I.

INTRODUCTION

Wood is a highly versatile material that has a long history of use. It

was first use since our ancestors picked up pieces of wood for
hunting or defense. Since then, the latterhas proven its significance
to humankind. Because of its astonishing natural beauty and
outstanding qualities, wood gives us material aid and comfort in our
daily living as it can be develop into countless forms of tools, heat,
shelter, transportation, decoration, kitchen utensils, furniture and
many more. Despite the availability of alternative materials, wood
remains preferred choice when it comes to variety of things and
applications.

Wood is a substantial thing for Matimco Inc. It is the lifeblood of

their business and at the heart of their every endeavor. Their
unquenchable passion and unwavering commitment towards serving
their market with high quality of wood has become their trademark.
With these, Matimco Inc. is considered to be one of the Philippines’
leading providers of quality architectural and structural wood
products, catering to markets of contractors, design professionals,
homeowners and various institutions. It is also one of the most
advanced company of its kind, bringing world-class technology into
its factories, and employing the most technologically advance wood
treatment process to deliver products of exceptional value to its
customers.

II. COMPANY PROFILE

2.1 COMPANY BACKGROUND

The year 1963 heralded the birth of Mandaue Timber Company.

Founded by Mr. Lim Lie, the small outfit was engaged in selling
lumber and wooden cases to soft drink and beer companies in Cebu.
The following year Mr. Liu putting up an affiliate sawmill factory in
Cagayan de Oro.

In 1968, the flourishing company ventured into subcontracting for

major lumber exporters while diversifying into kiln-dried wood

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processing. It was not long before the company carved its very own
niche in the wood export industry. But it was only the beginning of
bigger things to come.

1974 marked a milestone in the company’s colorful history.

Driven by brisk business and renewed vitality, the company was
renamed Matimco, Inc. it further expanded its reach by setting up a
wood processing company in Cagayan de Oro.

By 1984, its strong presence was felt in Luzon through the

acquisition of Kingsway Enterprises Corporation, now known as
Matimco Quezon City branch.

In 1997, Matimco moved into its new well-appointed office in

Mandaue City, Cebu. What was once a small company that sold soft
drink and beer cases has now become a wood industry major player
with a nationwide network.

Today, Matimco, Inc. and its affiliate companies run the largest
wood processing operations in the country, with over 300 employees
producing more than 500 products. With a network of over 2,000
dealers all over the country, Matimco by far has the largest and the
most expansive timber distribution network in the nation.

2.2 DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY’S LOCATION

Matimco Inc. is located in M.C Briones St. Mandaue City, Cebu.

It has a branch that is found in Quezon City.

Matimco Inc.’s woodworking supply store is situated in Lopez

Jaena Street, Subangdaku, Mandaue City, Cebu and its showroom
(building material store) is in Lopez Jaena Street, Wireless, Mandaue
City, Cebu.

2.3 BUSINESS/INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OFFERED IN THE MARKET

Matimco is a company trailblazing the Philippine wood

construction industry not only with setting of quality wood product
standards through achievement of world-class certifications but also

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as the first to introduce branded value-added wood products with its
flagship, Matwood, MATIMCO continues to embrace the tradition of
excellent world-class wood innovation with a roster of well-placed
wood brands catering to various needs and requirements – interiors
or outdoor – of leading designers and home-builders in the Philippine
market. It also provide the market with more than 1000 different
products ranging from trusses, doors, mouldings, flooring, and other
processed structural and architectural wood products.

Matimco’s constant endeavor to celebrate wood yields a wood

brand portfolio that covers numerous aspects of timber construction
from architectural MATWOOD, PCW, MUZU, WEATHERWOOD,
NUWOOD to structural TRUSSWOOD, to best value lumber and
panels, ECOFOR.

It also offers the “ten-year warranty of durability: on every

Matwood product sold.

2.3 MARKET DESCRIPTION

 Retail Consumer – these are small businesses or companies

that consume or supply the product, direct consumer like us
are example for this

 General – these are bigger companies or businesses that

supply the product and mostly for the reason to sell it with
additional values

 Modern – these are bigger company consumers than the

general

 Institutions –these are already bigger companies, such as

international companies who consumed the product,
example is Chong hua

2.4 PRODUCT MANUFACTURED

 Matwood – solid and engineered wood; solid-engineered

wood
Products: Doors, door jambs, floors, panels, frames,
mouldings and trims, stair components

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  PCW – solid engineered wood
Products: Doors, door jambs, floors, mouldings,
kitchen
 Muzu – uses solid bamboo construction, modern design
Products: Floors and decks
 Weatherwood - solid-outdoor-gradetimber, design flexibility
Products: Decks, trellis, cladding, railings,
post and deckstyle
 Nuwood – eco-friendly wood-plastic composition and is
designed with precision technology
Products: Decks, claddings, railings,accessories
 Ecofor –lumber and panels
Products: Lumber, treated, flitches, plywood

III. INDUSTRIAL PROCESS DESCRIPTION

3.1 GENERAL PRODUCTION PROCESS

1st step: TREE FELLING

– the process of downing trees

2nd step: STORAGE
- trees are stored in a clearing. Sometimes logs
are stored in the forest until they are needed at
the sawmill. This allows some of the ‘free’ water
content to evaporate, reducing the weight of the
tree/log
3rd step: TRANSPORTING TO SAWMILL
- logs are transportedto the sawmill using vehicles
equipped with lifting gear.
4th step: SORTING AND GRADING
- logs are sorted according to thickness, width,
length, quality depending on the market
requirements.
- wood are segregated according to the overall
quality, direction of grain, presence of knots and
defects as well as general appearance, etc.

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 5th step: SEASONING
– logs are stack in piles in the open or
under sheds on suitably prepared ground , in
such manner that they are exposed to a good
flow of air until such time that the required moisture content
is attained.
6th step: RESAWING TOSURFACING
- before delivery, woods are inspected for any
defects which may have resulted during the
drying process, such as split-ends, loose knots,
etc., which may be removed by trimming and
therefore upgrading its value
7th step: MANUFACTURE A PRODUCT
- wood are created into a desired finished product

3.2 INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES

1st step: DESIGNING

- imported woods are designed according to the

desired products (doors, flooring, decks, etc.)
2nd – 8th steps are the treatment processes
2nd step: LOADING OF TIMBER
- the desire products are loaded in treatment
chamber
3rd step: APPLYING INITIAL VACUUM
- initial vacuum is applied to remove all air from
chamber
4th step: APPLYING SOLIGNUM
- chamber is filled with industrial strength Solignum
preservative
5th step: FORCE PRESERVATIVE
- chamber is pressurized to force preservative into
timber
6th step: DRAINING PRESERVATIVE
- preservative is drained from the chamber
7th step: APPLYING FINAL VACUUM

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 - final vacuum is applied in order to remove excess
preservative
8th step: UNLOADING
- timber is unloaded from the chamber

IV. ANALYSIS OF THE STUDY

Since a law, Senate Bill No. 275 - TOTAL LOG BAN was
implemented to save our remaining forests and to ensure the
successful reforestation of the badly denuded areas Matimco
Incorporated stopped the production of the wood already. But
Matimco Incorporated continuous to develop services which offers
wood treatments. The company is set to focus on the treatment and
maintaining the durability and strength of each product. And since,
Matimco does not involved in the production process, Matimco does
the Importing process. Matimco import products internationally which
lead them to be the leading architectural wood brand in the nation.

V. RECOMMENDATION

Matimco Incorporated is one of the best manufacturer of wood in

the country. Their wood being made internationally gives comfort
to their client and to the country itself with the use of their finished
product.

The researchers recommend that they should innovate products

such as making their own furniture and etc. In addition, they
should invest their business internationally in order to expound
their products globally.

VI. CONCLUSION

Wood alone is not enough. Matwood believes engineering without

beauty is only secondary and wood simply withstanding pest attacks
does not celebrate the full potential of the sustainable material.
Nature still knows best for, despite all efforts at imitation, no man-

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 made product can catch the beauty, uniqueness and performance
offered by wood.

VII. REALIZATION OF THE ACTIVITY

Wood is one of nature's truly remarkable materials. It possesses

unique beauty, built-in durability and time proven performances
establishing itself the ultimate sustainable building product. Wood
reduces greenhouse gases, generates less water and air pollution,
requires less energy to produce than alternatives and comes from a
renewable resource. Today, more than ever before, the urgency to
rediscover ways to reduce the pressure on our planet's finite
environment and resources is upon us.

VIII. GLOSSARY

1. Drying Process - a mass transfer process consisting of the

removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a
solid, semi-solid or liquid.
2. Engineered Wood – is a wood product made from scraps of
wood or other materials which contain lignin which are
compressed and bound together with glues.
3. Felling - the process of downing individual trees, an element
of the task of logging.
4. Finite - Having limits or bounds.
5. Moulding - a strip of material with various profiles used to
cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration.
6. Solid Wood – is made out of one single solid wood that has
been milled to the point where it became a wood product.
7. Solignum - No.1 wood preservative that provides sure
protection against termites (anay), woodborers (bukbok) and
fungi (amag).
8. Timber - unprocessed wood
9. Trailblazing - discovering new outdoor trails, or marking
outdoor paths to communicate information about the trail.

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 10. Truss - a structure that "consists of two-force members only,
where the members are organized so that the assemblage as
a whole behaves as a single object".
11. Wood - a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the
stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.
12. Wood Drying - reduces the moisture content of wood before
its use.

IX. BIBLIOGRAPHY

www.matimco.com

http://www.technologystudent.com/joints/wdprocess1.html

http://www.fao.org/docrep/t0269e/t0269e03.htm

http://www.filbuild.com/philippines/home_improvement/matimco_m
atwood_mouldings/our_products.html

http://www.philstar.com/modern-living/616852/wood-so-good-so-
misunderstood

X. ATTACHMENTS

XI. PICTURES OF THE WORKING GROUP

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