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SOFTWOODS: SAWNWOOD AND LOGS

Secretariat introduction by Mr. Ed Pepke Mr. Matti Sihvonen, Director, Wood Products Unit, Finnish Forest Industries Federation, Helsinki Dr. Eduard Akim, Head, Department of Technology of Pulp and Composite Materials, St. Petersburg. SOFTWOODS: SAWNWOOD AND LOGS.

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SOFTWOODS: SAWNWOOD AND LOGS

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  1. Secretariat introduction by Mr. Ed Pepke Mr. Matti Sihvonen, Director, Wood Products Unit, Finnish Forest Industries Federation, Helsinki Dr. Eduard Akim, Head, Department of Technology of Pulp and Composite Materials, St. Petersburg SOFTWOODS: SAWNWOOD AND LOGS TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  2. Overviewof Forest Products Annual Market Review, 1999-2000 findings Sawnwood forecasts for 2000 and 2001 Europe North America Russian Federation Log forecasts for 2000 and 2001 INTRODUCTORY TOPICS TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  3. Consumption, production and trade of sawn softwood rose to record levels in North America and Europe in1999 and were even stronger in early 2000. Consumption of sawn softwood in the ECE region grew 4% in 1999, with growth of 6% in North America, 3% in Europe and a decrease of 18% in Russia. Strong economies in North America and Europe are driving demand for sawnwood for construction and other uses. Forest Products Annual Market Review, 1999-2000 findings (1 of 3) TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  4. Prices moved in opposite directions in 2000, falling to near-term lows in North America and firming in Europe. The United States increased imports by over 1 million m3, with much of the new increase coming from Europe, as well as new sources from South America and Russia. Germany became the largest sawnwood producer in Europe and continues to be the greatest consumer by far. Forest Products Annual Market Review, 1999-2000 findings (2 of 3) TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  5. Central and eastern European countries are rapidly increasing domestic consumption, albeit from low levels, and are succeeding in finding new export markets in western Europe, United States and Asia. Russian Federation exports increased dramatically in 1999, although production fell. The ongoing recovery from the 1998 Asian economic crisis allowed ECE region exporters’ markets in Japan to rebound. Forest Products Annual Market Review, 1999-2000 findings (3 of 3) TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  6. EUROPE: SAWN SOFTWOOD TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  7. EUROPE: SAWN SOFTWOOD TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  8. SWEDISH SAWN SOFTWOOD PRICES TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  9. NORTH AMERICA: SAWN SOFTWOOD TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  10. NORTH AMERICA: SAWN SOFTWOOD TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  11. NORTH AMERICAN SAWN SOFTWOOD PRICES TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  12. RUSSIA: SAWN SOFTWOOD TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  13. EUROPE: SOFTWOOD LOGS TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  14. EUROPE: SOFTWOOD LOG TRADE TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  15. NORTH AMERICA: SOFTWOOD LOGS TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  16. NORTH AMERICA: SOFTWOOD LOGS TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

  17. Mr. Matti Sihvonen, Director, Wood Products Unit Finnish Forest Industries Federation, Helsinki Dr. Eduard Akim, Head, Department of Technology of Pulp and Composite Materials, St. Petersburg NEXT SOFTWOOD PRESENTATIONS TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session

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