world news - 18.06.2003
China: Domestic timber production continues to fall.
According to revised
statistics from the State Forestry Administration (SFA), domestic timber
production continues to fall as the targets of the Natural Forest Protection
Program (NFPP) begin to bite. In 2002 annual cumulative timber production of
logs was 44.4 million cubic metres, a year on year decline of 2.55%. Of this
industrial roundwood was 41.3 million cubic metres, a year on year decrease of
1.66% and fuelwood production amounted to 3.0886 million cubic metres, a year on
year decrease of 13%. Sawnwood production was reported as 8.5 million cubic
metres, a year on year increase of 11.49%.
China s wood-based panel
production recorded huge increases in 2002. Annual wood-based panel production
totalled 29.3 million cubic metres, up by 38.79% compared to 2001. Of the total,
plywood production reached 11.35 million cubic metres, a year on year increase
of 25.5%; fibreboard production came to 7.67 million cubic metres, a year on
year increase of 34.6% (of which MDF was 6.95 million cubic metres, a year on
year increase of 31.8%). Particle board production amounted to 3.69 million
cubic metres, a year on year increase of 7.2% (of which OSB production was
110,100 cubic metres). Other wood-based panel production was 6.58 million cubic
metres, a year on year increase of 125.3% (of which block-board production was
5.51 million cubic metres, massive a year on year increase).
See also:
- — China: Imports of sawn timber
- — 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.
- — Forest Industry optimistic about EU enlargement.
- — 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.
