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FRST 100 November 2013 David Cohen 1 Trends in Global Trade in Wood Products 2013 (using FAOSTAT data, Statistics Canada through Strategis, IMF WEO, Global Trade Atlas and more) David Cohen UBC David Cohen Summary David Cohen 2 Global Trends – The Big Picture Global Trade in Forest Products Forest Resources – Where What is harvested – for what 2. Forestry Drivers 3. Business Transformation 1. Global Shift to Bioeconomy David Cohen Four drivers but one result: the emerging bioeconomy 1. Population growth 2. Growing economic power of developing countries AND growth of global middle class 3. Squeeze on world resources (both renewable and nonrenewable) 4. Increasing environmental degradation 3 David Cohen 1. Global Population Growth 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Billions of people 2.5 4.1 6.1 7.0 9.0 Source: UN World Population Prospects – 2010 Revision, medium variant 4

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Trends in Global Trade in Wood Products ‐ 2013

(using FAOSTAT data, Statistics Canada through Strategis, IMF WEO, Global Trade Atlas and more)

David Cohen ‐ UBC

David Cohen

Summary

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Global Trends –The Big Picture

Global Trade in Forest Products Forest Resources – WhereWhat is harvested – for what

2. Forestry Drivers

3. Business Transformation

1. Global Shift to 

Bioeconomy

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Four drivers but one result:the emerging bio‐economy

1. Population growth

2. Growing economic power of developing countries AND growth of global middle class

3. Squeeze on world resources (both renewable and non‐renewable)

4. Increasing environmental degradation 

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1. Global Population Growth

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2.5         4.1            6.1       7.0                    9.0

Source: UN World Population Prospects – 2010 Revision, medium variant

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2. Changing Economic Importance

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Proportion of World GDP (PPP) by Country 

USA China India Canada Germany

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Source: International Monetary Fund, (IMF) World Economic Outlook (WEO) Database, October 2011

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What is Purchasing Power Parity

“it is the number of units of a country’s money required to buy the same quantity of goods and services as $1 buys in the United States” UN HDR 2004 Box 6 page 257

based on a basket of 150 – 200 goods & services adjusts the measurement of items, such as GDP, to be free 

of distortions from price & exchange rates based on the concept that it is not the size of a persons 

income that is important but what it can purchase i.e.Is $30,000 a year a good income in Vancouver? in Vietnam?

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3) Squeeze on World Resources

Rush for long term resource supply existing &  new agricultural land in Africa forest concessions in Asia mineral deposits in Mongolia private equity ownership of forest land

Fundamental shift in commodity pricing (change since 1860s)

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Commodity Price Growth 1900 – 2013

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Source: Dobbs et al., 2013 Resource Revolution: Meeting the world’s energy, materials, food and water needs.  McKinsey Global Institute. 44 pages

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Commodity price index 2000‐2012

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200

300

400

500

600

700

800

10

Source: Bank of Canada February 2013

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4. Global Ecological Footprint

Source: Global Footprint Network August 2013http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/world_footprint/

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

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Why is bio‐economy growing?

More people (population growth) need more stuff that require more resources  higher prices & environmental degradation

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higher prices for non‐renewables extraction innovation+ shift from non‐renewable to renewable

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Resource scarcityEco‐efficiency 

(leaning operations)

Sustainable businessSecure supplyResource access

Clean techEnergy efficiency

Good governanceSocial equality

Licence to operate

BIOECONOMY

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Bioeconomy ‐ “the sustainable, eco‐efficient transformation of renewable biological resources into food, 

energy and other industrial products”  Schmid et al., 2012 quoting DG Research, 2005

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Impacts of Shift to BioeconomyRenewables replacing nonrenewables bioplastics, ethanol, cellulose/plastic composites

Environmental externalities valuedwater rates, green energy premium, carbon tax

Already occurring but not yet recognized

Shared green value profit by solving environmental problems

e.g. tall wood buildings, GE ecomagination, 

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Vancouver Sun May 25, 2012 pG12

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http://pacifictruss.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the_case_for_tall_wood_buildings.jpg

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Impacts of Shift to Bioeconomy

Renewables replacing nonrenewables bioplastics, ethanol, cellulose/plastic composites

Environmental externalities valuedwater rates, green energy premium, carbon tax tax shift toward pollution + taxes

Shared green value profit by solving environmental problems

e.g. tall wood buildings, GE ecomagination, 

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Resource Shortage  5 F’s (Nilsson)

Competition for (forest) land use : Food – conversion to agricultural land

Fuel ‐ fuelwood + biofuels

Fodder – grazing

Fibre – pulp, rayon, 

Feedstock – for emerging bio‐products

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Forestry Drivers

Business Transformation

Global Shift to Bioeconomy

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Graphic paper production in NA and NW Europe (1961‐2011)Selective  Cuttings 5/29/13 http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/selective‐cuttings/36 (FAOSTAT  data)

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Percent change 1995 – 2010Global GDP growth = 59%

Europe USA Canada

Newsprint ‐3 ‐56 ‐5

Printing & writing 20 ‐23 ‐17

Folding box board 60 6 ‐15

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FBB is  made up of multiple layers of chemical and mechanical pulp used for health and beauty products, frozen goods, 

confectionaries, pharmaceuticals, etc. 

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Bottom LineComputers (tablets & smart phones) + internet

finally  paper use  lower demand/value for chips P&P transformation underway in Europe & NA

Firms in developed countries know past P&P profits unsustainable

Great interest, concern, expenditures, & fear for firm and sector transformation

Lumber production requires profitable market for waste (chips)

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Forestry Drivers

Business Transformation

Global Shift to Bioeconomy

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Two Business Responses Based on current (Cohen/Nikolakis) research with 43 interviews with executives in N. Europe (14 firms) &  

NA (21 firms) and 12 with industry experts

1. Traditional business response efficiency, productivity, process innovation, 

leaning operations, expansion, contraction, specialization, etc.

2. Transform to compete in bioeconomy technology driven product and process innovation 

(high risk, high reward)  

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Traditional business response• Downsizing:  shrink & focus on improving P&P efficiencies

• Focus on lumber production: increase efficiencies as low cost lumber producers

• Change product mix:  P&P &  lumber or panel production

• Specialty products: develop specialty pulp and/or paper products for niche markets (intellectual property rights) 

• Move up value chain: closer to consumer e.g. packaging, media, consumer products e.g. adult incontinence products

• Move down the value chain: focus on  forest land & manufacturing (e.g. TIMOs)

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Transforming to Bioeconomy• Bioenergy: develop commercial bioenergy production e.g. 

co‐generation, pellets, ethanol production, etc.

• New bioproducts: developing new bioproducts and to commercialize new technology (e.g. NCC)

• Create new biocomplex: create a sustainable biorefinery (in planning and research stage – high risk, high reward)

• Become forest products producers: Shift to produce wider array of forest products e.g. environmental services, recreation, carbon offsets, water management, community forest, etc.

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Forestry in 2030• forests providing food, fuel, forage, fibre, feedstock, and 

environmental services in complex interactions of human economic, social & environmental needs

• wood still a very important component of environmentally broad and sustainable product portfolio from forests

• forests become important part of restorative economy

• biorefineries replacing oil refineries as they age once pricing for environmental externalities becomes a reality

• partnerships key – gov’t/industry, civil society/industry,  inter‐industry, intra‐industry, developing/developed and more

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2. Forestry Drivers

3. Business Transformation

1. Global Shift to Bioeconomy

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Thinking Points

Will the response to resource scarcity be the same for non‐renewable & renewables?

How will they differ?

How might if affect wood use, supply & prices?

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Summary

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Global Trends –The Big Picture

Global Trade in Forest Products Forest Resources – WhereWhat is harvested – for what

2. Forestry Drivers

3. Business Transformation

1. Global Shift to 

Bioeconomy

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Global Forest Resources 2010area in millions ha:  annual change 2000 ‐ 2010

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N/C America 7050

S America 864‐8.0

Asia593+4.5

Europe1,005+1.4

Africa674‐3.4

Oceania191‐1.4

Source:  FAO 2000 Yearbook of Forest Products, published in 2002.

Region#,######

View from Toronto

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Global Forest Resources 2010area in millions ha:  annual change 2000 ‐ 2010

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N/C America 7050

S America 864‐8.0

Asia593+4.5

Europe1,005+1.4

Africa674‐3.4

Oceania191‐1.4

Source:  FAO 2000 Yearbook of Forest Products, published in 2002.

Region#,######

View from Vancouver

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Global Forest Resources 2010Country data (% of world’s forest area)

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Canada – 7.7

Source:  FRA 2010 

USA –7.5

Russia – 20.1

Brazil – 13.0

China –5.1

Indonesia – 2.3

Sweden/Finland – 1.2

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Global Forest Resources 2010Country data (% of world’s forest area)

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Canada–7.7

Source:  FRA 2010 

USA –7.5

Russia – 20.1

Brazil – 13.0

China –5.1

Indonesia – 2.3

Sweden/Finland – 1.2

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Source:  http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/i3010e/i3010e00.htm

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Forests  30% of land in world is forested,  increasing in some areas (e.g. Asia)  decreasing in others (e.g. Africa, Oceania, S. America) great fluctuations in deforestation in countries e.g. Brazil

Overall forest cover is increasing

Hotbed of NGO activism WHY?

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What is harvested

Harvest of 3.3 billion m3/yr from ~400 billion m3 of trees on 4 billion ha of forest land  (0.8% annually)

Subsistence (~50%)  vs  Industrial (~50%)good and bad of subsistence use?

Coniferous (1/3) vs Non‐coniferous (2/3)C (2/3 industrial) vs NC (~2/3 subsistence)

Missing data due to illegal, underreported, and unreported logging =10‐25% of total

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Some forest issuesDeforestationRole of plantations (extensive vs intensive)Forests / Wood & GHG storage Forests and: indigenous peoples poverty alleviation rural sustainability  agriculture 

Forest preservation, conservation or multiple useUrbanization and loss of connectivity with forests

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Rest of presentation focuses on Industrial Wood Supply and Use

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Industrial Roundwood Production 2012total of 1,661 mcum (little change in 25 years)

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Can. 9.1%

Brazil 8.4%

Russia  10.7%

US  20.2%China 6.2%

Sweden 3.8%Finland 2.7%Germany 2.6%

Chile 2.4%

Indonesia 3.7% 

Forest Resource vs Industrial RWin % of world for 2010 and 2012

Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization FORSTAT Database 2012 and FAO 2010 FRA

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increase harvest?

harvestmaxxed? 

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Trends in Forest Management

equity ownership of private forest land private ownership  2.7 million ha annually 1990 ‐ 2000

multi use forest management  shift to forest (not wood) products e.g. PES

ecosystem management  ‐ people as part of ecosystem

market driven  deforestation & illegal logging

plantation forestry  from 1990 – 2010 >92 million ha ‐‐ increase of 54%

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Ten countries with largest area of productive forest plantations 2005 in %

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

ChinaUSA

RussiaBrazilSudan

IndonesiaChile

ThailandFranceTurkeyOthers

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Source: FAO 2005 FRA

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Forest PlantationsGood for the World

– Rapid growth  less land needed  natural forest conservation

– Good use of scarce resources– Creates continuous, long term 

wood supply– Economically beneficial

Bad for the World

– Biological deserts – NO biodiversity

– Depletes soil / requires fertilization

– Creates hydrological problems

– Monoculture increases pest & disease problems

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0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1961 1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003 2008 2014 2020

US$ Billions

Current Global Recession

$267 billion

Value of world exports of forest products – increasing at 8.5% annually

(Source: CIBC) David Cohen

Trends in Industrial Log Supply

in supply from fast grown plantations e.g. Eucalyptus (7 year rotation) heavily subsidized by governments

supply from developed natural forest costs, NGO’s, bark beetle, other uses, etc.)

supply Russia, E. Europe, Baltics, etc.

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CHINA

GFC

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China – 21st Century Game Changer

At start of 21st century China was worried about wood supply due to National Forest Protection Plan (NFPP)

Study predicted sufficient wood available for import for rapidly growing sector

In 2000 China was not in top 10 producers, importer or exports of any wood products

LESS THAN 10 YEAR LATER

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CHINA 2009China now a powerhouse in wood production

1st largest exporter (by value)2nd largest importer (by value)

Furniture #1 Plywood,  MDF, blockboard #1 HW lumber #2 Particleboard #3 SW lumber  #3

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China’s Forest Product Production2003‐2010

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Billion

s of U

S$

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Source: International Wood Markets Group 2010 through UNECE Forest Products Annual Market Reviews

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China’s wood import & exports

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

millions of U

S$

Imports

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Exports

China  usually adds 30% of value to imports, uses ¼ domestically and exports slightly higher value than it imports

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China and Logs

By 2000 China’s forest seriously overharvested soil erosion, reduced harvests, water pollution, etc.  NFPP

Great  in imported logs &  establishment of plantations China has largest area of forest plantations  using GM trees to ameliorate soil degradation, 

improve fibre quality, & quantity

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China’s Share of World Log Imports(about 1/3rd of imports – Russia about 1/3rd of exports)

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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Globa

l Log

 Impo

rts NFPP

Source: WTA and FAO data set

WTO

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Suifenhe Rail Yard 2003

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Russia’s Share of World Log Exports

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Globa

l Log

 Exports

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Source: WTA and FAO data set

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Proposed Russian Tax Rate

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TBA

X

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Russia Joins WTO 22/8/12

EC support for entry required access to logs

Set quotas and new tariffs based on region within quota tariff reduced: 25% to 13% for spruce & 

fir logs and 80% outside quota

2013 quota 5,950,600 m3 to Europe and 285,900 m3 outside of Europe (Japan remains at 25%)

7% for birch logs which go to Europe

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China SW Log Imports

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

Thou

sand

 of cum

NZ USA Canada Other Total Russia

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Canada

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What is the Story 

1. China bans logging on natural forests2. Wood industry grows using imported logs3. Russia increases log exports to China

Also from NZ & illegal logging (e.g. Indonesia)

4. China  global leader in wood production5. Russia wants more manufacturing so  tax6. China decreases log imports & increases lumber 

imports7. Russia backs down but for Europe & not China

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Current Topics – Log SupplyIllegal Logging (Brazil & Indonesia)

Certification / Legality / Import Regulation

Climate Change and Forests – REDD++

Forests and Indigenous Peoples

Forests and Poverty Alleviation

Forests and Carbon Sequestration

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Zhang Jiagang Port near Shanghai 2001

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Global Lumber Production & Exports

90

140

190

240

290

340

390

Millions of cum

Exports Production

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Largest Sawnwood Producers 2012

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

millions of cum

Sawnwood Production 2012

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China’s Share of World Log Imports(about 1/3rd of imports – Russia about 1/3rd of exports)

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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%Globa

l Log

 Impo

rts NFPP

Source: WTA and FAO data set

WTO

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Chinese Lumber Imports

0

5

10

15

20

25

millions of cum

all SawnwoodC Sawnwood

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What is the Story

Taxes, corruption, overharvesting, etc.       costly unstable log supply from Russia

Shift to importing softwood lumber with Canada supplying almost half 

Rising costs in China plus higher cost for logs makes imported lumber more competitive 

Continued growth or short window of opportunity?

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Trends in Sawnwood

in supply from lower cost natural forests & southern plantations

technology enables sawnwood replacement  with EWP, other materials, HW lumber, etc.

real decline in price over time

what to do with the wood chips given the decline in writing & graphic paper and newsprint

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China and Wood Panels

China is largest producer of MDF, blockboard & Plywood in the world

China uses wood panels for its large furniture production

Chinese production  but exports  as domestic consumption has grown

Many old plywood plants being replaced by modern facilities

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Largest Panel Exporters 2012

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Chinese Panel Production, Exports &  Imports

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Trends in Panels

OSB gaining in Europe – entry in Asia China produces >1/3 of world supply of MDF

use of alternative materials for panels Kenaf, strawboard, bamboo board, etc.

production & exports from China & Brazil

trade & production of wood panels

new types of panels e.g. CLT

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What is the Story

China dramatically increasing production of wood panels (MDF & plywood) MDF used for furniture & other manufacturing plywood used for concrete forming

use of wood panels world wide much in wood housing which is growing rebirth of some panel types (eg SIP and CLT) use wood, store carbon

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Pulp & Paperboard Production

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Largest Pulp Producers 2012

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Chinese Pulp Production and  Imports

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Trends in Pulp & PaperMost pulp used to make 3 types of paper (derived demand)

1. P&W (printing & writing)declining due to spread of internet

2. Packagingholding steady with  use balanced by  in recycled material

3. Hygienegrowing faster than GDP

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Newsprint End‐use Factorin thousand tonnes / billion dollar of real US GDP

from CIBC World Markets 1/28/09

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Trends in Pulp technology  high quality pulp from poor fibre

impact of internet on paper use newspaper readership  (newsprint)

growth in absorbent pulps (for tissues, etc.) fast grown southern hardwoods e.g. eucalyptus

material from the urban forest

use of “waste” driving up cost of some pulp

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Recovered Paper Production

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steady growth in recovered paper

technology & design  keeps increasing % of paper recovered

“urban pulp supply”

needs strong pulp added each time it is recycled

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Largest Recovered Paper Producers 2012

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Recently China has surpassed USA as largest producer of recovered paper.

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Trends in Recovered Paper

trade in recovered paper mechanical pulp used to add strength

backhaul waste paper to China and Korea

recovery rates due to technology

NA public willing to subsidize recycling (strong support for blue box programs)

Some states require % recycled content

Is recycled paper always better?

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What is the Story

China importing pulp to produce paper paper use for newsprint, office paper & packaging 

(except in rapidly developing economies) but  for fluff pulp  decline in northern SW pulp & increase in pulp from 

eucalyptus plantations 

Increase in pulp prices due to competing uses for waste input (eg biofuels, rayon

No new pulp mills in developed countries WHY? Shift to agroforestry ‐monoculture plantations

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