Marketing of Wood Cement Particleboard in Thailand

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พรพิมล อมรโชติ
สันติ สุขสอาด
Songklod Jarusombuti
Woraphun Himmapan

Abstract

The objectives of the study were to analyze the production and marketing of wood cement particleboard (WCP) in Thailand. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Statistical parameters used in the analysis were frequency, percent, mean, minimum and maximum.


The results showed that in 2009 there were only three active WCP entrepreneurs. The main raw materials used for WCP production were eucalypt wood and Portland cement. During 2005-2009, production increased continuously, with an average annual rate of 37.88%. The production problems were log stocking, shortage of logs, low efficiency of old machinery and shortage of workers. The products of WCP had a natural cement color. The six standard sizes of WCP produced by sheet thickness were 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 24 mm, having average prices of 359.03, 409.24, 466.76, 586.91, 703.50 and 842.38 baht per sheet, respectively. Product distribution was 66.67% to the domestic market and 33.33% was exported. Sale promotions of WCP products occurred by: advertising, personal selling/direct sales, sales promotion by exposition, marketing services through websites, news and public relations, and customer relation management (CRM). The market structure at the producer level was a monopoly. Product differentiation presented to customers could be classified in several forms, namely, quality, size, thickness, shape, and service. The barrier to entry was rather severe, mainly due to the high value of investment and high production costs, as well as the familiarity of customers with old brands. Market behavior was governed by a policy of export price determination, which related directly to the world market price, while the domestic price was determined by the leader factory. There were policies on product standardization, product development and serving order production. Domestic marketing problems were: an imperfect regional product distribution process; product distribution through retailers was not sufficient and needed to be more spread out; and transportation costs by sea were quite high.


 


Keywords: marketing, wood cement particleboard, Thailand

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อมรโชติ พ. ., สุขสอาด ส. ., Jarusombuti, S. ., & Himmapan, W. . (2022). Marketing of Wood Cement Particleboard in Thailand. Thai Journal of Forestry, 29(3), 45–53. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjf/article/view/255737
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