Market Overview:
The Indian plywood market reached a value of INR 222.5 Billion in 2020. Plywood is manufactured by assembling thin layers of wood veneers bonded together using powerful adhesives. Softwoods, hardwoods, or a combination of the two is used, such as several varieties of maple, mahogany, oak, pine, cedar, spruce, etc., in the production of plywood for various applications. Softwood plywood sheets are designed for installation on the exterior of a structure, whereas, hardwood plywood is used for manufacturing furniture and other interior applications. In India, plywood is mostly used for the manufacturing of furniture, accounting for two-thirds of the wood consumption. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the Indian plywood market to exhibit moderate growth during the next five years.

Indian Plywood Market Trends and Drivers:
In the past decades, the expenditure on furniture has increased as a result of increasing incomes, urbanisation, investment in real estate, western influence, etc. Moreover, the introduction of new designs and diverse product range of furniture have further helped in creating a demand among the consumers. Expanding distribution network and exclusive outlets of furniture manufacturers in the region has also helped in influencing the market for plywood.
This report provides a deep insight into the Indian plywood industry covering all its essential aspects. This ranges from macro overview of the market to micro details of the industry performance, recent trends, key market drivers and challenges, SWOT analysis, Porter’s five forces analysis, value chain analysis, etc. The report also provides a comprehensive analysis for setting up an Indian plywood manufacturing plant. The study analyses the processing and manufacturing requirements, project cost, project funding, project economics, expected returns on investment, profit margins, etc. This report is a must-read for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, consultants, business strategists, and all those who have any kind of stake or are planning to foray into the Indian plywood industry in any manner.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the Indian plywood industry and the market forecast for the period 2021-2026. Our report has categorized the market based on organised & unorganised sector, residential & commercial applications and new construction & replacement applications.
Breakup by Residential and Commercial Applications
On the basis of application the market is segmented as commercial and residential. The residential sector is the largest consumer for Indian plywood, accounting for more than half of the total shares.
Breakup by Organised and Unorganised Sector
Breakup by New Construction and Replacement Applications
- New Construction
- Replacement
Competitive Landscape:
Indian plywood market is highly fragmented with the presence of several small and large manufacturers competing in terms of price and quality. Some of the major players in the market are:
- Greenply
- Century Plyboards Limited
- Merino
- Kitply
- Uniply
Key Questions Answered in This Report:
- What are the key success and risk factors in the Indian plywood industry?
- How has the Indian plywood market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
- What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the Indian plywood industry?
- What is the structure of the Indian plywood industry and who are the key players?
- What are the various unit operations involved in an Indian plywood plant?
- What is the total size of land required for setting up an Indian plywood plant?
- What are the machinery requirements for setting up an Indian plywood plant?
- What are the raw material requirements for setting up an Indian plywood plant?
- What are the utility requirements for setting up an Indian plywood plant?
- What are the manpower requirements for setting up an Indian plywood plant?
- What are the infrastructure costs for setting up an Indian plywood plant?
- What are the capital costs for setting up an Indian plywood plant?
- What are the operating costs for setting up an Indian plywood plant?
- What should be the pricing mechanism of Indian plywood products?
- What will be the income and expenditures for an Indian plywood plant?
- What is the time required to break-even?
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Indian Engineered Wood Industry
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.2.1 Volume Trends
5.2.2 Value Trends
5.3 Price Trends
5.4 Market Breakup by Product Type
5.5 Market Breakup by Application
5.6 Market Forecast
6 Indian Plywood Market
6.1 Market Overview
6.2 Market Performance
6.2.1 Volume Trends
6.2.2 Value Trends
6.3 Impact of COVID-19
6.4 Price Analysis
6.4.1 Key Price Indicators
6.4.2 Price Structure
6.4.3 Price Trends
6.5 Market Breakup by Organised and Unorganised Sector
6.6 Market Breakup by Residential and Commercial Applications
6.7 Market Breakup by New Construction and Replacement Applications
6.8 Market Forecast
6.9 SWOT Analysis
6.9.1 Overview
6.9.2 Strengths
6.9.3 Weaknesses
6.9.4 Opportunities
6.9.5 Threats
6.10 Value Chain Analysis
6.10.1 Overview
6.10.2 Forest Owners
6.10.3 Sawmills
6.10.4 Plywood Manufacturers
6.10.5 Distributors and Retailers
6.10.6 Exporters
6.10.7 End-Use Industries
6.11 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
6.11.1 Overview
6.11.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
6.11.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
6.11.4 Degree of Competition
6.11.5 Threat of New Entrants
6.11.6 Threat of Substitutes
6.12 Key Success and Risk Factors
7 Market Breakup by Organised and Unorganised Sector
7.1 Unorganised
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Organised
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Residential and Commercial Applications
8.1 Commercial
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Residential
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by New Construction and Replacement Applications
9.1 New Construction
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Replacement
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
10 Customer Trends/Insights
10.1 Consumer Profile
10.2 Decision Making Process
10.3 Customer Preferences
11 Competitive Landscape
11.1 Market Structure
11.2 Market Share of Key Players
12 Plywood Manufacturing
12.1 Product Overview
12.2 Detailed Process Flow
12.3 Various Type of Unit Operation Involved
12.4 Mass Balance and Raw Material Requirements
13 Project Details, Requirements and Costs Involved
13.1 Land Requirements and Expenditures
13.2 Construction Requirements and Expenditures
13.3 Plant Machinery
13.4 Machinery Pictures
13.5 Raw Material Requirements and Expenditures
13.6 Raw Materials and Final Product Pictures
13.7 Packaging Requirements and Expenditures
13.8 Transportation Requirements and Expenditures
13.9 Utilities Requirements and Expenditures
13.10 Manpower Requirements and Expenditures
13.11 Other Capital Investments
14 Loans and Financial Assistance
15 Project Economics
15.1 Capital Cost of the Project
15.2 Techno-Economic Parameters
15.3 Product Pricing and Margins Across Various Levels of the Supply Chain
15.4 Taxation and Depreciation
15.5 Income Projections
15.6 Expenditure Projections
15.7 Financial Analysis
15.8 Profit Analysis
16 Key Player Profiles
List of Figures
Figure 1: India: Plywood Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: India: Engineered Wood Market: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2015-2020
Figure 3: India: Engineered Wood Market: Value Trends (in Billion INR), 2015-2020
Figure 4: India: Engineered Wood Market: Breakup by Product Type (in %), 2020
Figure 5: India: Engineered Wood Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2020
Figure 6: India: Engineered Wood Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Meter), 2021-2026
Figure 7: India: Engineered Wood Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Billion INR), 2021-2026
Figure 8: India: Plywood Market: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2015-2020
Figure 9: India: Plywood Market: Value Trends (in Billion INR), 2015-2020
Figure 10: India: Plywood Market: Breakup by Organised and Unorganised Sector (in %), 2020
Figure 11: India: Plywood Market: Breakup by Residential and Commercial Applications (in %), 2020
Figure 12: India: Plywood Market: Breakup by New Construction and Replacement Applications (in %), 2020
Figure 13: India: Plywood Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2021-2026
Figure 14: India: Plywood Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Billion INR), 2021-2026
Figure 15: India: Plywood Market: SWOT Analysis
Figure 16: India: Plywood Market: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 17: India: Plywood Market: Porters Five Forces Analysis
Figure 18: India: Plywood Market: Breakup by Segment (Unorganized/ Organised Sector) (in %), 2026
Figure 19: India: Unorganised Plywood Market: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2015 & 2020
Figure 20: India: Unorganised Plywood Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2021-2026
Figure 21: India: Organised Plywood Market: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2015 & 2020
Figure 22: India: Organised Plywood Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2021-2026
Figure 23: India: Plywood Market: Breakup by Residential and Commercial Applications (in %), 2026
Figure 24: India: Plywood (Commercial Application) Market: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2015 & 2020
Figure 25: India: Plywood (Commercial Application) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2021-2026
Figure 26: India: Plywood (Residential Application) Market: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2015 & 2020
Figure 27: India: Plywood (Residential Application) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2021-2026
Figure 28: India: Plywood Market: Breakup by New Construction and Replacement Applications (in %), 2026
Figure 29: India: Plywood (New Construction) Market: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2015 & 2020
Figure 30: India: Plywood (New Construction) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2021-2026
Figure 31: India: Plywood (Replacement) Market: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2015 & 2020
Figure 32: India: Plywood (Replacement) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Cubic Metre), 2021-2026
Figure 33: Manufacturing Process of Plywood: Detailed Process Flow
Figure 34: Plywood Manufacturing Process: Conversion Rates of Products
Figure 35: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Breakup of Capital Costs (in %)
Figure 36: Plywood Industry: Profit Margins at Various Levels of the Supply Chain
Figure 37: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Breakup of Operating Costs (in %)
List of Tables
Table 1: India: Engineered Wood Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2020 and 2026
Table 2: India: Plywood Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2020 and 2026
Table 3: India: Plywood Market Forecast: Breakup by Organised and Unorganised Sector (in Million Cubic Metre), 2021-2026
Table 4: India: Plywood Market Forecast: Breakup by Residential and Commercial Applications (in Million Cubic Metre), 2021-2026
Table 5: India: Plywood Market Forecast: Breakup by New Construction and Replacement Applications (in Million Cubic Metre), 2021-2026
Table 6: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Land and Site Development (in INR)
Table 7: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Civil Works (in INR)
Table 8: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Machinery (in INR)
Table 9: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Raw Material Requirements (CBM/Day) and Expenditure (INR/Ton)
Table 10: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Salaries and Wages (in INR)
Table 11: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Other Capital Investments (in INR)
Table 12: Details of Financial Assistance Offered by Financial Institutions
Table 13: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Capital Costs (in INR)
Table 14: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Techno-Economic Parameters
Table 15: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Taxation and Depreciation
Table 16: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Income Projections (in INR)
Table 17: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Expenditure Projections (in INR)
Table 18: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Cash Flow Analysis Without Considering the Income Tax Liability
Table 19: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Cash Flow Analysis on Considering the Income Tax Liability
Table 20: Plywood Manufacturing Plant: Profit and Loss Account