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FEP General Assembly and European Parquet CongressMalmö, Sweden, 8 June 2007
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New European Wood Market: Shortage or
Surplus?
Ed PepkeForest Products Marketing Specialist Food and Agricultural Organization &UN Economic Commission for Europe
Geneva, Switzerland
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TopicsI. Wood markets in the UNECE region
II. UNECE region's markets fit into the global situation
III. Forest resources
IV. Rise in demand for wood for energy in Europe
V. Availability of wood to meet elevated demands
VI. Shortage or surplus?
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Info sources
• UNECE/FAO workshop proceedings• UNECE/FAO European Forest Sector Outlook
Study• UNECE/FAO Forest Resources Assessment• UNECE/FAO TIMBER Database• Forest Products Annual Market Review• FAOStat
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I. Wood markets in the UNECE region
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Consumption in UNECE region
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135
155
175
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215
235
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275
295
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Million
m3
186
188
190
192
194
196
198
200
Million
m.t
.
Sawnwood m3Panels m3Paper and paperboard m.t.
Source: UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2005-2006
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1400
m3 e
quiv
ale
nt
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Europe C.I.S. N. America UNECE region
Consumption in UNECE region
Source: UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2005-2006
Demand for wood and wood productsat record high levels in 2005 & basedon UNECE Timber Committee forecasts higher again in 2006 and 2007
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Exports of primary products
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100
120
140
160
180
200
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Inde
x (2
001=
100)
EECCA: $9 billion in 2005 Europe: $86 billion in 2005 UNECE-region: $139 billion in 2005 North America: $44 billion in 2005
Source: UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2005-2006
C.I.S.:
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UNECE Timber Committee forecasts
for 2007• Forest products markets forecast at record
levels in the UNECE region in 2006 and 2007 • Chinese forest industry rapidly reshaping
marketplace • Continuing concern about illegal logging,
climate change • Record high energy prices and energy
policies driving wood energy markets • Despite forest growth outstripping removals,
increased competition for timber
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II. UNECE region's markets fit into the
global situation
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UNECE region’s share of world consumption of primary forest
products, 2005
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Industrial roundwood
Wood pulp
Sawnwood
Wood-based panels
Paper and paperboard
UNECE Rest of world Sources: UNECE/FAO TIMBER database, FAO statistics, 2006.
55 to 80%
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UNECE region’s share of world production of primary forest
products
Sources: UNECE/FAO TIMBER database, FAO statistics, 2006.
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Industrial
roundwood
m3
Sawnwood
m3
Wood based
panels m3
Paper and
paperboard
m.t.
Wood pulp
m.t.
Recovered
paper m.t.
of which UNECE region 2004 World production 2003
62 to 78%
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UNECE region’s share of worldexports of primary forest
products
Sources: UNECE/FAO TIMBER database, FAO statistics, 2006.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Industrial
roundwood
Sawnwood Wood based
panels
Paper and
paperboard
Wood pulp Recovered
paper
of which UNECE exports 2004 World exports 2003
75 to 98%
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Top-5 importers of builders joinery and carpentry
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
UnitedStates
Germany France UnitedKingdom
Japan
Billion
$
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Sources: Eurostat, Trade Statistics of Japan by Ministry of Trade and Customs, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Demand for joinery, millwork, profiled wood, is mostly within the UNECE region – same as flooring.
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III. Forest resources
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Where are the forests?
N&C America14%
S. America23%
Europe27%
Asia14%
Africa17%
Oceania5%
Source: FAO State of the World’s Forests 2007
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European forests, including Russia
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200
300
400
500
600
Softwoods Hardwoods Mixed
Million h
ect
ares
East Nordic/Baltic SoutheastSouthwest Northwest Central
i
Source: UNECE/FAO Forest Resources Assessment
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Industrial roundwood exports
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
$ b
illions
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Softwood Temperate hardwood Tropical
Source: FAO Stat
Softwood and temperate hardwood exports increasing through 2007, especially from Russia – but new Russian export taxes could cut exports.
Tropical exports generally falling:
1. Countries banning log exports
2. Promotion of value-added
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Where’s the wood?
N&C America17%
S. America29%
Europe30%
Asia9%
Africa12%
Oceania3%
Source: FAO State of the World’s Forests 2007
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Wood volume per hectare
125 123112
7263
55
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
m3 p
er
hecta
re
S.America N&C America EuropeAfrica Asia Oceania
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UNECE region's forests fit into the global
situation
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Mil
lio
n h
ec
tare
s
UNECE63%
Source: State of the World’s Forest, 2007.
World forests vs. UNECE region forests
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Annual change in forest area, 2000-2005
Source: FAO State of the World’s Forests 2007.
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3M
illio
n he
ctar
es
Natural Plantation Total
Europe
Asia &Pacific
AfricaS. America
Near East
N America
Latin America &
the Caribbean
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Annual change in forest area, 1990-2000, (million hectares)
DeforestationIncrease in forest area
Net change in forest area
Tropics -14.2 +1.9 -12.3
Non-tropics -0.4 +3.3 +2.9
World -14.6 +5.2 -9.4
Source: FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000
Note: Annual change in forest area recalculated as –7.3 million Ha per year from 2000-2005 by FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005
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Reasons for deforestation
• Conversion to other land uses – Agricultural, including
• Grazing• Conversion to palm oil
– Urbanization
• Unsustainable silvicultural practices– Unmanaged harvesting– Poor regeneration– Fire, insects and diseases– Over harvesting fuelwood
• Poverty and overpopulation
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Forest resources in Europe
• Only 60% of wood grown is harvested
• Forest volume increases ~2 million m3 daily
• Forestland increases by 500,000 hectares per year
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State of Europe’s Forests
• Resources and area increasing• Forest health and vitality are critical• Productive functions maintained• Biodiversity is a focus• Plantations are only 3%• Protective forests are 12%• Socio-economic functions important
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Forest resources in Russia
• Only 16% of wood grown is harvested• Forest volume increases ~3 million m3
daily • Forest area 1990 to 2000: no significant
change
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Forest resources in N. America
• 80% of net annual increment harvested• Forest volume increases ~3 million m3
daily • Forest area 1990 to 2000
– USA +0.2%– Canada, no significant change
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Forest resources: growing stock
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Europe (41) North America CIS
Growing stock Net annual increment Fellings
s
Source:Temperate and Boreal Forest Resources Assessment 2000
Billion
m
3
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Net annual growth vs. fellings
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
Europe (41) N. America CIS
Net annual increment Fellings
Source:Temperate and Boreal Forest Resources Assessment 2000
Billion
m
3
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Forests increasing
Fellings as % of annual growth
Central Europe 61%
Nordics & Baltics 72%
Northwest Europe 53%
Southeast Europe 45%
EU 27 60%
Russia 34%
North America 80%
Sources: State of the World’s Forests, 2007 and UNECE/FAO Forest Resources Assessment
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Deforestation & the wood processing industry
• Consumers confused about deforestation• Middlemen asking for assurance of source
– Sustainable forest management– Legality
• Retailers want to sell legal, sustainable• Industry, governments, organizations
want– Sustainable economic development– Sustainable forest management
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Deforestation & the wood processing industry
• Manufacturers’ info, including labels • Retailers’ labels, e.g. IKEA• Promotional campaigns’ labels• Certification systems’ labels, including
chain-of-custody certificates
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Global distribution of certified forest area as a percentage of total forest area by countries,
2007
Sources: Individual certification systems, Forest Certification Watch, the Canadian Sustainable Forestry Certification Coalition, and FAO
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Geographical distribution of total certified forest area,
2007
Sources: Individual certification systems, Forest Certification Watch and the Canadian Sustainable Forestry Certification Coalition, 2007.
56
28
74
1 1
3
0
510
15
2025
30
35
4045
50
5560
65
NorthAmerica
EU/EFTA OtherEuropeand CIS
LatinAmerica
Oceania Africa Asia
%
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Certification summary
• ~300 million hectares, 8% world’s forests• Mostly temperate, only ~6% tropic• Equivalent of industrial roundwood
– ~400 million m3– ~25% of world production– Mostly North America, 13%, then– Europe, 11%
• New driver: public procurement policies
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Certification summary
• UNECE Timber Committee: “Channel of communication”. But communication without labels?
• Expanding more slowly• Conflict between schemes
– Consumer confusion– Multiple certification of same forests and
products (especially Sweden)
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Forest resources summary
• Removals considerably below growth in temperate forests
• Wide variance in utilization rates of NAI • Growing stock increasing in Europe• Southern hemisphere plantations expanding• Statistical oversupply compared to demand
for wood• Increasing alternative demands on forests,
including for energy
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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Volu
me (
mill
ion
m3)
X factor for resources: Climate change
• Growth, species … long term• Storms … sudden
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Swiss storm damage
Source: Swiss Federal Research Institute
An
nu
al d
am
ag
e,
CH
F
(million
s)
Cu
mu
lati
ve d
am
ag
e,
CH
F
(million
s)
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• Climate change awareness has increased political and public interest in wood energy
• EU launched ambitious energy policies• Wood pellet markets are growing
throughout Europe
IV. Rise in demand for wood for energy in
Europe
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Background issues
• Increasing fossil fuel prices• Energy security • Policies to reduce climate
change• Wood industries’ wood needs
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Background issues
• Increasing fossil fuel prices
Source: International Energy Agency, 2007
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Background issues
• Increasing fossil fuel prices• Energy security
– Middle East instability– Russian supply interruptions– Growing consumption, e.g.
China– Nuclear safety
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Background issues
• Increasing fossil fuel prices• Energy security • Policies to reduce climate change
– UNECE region– Kyoto Protocol– European Union & member countries
• 20% renewable energy in 2020– G8– United States’ government lagging
behind
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Background issues
• Increasing fossil fuel prices• Energy security • Policies to reduce climate change• Wood industries’ wood needs
– Increasing demand– Increasing raw material prices– Competition
• Local can be intense• Short-term can be intense
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Wood energy in 12 European countries,
2005
Source: UNECE/FAO, 2007.
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EU biomass use, 1990-2004
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Mto
e
Wood & wood waste in households & services
Other wood & wood waste
BiogasMuniciple waste
Liquid biofuels
Wood now +80%
Source: Eurostat, 2007
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Pellet production and consumption
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
North American Production
North American Consumption
European Consumption
Other Consumption
Total Consumption
Pel
let
Pro
du
ctio
n (
1000
to
ns)
Source: Canadian Wood Pellet Association, 2007
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Sweden’s woodfuel imports
Source: UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2005-2006
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Volume, Gwh
Latvia 1200Canada 460Belarus 410Holland 390Estonia 325Spain 115Norway 48Finland 39Total 7,032
Sweden’s woodfuelimports, 2005
Source: UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2005-2006
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V. Availability of wood to meet elevated
demands
Western European wood and fibre requirements,
1960-2020
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Year
Am
oun
t (i
n m
illi
on c
ub
ic m
etre
s W
RM
E)
Recovered paper
Net pulp imports
Industrial roundwood
Total wood and fibre requirement
Source: UNECE/FAO European Forest Sector Outlook Study, 2005 WRME = Wood raw material equivalent
Growing demand without energy
Gap is residues
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Supply and demand dilemma in western
Europe in 2010 • Wood and paper industry – 312 million m3
(wood raw material equivalent)• Energy sector – 210 million m3 (based on EU
targets)• Forests’ annual growth – 505 million m3 (net
annual increment on forests available for wood supply)
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International Seminar on Energy and the Forest Products
Industry
October 2006, Rome
FAO, IEA, ICFPA, UNECE, ITTO, WBCSD
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Energy and the Forest Products Industry
Seminar• Themes
– Energy policies and trends– Role of wood as an energy
source– Energy and material efficiency
in the forest products industry
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Energy & industry seminar
conclusions from Rome, 2006• Integrated and balanced energy and
forest policies mitigate climate change• Local actions with global vision• Stable, sustainable regulatory
frameworks needed for level playing field
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Leveling the playing field
• Policies, legislation• Environmental regulations• Duties, tariffs, taxes• Raw material costs• Labor costs, benefits• Manufacturing costs• Rise in standard of living
consumption or wood products
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• Forest products industry combats climate change by– Optimizing raw material usage– Increasing efficiency– Producing bioenergy– Expanding into biofuel production– Improving sector competitiveness
• Forest products industry could be a net supplier of energy
Energy & industry seminar
conclusions from Rome, 2006
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• Forest products industry suffers an image problem – must be proactive
• Developing countries need assistance to use forest and mill residues for energy
• International organizations can – collect, analyze and distribute data and
information– Develop partnerships, provide forums– Coordinate research
Energy & industry seminar
conclusions from Rome, 2006
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Mobilizing Wood ResourcesWorkshop
January 2007, Geneva
UNECE/FAO, FAO, CEPI, MCPFE, EFI
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Mobilizing Wood Resources
Workshop, Geneva 2007
• Can Europe’s forests satisfy the increasing demand for raw material and energy under SFM?
• Stakeholders, over 100, represented industry, government, international organizations, NGOs,
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• Potential for increased wood supply ?
• Opportunities for increased mobilization ?
Mobilizing Wood Resources
Workshop, Geneva 2007
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• Limits of sustainability• Energy and resource efficiency• Equal treatment (agriculture vs.
forestry, imported vs. domestic)• Respect regional variations
Mobilizing Wood Resources
Workshop, Geneva 2007
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• Coherence between different sector policies• Integrate whole supply chain in biomass
strategies• Need for comprehensive reliable data• Empower forest owners to form “clusters”• Improve infrastructure and logistics• Qualified workforce• Capacity building and training
Mobilizing Wood Resources
Workshop, Geneva 2007
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Mobilizing Wood Resources
Implementation of findings• MCPFE resolution on wood energy and
mobilization• UNECE/FAO activity
– Wood energy data and information– Mobilization– Policy forum October 2007
• Opportunities for technical, policy assistance to developing countries, e.g. wood energy workshop in Balkan region
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• Remember importance of climate change and energy security
• Increase in wood supply possible
• Realistic policy targets
• Requirement for reliable statistics and forecasts
• Consider impacts on other sectors
• Overall, an opportunity for the forest sector
Mobilizing Wood Resources
Workshop, Conclusions
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VI. New European Wood Market: Shortage or
Surplus?
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Shortage or Surplus?
• Short term– Competition for wood raw materials
• Roundwood• Byproducts• Recovered wood
– Reduced Russian roundwood, or higher cost
– Oversupply in North America– Rising costs
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Latvian pulpwood prices
0102030405060
2005
2006
2007
Eur
os /
m3
Pine Spruce Aspen Birch
Source: Latvian Forest Industry Federation
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Panel manufacturers’ wood costs
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Ind
ex (
2000=
100)
Source: European Panel Federation, 2006.
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Shortage or Surplus?
• Medium term– Increasing demand for wood raw
materials for wood processing industry
– Increasing demand for wood energy– Development of infrastructure– Additional imports– Price stability?
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Shortage or Surplus?
• Long term– Increased harvests– Increased alternative wood
sources• Wood outside forests• More recovered wood• Energy plantations
– Greater trade
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Shortage or Surplus?
• Studies underway– UNECE/FAO with partners– CEPI-commissioned study
• UNECE/FAO Policy Forum– 10 October 2007, Geneva– After joint Timber Committee and
International Softwood Conference Market Discussions
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Ed PepkeForest Products Marketing Specialist
UNECE/FAO Timber Section448 Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, SwitzerlandTel. +41 22 917 2872Fax +41 22 917 [email protected]