Redwood industry urgently needs to break the bottleneck and strengthen the development of mahogany raw materials

Throughout the development of mahogany furniture, from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, they used materials such as beech wood, nanmu, eucalyptus, etc. Later, because of the shortage of these materials, they also developed hardwoods such as huanghuali and wenzhi. Red sandalwood did not begin to use until the late Qing Dynasty, and the emergence of red rosewood In a later period of time, as experts said, when the “traditional old mahogany” cannot meet production, the “new red wood species” is bound to emerge, to make up for this lack, and using another kind of wood instead of history trend. In this way, the mahogany furniture industry will flourish, and the inheritance of mahogany culture must also exist on the new carrier, and it will not become a “mirror moon water”.

A few days ago, during the “Hot Redwood” program aired by CCTV Financial Channel's economy for half an hour, it pointed out the scarcity of raw materials in the mahogany industry and the uncontrolled rise in the price of mahogany furniture that was directly caused. In recent days, countries have restricted the export of mahogany raw materials. A number of reports also made it more and more clear to the mahogany industry and mahogany enthusiasts that mahogany furniture has gradually embarked on a single-plank bridge due to the scarcity of raw materials, and that it wants to make the mahogany industry develop in a healthy and orderly manner and mahogany culture can continue. To pass on, we must break the bottleneck in raw materials.

In recent years, experts in the mahogany industry have also expressed the importance of new mahogany raw material development. The drafter of the mahogany national standard, Yang Jialu, believes that it is only a matter of time to develop and look for alternative species of mahogany trees. Although the furniture made from these timbers cannot be regarded as mahogany furniture, But it can be called Ming-style or Qing-style classical furniture. They also have cultural implication. Zhu Changling also repeatedly stated that the selection criteria for mahogany furniture should keep pace with the times and open standards. The sustainability of mahogany furniture development determines the sustainability of its selection.

In the “Red Hot Wood”, the leading company in the Hongmu industry, Lian Tianhong also recently demonstrated its achievements in the development of mahogany raw materials, and even the relevant person in Tianhong said that even Tianhong has invested millions of dollars in funding in recent years globally. After exploration, it has been found that more than ten species of wood can be comparable to those of mahogany. Like mahogany, it has high hardness, high density, high oil content and good abrasion resistance, and has been included in the scope of use, and will give reasonable Pricing.

There are also individuals who do not have an in-depth understanding of the development of the mahogany industry and believe that the cost of mahogany furniture lies in the scarcity of raw materials. If the choice of raw materials is too broad, it will inevitably affect the noble status of mahogany furniture. Experts in the industry “polled cold water” on this argument. Experts pointed out that speculators speculating on one species will give it some demonized things, such as scarcity and extinction. Especially now that the raw materials of mahogany are indeed seriously scarce, it is even more. With the value of speculation, the current scarcity of mahogany raw materials has caused a large number of mahogany enterprises not to produce, there is a "stories hoarding" dedicated to hoarding mahogany raw materials, but this practice of cart before the horse will obviously adversely affect the mahogany furniture market, mahogany The advancement of raw materials will not affect the cultural characteristics and dignity of mahogany furniture, but it will have a significant impact on the profits of mahogany industry.