Planting the seeds for future growth

As timber demand increases in the country, China will need to boost domestic stocks and have a greater say in market prices

Yin Jiang'an, general manager of Jinmaoda Furniture Co, has seen timber costs soar in the past few years, sparking a price war among rival companies.

His firm has one of the largest factories in Dalingshan, a major furniture exporting center in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province.