Melcoffee Sawmill, Luganville

An operating sawmill at Luganville, Vanuatu's second town and the commercial centre of Espiritu Santo.

VFIPA describes the business as fully operational with established infrastructure, access to sustainable timber resources and a skilled workforce already in place, and identifies expansion into export markets as the growth case.

Sawn timber is among Vanuatu's established export products, so the route to market exists rather than needing to be created. As with the rest of the VFIPA pipeline, no financial detail is published — the brief is an invitation to enquire, not an information memorandum.

No corporate or income tax applies to trading profits in Vanuatu. Import duty concessions may be available on plant; confirm with VFIPA. No financials published. Timber supply sustainability and harvesting rights are the central diligence question. Export logistics from Santo add cost.

Project originated from Vanuatu Foreign Investment Promotion Agency . Summarised by us and not audited; details checked 16 Sep 2026.