Authors: Ivan Eastin, Paul Boardman and John Perez-Garcia Executive SummaryBackground to the StudyThe lack of competitiveness of Japan’s wood producers, continued growth in imported lumber and wood products, and a growing unmanaged timber stock on Japanese national and private forests spurred the Japanese government to review lumber imports and its relation to its depressed wood products […]
Authors: Shelley Gardner and Ivan Eastin Executive SummaryThe goal of this paper is to provide objective and reliable information about Chile’s forestry sector and its current and future role in the international forest products industry. The contents should provide a well-rounded view of forestry and associated issues in Chile and would be well suited to someone […]
Authors: Bruce Lippke, Rose Braden, Scott Marshall Executive SummaryThe Pacific Northwest (PNW) forest sector is strategically linked to Pacific Rim markets, as it has been at a competitive disadvantage with the US South and interior Canada in delivering wood products to the population dense eastern and southern US markets. Deep-water port access to Asia however, has […]
Authors: Samuel J. Fleishman and Ivan L. Eastin. Executive SummaryArgentina’s geography, demographic profile, and level of infrastructural development are very favorable in comparison to other possible sources of plantation timber. It has a highly-educated population of over 35 million people who are generally more sophisticated and accustomed to a higher standard of living than those in […]
Authors: Guy C. Robertson and Bruce R. Lippke Executive SummaryHarvest Declines and Revenue GrowthIn spite of sharp declines in harvest volumes in the 1990s, Washington State’s forest products sector continues to generate substantial income for the state and its inhabitants. At approximately 4.1 billion board feet, Washington State’s 1994 timber harvest was 33% lower than the […]
Authors: Laura E. Cottle, Gerard F. Schreuder and Antonio A.A. de Barros IntroductionBrazil has one of the larger natural forest areas of the world yet, historically, the level of development of the forest industry lass been relatively low. More recently, however, there has been significant growth in the pulp and paper sector. This has been largely […]
Authors: Arnaldo Jelvez, Keith Blatner, Charles McKetta SummaryChile’s economy, which has been considered the most promising within Latin America, has had a free market orientation since 1973. The Chilean forest industry has shown remarkable growth and development. A key question facing market analysts around the world is the role Chile will play in future international markets […]
Authors: Gerard F. Schreuder, Richard P. Vlosky and Yeo Chang Youn IntroductionHistorically, South Korea has played a key role in global forest products trade. In the seventies for example, it was one of the world’s greatest producers of plywood. Presently however, recent events have compromised this position. One of these has been the ban of log […]
