Lao Agar Int'l 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. LAID is located on Dongkhamxang Road, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. The company was established to conduct business in Agarwoodand related products such as plantations, hardwood and agar oil extraction. It is one of the largest Agarwood and finished products company in Southeast Asia. The oil is carefully extracted from the Agarwood trees grown in the company’s own plantations. The extraction and filtering process is done with pure steam to remove all impurities, thus ensuring that the oil is non-chemical and has 99% purity. Agarwood oil is extremely rare and highly prized incense, by weight it is more expensive than gold. A survey has shown that supply meets only 40% of demand. 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.
