1. MYANMA TIMBER ENTERPRISE WILL SELL TEAK & HARDWOOD ROUND LOGS AND SAWN TIMBERS BY OPEN TENDERS IN US DOLLARS. PARTICULARS OF THE OPEN TENDER SALES ARE AS FOLLOWS: (a) DATE & TIME – (21-3-2019)(09:00)A.M EX-SITE HARDWOOD LOG ONLY (22-3-2019) (09:00)A.M YANGON & EX-SITE TEAK/HARDWOOD (LOG AND CONVERSION) (25-3-2019) (12:00) Noon YANGON TEAK LOG ONLY […]
Invitation for Open Tender, Myanma Timber Enterprise, Export Marketing & Milling Department
March 18, 2019 by
Enterprise to auction off timber in three regions
February 21, 2019 by
The government will auction off 5400 tonnes of logs and timber to small- and medium-sized businesses in Mandalay, Sagaing and Yangon regions in February. The state-owned Myanmar Timber Enterprise announced the auction at an event organised by Mandalay’s Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Mandalay on Wednesday. “I cannot say what will happen in the […]
Log exports to be permitted to lure timber plantations
December 19, 2018 by
The Forest Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has been planning to permit the export of logs harvested from private timber plantations, U Tin Tun, director of the Forest Department, told The Myanmar Times. To protect the environment and prevent deforestation, Myanmar in April 2014 banned the export of whole logs […]
Myanmar: Transparency should be the key to boost the teak market
January 23, 2018 by
The authorities in Myanmar were reminded by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) that if they don’t clarify the flow of logs which go from the forests to the mills, the legality of the wood for export will always be doubted by the teak importers. Myanmar has been striving to ensure forest conservation and the production […]
MTE to sell wood through open tender
January 21, 2015 by
Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE) will sell more than 5,700 tonnes of logs and sawn timber through an open tender system. “At present more than 300,000 tonnes of timber have been sold out to Myanmar businessmen. According to the open tender system, the person who offers the highest price can buy the timber. Some businessmen saw […]
