International Co-organizator
FEA Canada (WOOD MARKETS) provides industry and market expertise in the solid wood products field to its clients. Many of its activities are tied to elements of our clients’ business plan to integrate raw material inputs with existing or proposed processing facilities to fit with product and market options. The WOOD MARKETS team has delivered expert consultative services in global markets to an extensive client base in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Brazil, China, Europe, Russia and other countries. Our global network of contacts and comprehensive data-base delivers strategic results for clients.
FEA Canada publishes a number of strategic industry reports including:
· The China Bulletin – Monthly Report (since 2008).
· The China Book – Wood Products Industry & Market Outlook: 2006; 2010; 2012, 2018.
· WOOD Markets Monthly International Report (since 1996).
· WOOD Markets 5-Year Outlook: Lumber & Panels: 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006; Annually: 2010 to date.
· Global Timber/Lumber Cost Benchmarking Report: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017.
· Russia: Forest Industry Competitiveness & Export Outlook (2013).
We also have organized and managed over 20 industry/market conferences in Vancouver, China, Brazil, Austria, New Zealand and Australia plus we organize industry tours to Russia, China and other countries. Our client base covers both domestic and international firms in primary manufacturing as well as a variety of companies in the service sector to the forest industry (investment houses, legal firms, transportation companies, government, etc.).
Full details are available at: www.woodmarkets.com
Forest Economic Advisors LLC is based new Boston Massachusetts and purchased WOOD MARKETS in August 2017. The firm’s highly-trained economists use sophisticated economic methods, but provide insights in concise, accessible language. Our products are jargon-free and uncluttered to get the message across without wasting your time. Its team of analysts has a long track record of excellence in the industry. FEA was formed to provide its clients with first rate analysis, data that is easy to access and customized consulting to better serve our clients’ information needs.
FEA brings modern econometric techniques to the forest products industry. We have carefully built a large (and ever-expanding) industry data set which we combined with our proprietary modeling systems to deliver comprehensive and consistent forecasts.
FEA offers a full suite of analytical products covering the Forest Product industry. Our offerings include Monthly Advisors for near term analysis, the Quarterly Forecasting Service for a longer term outlook, an extensive historical database, and the industry's only comprehensive, up-to-date, mill-level capacity reports by sector. We also produce single and multi-client research on timely topics affecting our industry.
Full details are available at: www.getfea.com
Supporting Organizations
The objective of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) is to promote business development by facilitating more foreign investment, in parallel increasing the competitiveness of Latvian entrepreneurs in both domestic and foreign markets.With over 20 years of experience in the attraction of foreign direct investment to Latvia and promotion of foreign trade, the Agency has worked constantly to improve the business environment and provided services appropriate to the needs of business.At the same time LIAA has been evaluating its own performance, comparing it with world best practices, and subsequently introducing new services and solutions for our customers.The main priorities of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia are to increase the competitiveness of entrepreneurs and further promote foreign investment into Latvia.
LIAA offers an integrated solution – it supports companies in Latvia trading internationally, as well as overseas businesses seeking partners or locations in Latvia.An ability to anticipate the rapidly changing needs of businesses and markets by offering new services characterises the Agency’s own competitiveness, built on the knowledge and competencies of our experienced specialists.
WEBSITE:WWW.LIAA.GOV.LV
The Pallet Professional Committee of China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (hereinafter refer to “Pallet Committee”) is the only industrial organization of the pallet industry in China and an agency established within the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing.
The aim of the Pallet Committee is to extensively organize and uinite the enterprises and units engaged in
the production, utilization and research of pallets as well as the experts and scholars engaged in the research of pallets under the guidance of the relevant general and specific policies of the state and under the leadership of the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing in order to raise the technical and managerial levels of pallet production and realize the modernization of the logistics service in China.
WEBSITE:WWW.CHINAWULIU.COM.CN/OFFICE/26/INDEX.SHTLMCOM
WOOD FROM FINLAND program is part of the bio-economy′s national growth program. Sawn timber is Finland′s fourth biggest export product. Through this program the Finnish sawmills would like to introduce themselves to entire Chinese timber trade and further processing industry, present its possibilities and offer new opportunities for long term business.
Finland’s positive wood balanceenables the sawmills to increase their production in the coming years. For
time being 10 – 20 percent of the production capacity of sawn timber is not utilized. Finnish wood is slowly
grown, durable, straight grained and visually beautiful even for the most demanding visible end-use purposes. Finnish forests are sustainably managed and are part of the PEFC-certification system. This is extremely valuable for the final consumers of timber products and their growing awareness of environmental issues.
The production of the 20 sawmilling companies participating in WOOD FROM FINLAND program corresponds to half of the Finnish sawn timber production. All of them are interested in developing the business in good partnership with Chinese timber importers, distributers, and industrial customers.
WEBSITE:WWW.WOODFROMFINLAND.FI
Swedish Wood is a department within the trade organization Swedish Forest Industries Federation. Swedish Wood is supported by the Swedish sawmill sector. Swedish Wood spreads knowledge, provides inspiration and encourages development relating to wood, wood products and wooden buildings. The goal is to increase the use of wood in Sweden and in selected international markets through information and inspiration. Swedish Wood also aims to highlight wood as a competitive, eco-friendly and sustainable material.World-wide, Sweden is the third largest exporter of sawn timber. In Europe, the Swedish sawmill industry holds a prominent position, as the second-largest producer and the largest exporter of sawn softwood.
The Swedish sawn timber is consists mainly of two conifer species: pine (Pinus sylvestris) and spruce (Picea abies). Swedish wood is used for furniture, floors, wall panels, mouldings, windows, doors, outdoor decking and as a construction material.Sweden is the third largest country by area in Europe. 70% of Sweden is covered with forest. Swedish pine and spruce are slow growing. The rotation period of the forest varies from 65–110 years depending on the geographical location. All Swedish timber comes from sustainably managed forests, where every harvested tree is replaced by several new planted seedlings.
WEBSITE:WWW.SWEDISHWOOD.COM
Taicang Timber & Wood Products Distribution Association(abbreviated TTDA) was established in December,2012 approved by Taicang City Civil Affairs Bureau.TTDA is a regional, industrial, non-profit social organization composed by the regional enterprises engaged in wood and wood products trade, processing, logistics and other industries and relevant administrative departments of and individuals voluntarily for the realization of common wishes,which is a member of the Taicang City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Taicang City Chamber of Commerce, China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association’s vice president units, the China Timber circulation Association,working under the guidance of CTWPDA and TCCCI .
Qingdao Timber Industry Association's function is to represent the timber industry business interests, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of industry, reflect the wood enterprise appeal, coordinate the relationship between enterprises, standardize enterprise behavior, safeguard fair competition and market order, with the government, strengthen international cooperation, to provide services for the industry, enterprise, government, and promote the healthy development of wood industry. Wood is a beneficial supplement function of the government and the market, to the non-profit, non political, independence, voluntary and other notable features, indepth wood enterprises, unite all social forces, build Qingdao wood and international supplier of communication network and communication platform, can not touch in the government service function of local play a useful supplement effect of Self Help Association, self support, especially in the industry to meet the needs of groups, has unique advantages in solving the problems such as self-discipline, innovation and development of industry norms and industry, to guide and promote the healthy and orderly development of the industry play a considerable role.
Shunde Association of Wood Industry was established in March 2013.It’s a professional wood association covering leading wood related business participants such as wood production enterprises, wood processing enterprises, wood distribution and logistics enterprises, wholesale markets and etc. Their mission is to create a Non-profit organization that would help to advance and promote the wood industry, while bringing valuable resources and information to its members.
With nearly two decades development, Shunde Association of Wood Industry has become the leading position in rubber wood industry and operates the biggest scale of Rubber wood. Shunde, by importing 2 million cubic metres rubber wood each year with 25% growth rate, has become the most important importer of Thai’s rubber.90% of Thai’s rubber were exported to China, of which, 80% are imported by Shunde.