Qatar Construction Plywood Market
As of 2012, Qatar has proven oil reserves of 15 billion barrels and gas fields that account for more than 13% of the global resource. As a result, Qatar s the richest state per-capita in the world. None of its 2 million residents live below the poverty line and less than 1% are unemployed.
In the past years, we have seen a great increase in the scale and scope of immigration into Qatar, much of it driven by construction and infrastructure expansion. Estimates of more than two millions new immigrants entering the country in the past year, or 143 percent increase in immigration overall, provide a snapshot of how the insatiable demand for labour from Qatar’s construction industry is driving far-reaching economic, cultural and social changes.
The need for film faced plywood marine shuttering plywood has been so high that Qatar is importing hardwood and poplar plywood from China and Malaysia to meet the demands of the industry.
Plywood as a Buiding Material
In sum, we see an acceleration of the moves towards a greater maturation of the industry’s people practices in building industry. With millions of people from around the world having chosen to assist Qatar in construction, their experience and resulting word of mouth will determine the reputation of their employer. It is up to all of us to ensure our labour practices are truly world-class and we create legions of ambassadors and not agitators by partnering the best quality film faced plywood supplier from China.