world news - 18.06.2003
China: Imports of sawn timber
China imports
sawnwood mainly through Guangdong Province and Shanghai City and most is
hardwood sawnwood. Last year's sawnwood imports through Shenzhen City in
Guangdong Province ranked first at 1.018 million cubic metres or 19% of national
imports; Dong Guan City was ranked second, accounting for 16% and Pu Dong New
Area of Shanghai ranked third accounting for 11% of imports.
Local
analysts are saying that changing fashions are influencing consumers choice of
species. The fashions are largely driven by the tide of promotion and
advertising by producer countries, export traders and importers. In recent years
the impact of promotion of designs and construction styles has been driving
fashion and hence consumer preferences.
Judged by recent developments
the preference for Ash has diminished as it has for beech. The impact of
promotion of high grade hardwood timber such as Maple, Oak, Teak, Walnut and
Cherry has created new favourites for furniture and home interior decoration, a
trend that is likely to be strengthened in the coming years.
See also:
- — European plywood market: the overall European plywood and blockboard production during 2002 according to the final FEIC statistics for 2002 amounted to 3.4 million m3.
- — Consumption of cartonboards in Russia will increase from 445,000 tons in 2002 to 715,000 tons in 2003
- — Production of corrugated board in Russia will reach 3.3 million m2 by 2007, according to Pyrabelisk. Multi-national investors in the Russian corrugated industry account for only 15% of capacity, the rest being Russian owned.
- — IFC and Finland to Continue Cooperation in Russia
- — Difficult Wood Market in Japan
