About Us

HSINTL was established in Ban Tongkhoun, Xaisomboun Province, Lao P.D.R to complement L.A.I.D. and boost agarwood production of HSMM Group of Companies. The combined production of the two companies has made  HSMM Group of Companies the largest agarwood enterprise in Southeast Asia. HSINTL and L.A.I.D. works jointly with STRI (Science and Technology Research Institute of Lao PDR) in developing new technologies, establishing new Agarwood plantations and promoting clean environmental practices

AGARWOOD

Agarwood is a marvelous though pathological phenomenon. Traded as Agarwood, it is commonly referred to as mai ketsana in the Lao PDR. It is also known as gaharu, eaglewood, aloeswood and oodh read more

PLANTATION

The company operates plantations of the fragrant aquilariamalaccensis trees that produce agarwood in Vientiane and Xaysomboun Provinces of Lao P.D.R. Agarwood is the common name for the dark aromatic deposits of resin produced read more

EXPERIMENTS

Traditional knowledge suggests that fungi growing in a wounded aquilaria tree may cause Agarwood formation. Different types of fungi have been suggested including: Phialophora parasitica, Torula sp read more

FACTORY

Lao Agar International Development Co. Ltd. (L.A.I.D) signed MOU with Government of Lao PDR in 1998. The factory was established and started operations in 1999. L.A.I.D is located in Dongkhamxang Road, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR read more

OIL EXTRACTION

The most important aspect when extracting the essential oil is to ensure that the fungus inoculated tree is at least 8-12 years old in order to obtain the oil. The extraction process is carried out through water or steam distillation read more

MARKETING

We guarantee our customers superior quality oil products extracted from Agarwood. Our unique technology, which is a blend of traditional and modern, ensures that the oil that is extracted is 99% pure and free of chemicals. read more

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