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Container floor boards of Apitong (keruing), bamboo composite, or tropical hardwood; must withstand 27-ton forklift loads; Chinese and Vietnamese production; FSC certification increasingly required by shipping lines
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
1 essential American goods rely on tropical hardwood / bamboo composite floor somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CNChina | 70% |
| VNVietnam | 15% |
| IDIndonesia | 8% |
| MYMalaysia | 5% |
Who makes it
3 companies produce tropical hardwood / bamboo composite floor.
Linyi, Shandong is the world's largest plywood production hub (~40% of global plywood output), home to 3,000+ wood processing factories. Container floor plywood (Apitong/keruing-faced, bamboo composite) is a specialty product of the Linyi cluster. No single company dominates; the cluster supplies the majority of Chinese container floor production.
World's largest shipping container manufacturer; ~50% global new container production; Shenzhen listed; state-backed (COSCO holds major stake); also makes vehicles and energy equipment
Major Chinese container floor plywood manufacturer; established 2005; 100,000+ sqm production facility in Linyi, Shandong; producing IICL-certified container flooring since 2012; supplies Apitong/keruing and bamboo composite container floors to CIMC, Singamas, and other container makers.
