BOSTON, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today predicted that the Pacific Rim woodchip trade -- already at record levels in 2007 -- will expand even further to 18.8 million BDMT by 2010.
The prediction came as part of the newly published 15th International Pulpwood Trade Review. This annual report has become essential for operators of tree farms and plantations; woodchip importers/exporters, pulp producers, transport shipping companies and investors. This year's Review will provide detailed information on changes to global demand and supply for pulpwood fiber as well as a comprehensive listing of chipwood and pulplog suppliers and buyers. New to the 2008 edition is data on specialized woodchip carriers and an examination of the international market for biofuels.
Robert Flynn, study co-author and RISI's director of international timber, commented, "In 2007, the Pacific Rim woodchip market reached a record volume, even though average prices for hardwood chip imports in Japan were also at an all-time high, in US dollar terms. While the Pacific market for woodchips is expected to increase over the next several years, the biggest change is in the Atlantic market, where imports of woodchips from overseas in 2008 will likely set new record volumes in Spain, Turkey, Portugal, Norway, Sweden and Finland. And of course, international trade in wood pellets for biomass energy will not only reach record levels in Europe, but the trade will also spread to the Asian markets for the first time in 2008."
The 2008 report has been co-authored by Flynn and Dennis Neilson, an internationally known New Zealand-based consultant and expert on the global wood fiber trade.
The International Pulpwood Trade Review is available now. A complete prospectus can be found at http://www.risiinfo.com pulpwood
About RISI
RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, timber, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help them make better decisions.
Headquartered in Boston (Bedford), Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Charlottesville, Virginia.
More information can be found at http://www.risiinfo.com
SOURCE: RISI
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