Log supply
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March 31, 2014
Tropical logs imports in Europe drop 20%
EU imports of tropical hardwood logs were 186,000 m3 in 2013, down 20% compared to the previous year. Imports of this commodity into France, the main destination, were down 20% at 86,350 cu.m. Imports from all the leading supply countries declined, including Congo (Kinshasa), Congo (Brazzaville), Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Liberia. The decline is due to the combined effects of weak European demand, supply constraints, and regulatory uncertainty. The European okoume plywood manufacturing sector, formerly a major buyer of logs, has struggled to compete during the recession and capacity is now small, with a significant share of production having relocated to Gabon. Due to supply problems and rising log prices, more central European mills that formerly imported tropical hardwood logs for sawing and slicing have switched to temperate hardwoods this year. On the supply... Continue reading
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July 28, 2016
Crisis in New Zealand's log supply
New Zealand wood processing leaders held a hui with senior government officials and political leaders in Whangarei yesterday to assess the acute log supply shortage to local mills in Northland. The joint industry/government meeting saw statistics that clearly show: the completely unsustainable forest harvest rate in New Zealand's Northland;... Continue reading
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Crisis in New Zealand's log supply
New Zealand wood processing leaders held a hui with senior government officials and political leaders in Whangarei yesterday to assess the acute log supply shortage to local mills in Northland. The joint industry/government meeting saw statistics that clearly show: the completely unsustainable forest harvest rate in New Zealand's Northland;... Continue reading