The 2020 Agricultural Water Summit
The Agricultural Water Summit, the first event focused on the water crisis affecting the agricultural industry, has announced a new date in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event has been moved to Sept. 22, 2020, and will still take place at the Monticello Conference Center and Hotel in San [...]
China’s Demand for Musang King Durian not affected by Covid-19
According to the Plantations International's Market Dynamics Research Team (MDR), the demand for Malaysian Musang King durians on the Chinese market remains as robust as ever. Even though the spread of the novel coronavirus has interrupted supply chains to various degrees, lets not confuse supply chains with market demand. The [...]
Royal Thai Forestry Department Registration
BANGKOK, May 3, 2020 (Press Release) - Bangkok, Thailand based Plantations International Co. Limited who is part of the Plantations International Group of companies is very pleased to announce that the Royal Thai Forestry Department has accepted and approved its registration of its latest Agarwood tree plantation in Chonburi, Thailand. [...]
Health Benefits of Musang King Durian
Health Benefits of Musang King Durian ~ Although aptly nicknamed as the “king of fruits” in its native Malaysia , The Musang King Duran is truly a unique tropical fruit. But did you know that if you get past its hard exterior and strong odor, it actually has various [...]
Plantations International Singapore
Plantations International Forestry PTE. LTD. in Singapore, which is part of the Plantations International group of companies, is very pleased to announce the grand opening of its new Singapore sales office in the Republic of Singapore. Plantations International's new Singapore office is located at: 72 Anson Road, Unit #08-06 Anson [...]
Appointment of François Charles-Edouard
The Plantations International group of companies is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. François Charles-Edouard as our official master agent and representative for Switzerland and France. For all sales and plantation management related enquiries he may be contacted on the below; SWITZERLAND François Charles-Edouard Plantations International Limited Route [...]
The Unique Fragrances of Agarwood
Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) fragrance and its origin in stress make it probably the most suitable model to study stress-induced aroma. Production being confined only to certain small pockets of South and Southeast Asia, agarwood is arguably the costliest wood in the world. Formation of fragrant agarwood resin is the outcome [...]
Cracking Down on Illegal Agarwood Logging
Illegal Agarwood logging is a massive environmental and economic problem that has plagued governments for decades. One of the principal causes of deforestation of the Agarwood tree in Asia, illegal logging can take a variety of forms, from harvesting the oud oil from protected areas to felling protected tree species [...]
Why is Agarwood Oud Oil so Expensive
To be blunt about this, the one thing a fanatic could not call Agarwood oil or "Oud Oil" as it is more commonly known as is cheap. The most affordable Oud oils are on the lower end of $200 per Tola. This is a price that many would still feel [...]
Why are Agarwood Investments so Profitable?
When one stumbles across something as special and revolutionary as an Agarwood investment, it rarely remains a secret for very long. If something comes along and flips everything on its head, changing the market entirely and reshaping people’s ideas of what that market could be, everyone will want to get [...]
Agarwood Market Demand
The consumer market for Agarwood is well developed in the Middle East and Northeast Asia where Agarwood has been used for over one thousand years. Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok are major traders of Agarwood while Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia are major producers. The increasing scarcity of illegal [...]
Agarwood in History
The “Wood of the Gods” has at least a 3,000 year history in the Europe, Middle East, India, Japan and China. It was believed that only Kings and the very wealthy were able to benefit from its powers. The tragedy of the agarwood industry is that the whole of the [...]