German Woods also noted to be increasing since last two years and the players are offering attracting price, suitable sizes and grading as per India’s requirements. Hence, usages of Solid wood sawn timber have been increasing, and only 2-3 % plywood dealers/ retailers are dealing in these categories. This base could be expanded and retailers may benefit from the market gap. Timber exporting Countries Foram, such as AHEC, Canadian Wood, Swedish Wood, French Timber etc, must approach Plywood Dealers and Retailers for their further growth. Similarly, adding solid wood in their baskets would be ‘Anti-Slowdown Vitamin’ for Retailers.

This March 2020 issue is available with lots of fresh information, reports, products launch and developments in wood panel and decorative sector. The Interactions with ‘Walky-Talky’ of Veneer Industry Mr. Bharat Seth and Star of All Wood Mr. Ashish Agarwal, Director, Starwood Veneers are worth reading. The reports, showcases, pictures related to recently held expo in Bangalore would remind your memories and fresh info for those, who did not visit the exhibition. Be safe and help others to be safe in present breakout of Corona Virus. We hope for ‘Your good growth in FY 2019-20’!

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CALIBRATED PLYWOOD, FILM FACE SHUTTERING PLYWOOD TO SEE FASTER GROWTH

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n the recent market survey conducted by the Ply Reporter and BSMR, the demand trends for genuine calibrated plywood made with fully composed core veneer ranked at the top among product asked by retailers and dealers. The second hot product category for the trade was film faced shuttering plywood followed by Medium Density fibre boards of high density high moisture resistance grade. The demand for calibrated plywood is still in infancy and is fast catching up among traders and wholesalers. The survey conducted among 87 cities across the country reflected a curious mindset of dealers for branded calibrated plywood with genuine BWR category. The top most reason mentioned by the dealers was kitchen and wardrobe segment where high gloss laminates or acrylic sheets are being applied and need an absolute zero waviness finish surface. The growth in demand for genuine composed core calibrated plywood was noted as fast emerging product where material availability is there but lack quality and trustworthiness.

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The calibrated plywood need is being felt across 13 states (selected among 29 states in India) that were surveyed during BSMR study. The calibrated plywood has to be very much “straight layer core composition even if it is cut from anywhere across the panel without any core gap or overlap” was widely mentioned expectation among plywood retailers in 68% respondents’ views. Around 12% respondents were ready for 10-15 % extra price for high quality calibrated plywood where as 55% of the respondents were ready to pay 5-6% of extra price. Around 25% dealers did not wish to pay any extra cost for calibration as they believed it is already being offered by their existing suppliers or not yet needed.

The reaming 8% respondents did not know anything about calibrated plywood benefits or its need.

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The film face shuttering plywood has also become a daily demand material on retail counters of almost every key city in India. The survey found that film face plywood market is rapidly expanding and demand is increasing with government thrust on infrastructure spending and budget housing projects. The boost in commercial and industrial construction is also helping the film face demand in tier 2, tier 3 and smaller towns with each passing year reflected the Ply Reporter survey conducted during January to February 2020 period.

It is to be noted that India has so far 57 plywood units who are genuinely equipped with calibrated plywood infrastructure and machinery and are supplying material to Indian market.

There are another 40 plants gearing up to manufacture calibrated plywood as of now. The Ply Reporter data analysis shows that so far India market has hardly 1.8% market share for calibrated plywood but is growing at 22% year on year. www.plyreporter.com

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THE ‘STAR’ OF ALL WOODS Mr. Ashish Agarwal – Director of Starwood Veneers and Lumbers

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tarwood is dedicatedly involved in manufacturing Teak plywood since last 25 years and specializing in it this species with innovation and regular R&D. From the ‘Teak’ sawing to veneering they are fully integrated with their own back support. They exports to seventeen countries including EU, USA, Canada, Taiwan etc maintaining the quality dimension to their specific requirements and uses.

The Ply Reporter presents the excerpts of the conversation with Mr. Ashish Agarwal – Director of Starwood Veneers and Lumbers.

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Our stringent work policies and adherence to best policies also help in making the most of our time and resources further helping to keep the overheads in check.

The strategically located manufacturing facilities, which are conducive to quick, and hassle free shipping worldwide also helps in quick turn round time thereby increasing customer satisfaction. www.plyreporter.com

Since 1997, Starwood has been carving a niche in the industry as the leading exporters of ethically sourced Burmese teak veneers and Lumbers. We currently supply to over 17 countries spanning USA, Canada, Australia, Asia, Europe and Persian Gulf.

Tell us about your manufacturing facilities.

Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities are strategically located in India. The first one is Sampla, Haryana, just 40km from the National Capital, New Delhi and helps empower and enhance our production efficiency. The second plant is situated in Gandhidham, Gujarat, just 28km away from the Kandla Port and enables the direct worldwide shipping of our products.

Our new Burma Teak Unit located in Yangon city gives us access to the best timber available in Burma. Products like Gurjan face veneer, Gurjan core veneer, teak veneer, teak sawn lumber are manufactured here using best in class machinery & infrastructure.

What is the profile of your customers you cater to?

Yacht manufacturing companies, teak flooring and teak panels manufacturing companies are our biggest

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;VENEER AS A PRODUCT NEEDS TO BE MARKETED VERY WELLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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umbai based Mr Bharat Sheth is known as walky-talky of decorative veneer sector, and has been selling veneers since 1995 as an agent for various veneer manufacturing companies based in Europe, North America & South America. During 25 years of his experience, he has seen numerous developments in decorative veneer innovations, trend and selling models.

During an one2one interaction with The Ply Reporter, he shared the chronological development of Indian decorative veneer industry and suggested the tips of learning for producers, retailers and designers for sustainable growth.

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How would you describe the journey of selling Decorative Veneers, which has lasted for over 25 years?

Veneer as a product needs to be marketed very well. This can happen if all the producers come together and form a body whose function is to promote veneers in the right way.

I can sum up as it was one of the most rewarding periods of my life. I enjoyed every moment and have seen constant changes happening, which kept me interested.

What are the changes have taken place in these many years, can you explain in detail?

Ideally I would like to say about the changes in 3 phases: (Year 1995 to 2005): The veneers sold or are known to buyers were mainly the Indian species like Indian Rosewood & Indian Mahogany (real names) + Golden Cedar, White Cedar etc (not real names).

Of course Burma Teak was the number one specie. The logs were imported and sliced by most of the companies.

The import of veneer was not allowed, since it was not under OGL (open general license).

I do not remember exactly when, but with reforms taking place, the veneer imports were allowed by the government. Some leading Indian companies started visiting Europe & US for purchase of veneers. The veneers imported by these companies were natural veneers and www.plyreporter.com

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MS. DOROTHEE FLOETOTTO THE NEW CARETAKER OF SAUERLAND SPANPLATTE CELEBRATES THE CHANGE IN HANDS TO THE NEXT GENERATION AT BENGALURU

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ver a decade’s successful association of Sauerland Spanplatte in India and ASEAN area Mr. Hubertus Floetotto, Managing Director of the company announced the transfer of mantel to his daughter Ms. Dorothee Floetotto. She will be the new caretaker of Sauerland Spanplatte and its forma transfer will be done on May 8, 2020 at a function in Germany.

To celebrate the moment of announcement they organised a small get together at hotel Sheraton Grand, Bangalore in which the India representative Mr Nitin Vaze, CEO, Sleek Boards Marketing Services LLP their dealers, distributors and numerous industry fraternity were present. Mr Nitin Vaze beginning the get-together addressed the gathering and narrated a brief history of journey of business in India.

On the occasion Mr Hubertus Floetotto greeted their channel partners in India who had greatly supported them to spread their business in India which included: V K Patel and Company, Mr Asraf of Feroke Boards; Mr Ravi Patil of Panchsheel Group, Pune; Mr Kirit Joshi of Spacewood; Mr Deshpande and many more. Mr Amit Vaze (son of Mr Nitin Vaze) greeted Mr Hubertus Floetotto. Addressing the present gathering Mr Hubertus talked about the memorable moments in India during the journey of

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business. He expressed his satisfaction working with Indian people and thanked the industry fraternity and his wife for this great journey before announcing the transfer of Mantel to his daughter Ms Dorothee.

Ms. Dorothee Floetotto thanked the august gathering and said, “Tonight we care a lot about trustable partnership like you ‘papa’, Mr Vaze and all as an institution in the Indian door industry, is how I feel like CEO working with

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EXHIBITION REVIEW

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ACTION TESA GROUP presented their value added products such as Prelaminated Particle Board, MDF & HDHMR, HDF Laminate Wooden Flooring, Embossed HDF, UV Coated Panel, Acrylic Hi Gloss Boards, HDHMR Doors at the exhibition and launched 1.7mm Thinnest MDF and BOILO boards (Boiling Water Proof HDF BOARD). BoilO boards are amalgamation High Density, Boiling Water Proof and Fire Retardant properties. It is having applications in areas for thermal insulation, load bearing, bathroom partitions, and flooring.

Their Studio On Wheels presented at the exhibition was a LIVE EXPERIENTIAL CENTRE for the visitors. It has been designed to bring latest trends and innovation in the interior and building solutions at the customers’ door steps. “We look forward that this attempt will help us in imparting the know-how of engineered panel products which are value for money, environment friendly and user friendly to end customer,” said Mukesh Gupta of Action Tesa.

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connect to Architect, Interior Designer, Architecture Institution, Builders, to showcase their range of products which meet international quality standards. The Studio On wheels created a buzz among the visitors at the exhibition and across the country among the industry professionals to have innovative solutions to their door stapes.

Action TESA has always been frontrunner in fore-sighting the

latent needs of modern interior infrastructure industry thus introducing innovative products to meet the aspirations. Inspired by Eco-Friendly ethos, complimented with astute R & D team and latest technology for the first time in Indian Panel Industry, with a lineage marked with innovation and excellence, Action TESA gave the Indian Panel Industry its first ‘Studio On wheels.’ www.plyreporter.com

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PURBANCHAL LAMINATES PVT. LTD, (AMULYA MICA GROUP) presented new range of products such as New Amulya 1mm and introduced substitute of Natural Veneer – Amulya Exotic Veneer collection of Laminates. “It will be more eco friendly in comparison to other regular laminates. Amulya Mica Exotic Veneer is virtually maintenance free, and daily cleaning by a damp cloth which is a must in Indian condition, said Mr Rakesh Agarwal of Amulya Mica. Their exotic veneer series makes use of technology which enhances the look of the product, and thus gives the same feel as PU Polish done on natural veneer. According to them it will also not erodes the finish of the gloss level.

The new offerings are eco-friendly and cost effective products. There are over 600 designs and 100 finishes

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like suede, matt, glossy and textured from imported design papers. The company procures design papers from Chiyoda of Japan, Techno Cell from Europe, Shatt Decor, Suddeco, Interprint, Decotec from Spain, etc. “We always use the best quality product and support those who are introducing new and innovative product,” he added.

The constant up-gradation of the products, with stringent quality control for superior quality and finish, and a 7-years warranty, make Amulya mica the first choice for the design conscious buyers. The stringent quality controls enable Amulya Mica to provide 7 years & 10 Years warranty on all interior and exterior products respectively.

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MERAKI offers innovative products in PVC laminates by adding new shades Koreano veneer in the folder which is being much liked by architects and interior designers.

Secondly, there is a shimmer series in matt finish. “Today laminate business has become architects based because their shade selection is not always guaranteed that it will be available in on folder,”said Mr Sanyam of Meraki gold.

ENGINEER PLY presented lot of veneer range and doors at the exhibition targeting the niche market. “Our focus always on decorative veneers, again we are getting new ranges every month and offer to the niche market. Ultimately, veneer is a natural product and the cheaper priced veneer cannot have the same quality to what we are offering.

It requires lot of other expenses like coating and polishing so the customers should use good quality veneer. In near future we are coming up with other innovative solutions in this segment,” said Mr Subham Agarwal of Engineer Ply. He expressed that the trend is coming to dyed veneer and we are offering best quality material. www.plyreporter.com

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KALEIDO introduced PVC Laminates with new addition of textures and colours in the exhibition. “In PVC laminate most of the folders have similar sheets but our offerings are different in terms of pricing as we are offering very competitive prices. Secondly we are entering into textures in metallic that is called PUR. We are manufacturing mostly colours and shades in PVC laminate and at our end the liner PVC production is just 5%,” said Mr Shrey Chaudhary, MD, Kaleido.

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