Viet Nam has yet to have a modern, large-scale pulp production chain,
despite the approval of several projects, Vu Ngoc Bao, general secretary
of the Viet Nam Pulp and Paper Association told Vietnam Economic Times .
With earnings topping US$1.2 billion in the first quarter, exporters of timber and and wood products are hoping to rake in $5.5 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.