UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Panels Timber Committee forecasts by Mr. Jorge Najera Expert presentation by Mr. Olli Koskiranta, Vice-President, Business Development, Finnforest Corporation
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review Panels industries restructuring to increase profitability. North American consumption of panels was steady. European consumption of wood-based panels dropped by 4%. Russian Federation consumption of wood- based panels climbed 15%.
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 EUROPE Total Wood-based Panels
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 NORTH AMERICA Total Wood-based Panels
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 RUSSIAN FEDERATION Total Wood-based Panels
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Europe: Particle board (including OSB)
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review European particle board industry restructured in EU/EFTA particle board production dropped by 6%. “Other Europe” particle board production dropped 2.8%.
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Europe: OSB
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review In Europe production of OSB set a new record level of 1.6 million m 3.
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Europe: Fibreboard
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Europe: MDF
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review MDF production in the EU/EFTA continued its rapid expansion. MDF production in “Other Europe” expanded 1.5 million m 3.
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Europe: Plywood
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Softwood plywood production in EU/EFTA countries was down. Softwood plywood production increased by more than 6% in “Other Europe”. Softwood plywood production increased by almost 13% in the Russian Federation. Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 North America: Plywood
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 North America: Structural panel production
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review Continued substitution of plywood by OSB in the United States. OSB production in North America continued upwards reached 20 million m 3.
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 STRUCTURAL PANEL COMPOSITE PRICE (RANDOM LENGTHS)
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 PRICES OF OSB AND FRAMING LUMBER IN THE UNITED STATES
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 North America: Particle board (excluding OSB)
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 North America: Particle board (excluding OSB)
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 North America: Fibreboard
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 North America: MDF
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review MDF production in North America remained close to 2000 levels.
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, September 2002 Next presentation Mr. Olli Koskiranta, Vice-President, Business Development, Finnforest Corporation, Metsä, Finland