Global supply, demand, pricing and logistics of pulpwood and biomass
will be the focus at the 6th
International Woodfibre Resource and Trade
Conference in Istanbul, Turkey on April 9-10, 2013
Worldwide trade of wood chips fell in 2012 and prices for...
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Global supply, demand, pricing and logistics of pulpwood and biomass
will be the focus at the 6th
International Woodfibre Resource and Trade
Conference in Istanbul, Turkey on April 9-10, 2013
Worldwide trade of wood chips fell in 2012 and prices for pulplogs and wood chips were
down in most regions of the world.
But change is ahead.
Global demand for wood fiber
for both pulp manufacturing and renewable energy is expected to increase during 2013
and 2014.
China bucked the trend and imported more wood chips in 2012 for an expanding pulp
industry and Vietnam continued to be the largest chip export in the world.
Trade of wood pellets has gone up dramatically the past few years, particularly from
North America to Europe.
In 2012, the US and Canada increased shipments to energy
facilities in Europe by 62% over the previous year.
These trends raise a number of questions about the future supply, trade and pricing of
wood fiber:
How will demand for wood fiber for pulp manufacturing and en
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