1998 Tropical Timbers Journal – An Independent Publication Providing Market Information
MAY
PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_May1998
Contents:
Page 1
Indonesia on the brink
Peninsular Malaysia Suspends Levy Page 2
Certification - who needs it?
B&Q
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4
New Market Study
Page 5
Plywood Market Report
Ghana exports
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
News from Brazil - New Protected Areas, Brazilian Mahogany
Page 9
Shipping News
FSC Shorts
Tiger Economies - Optimism over Malaysian recovery, Bad debts
Page 10
Indonesian fires
Carbon dioxide and tropical forests
European parliament
Publications
Exhibitions
Page 11
European Governments Back Wood Promotion
European Forest Industry Thriving
UK Certification
Page 12
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
Page 1
Indonesia on the brink
Peninsular Malaysia Suspends Levy Page 2
Certification - who needs it?
B&Q
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4
New Market Study
Page 5
Plywood Market Report
Ghana exports
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
News from Brazil - New Protected Areas, Brazilian Mahogany
Page 9
Shipping News
FSC Shorts
Tiger Economies - Optimism over Malaysian recovery, Bad debts
Page 10
Indonesian fires
Carbon dioxide and tropical forests
European parliament
Publications
Exhibitions
Page 11
European Governments Back Wood Promotion
European Forest Industry Thriving
UK Certification
Page 12
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
JUNE
PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_June1998
Contents:
Page 1
Japan’s declining market
ITTO talks - now it should communicate
Page 2
Merger creates world’s largest forest products company
US markets boom
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4
UK economy slows
Page 5
Plywood Market Report
Suffering in South Korea UK timber production on the increase
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC Meyer Announce Profit Warning
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC ECE/FAO/ACP project to gather forest resource data
Page 8
Tigers and dragons - China’s future potential, India’s small traders
Page 9
Holland and Canada Clash over Certification
MacMillan Bloedel to phase out clearcutting
French system to authenticate sustainability
Page 10
A future in plantations
Malaysian notes - Exports, Sarawak, Plantations
Cameroon log exports
Page 11
ATO Director outlines forestry program
AHEC Seminars New certification body
Senate urged to approve Africa-US Trade Bill IKEA involved in forest rehabilitation in Malaysia Meetings
Page 12
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
Page 1
Japan’s declining market
ITTO talks - now it should communicate
Page 2
Merger creates world’s largest forest products company
US markets boom
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4
UK economy slows
Page 5
Plywood Market Report
Suffering in South Korea UK timber production on the increase
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC Meyer Announce Profit Warning
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC ECE/FAO/ACP project to gather forest resource data
Page 8
Tigers and dragons - China’s future potential, India’s small traders
Page 9
Holland and Canada Clash over Certification
MacMillan Bloedel to phase out clearcutting
French system to authenticate sustainability
Page 10
A future in plantations
Malaysian notes - Exports, Sarawak, Plantations
Cameroon log exports
Page 11
ATO Director outlines forestry program
AHEC Seminars New certification body
Senate urged to approve Africa-US Trade Bill IKEA involved in forest rehabilitation in Malaysia Meetings
Page 12
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
JULY
PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_jul1998
Contents:
Page 1
FSC momentum pressurises tropical trade Page 2
Ghanaian notes -Concession overhaul, New afforestation fund
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4
Clouds gathering over UK economy
Page 5
Uncertainty in plywood markets
French hardwood imports on the rise German Timber Trade Federations Merge UK Government Advisors recommend new planting
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
Science report denies validity of sustainable logging
Guyanese riots damage economy Declining US Hardwood Exports to Asia Page 9
Robust response by UK importers to mahogany threat
WWF criticised for Brazilian protected areas strategy
Surinam increases area of tropical forest reserve Forestry jobs in Guyana
Page 10
Meetings
Indonesian reform
Page 11
Nationalisation of Solomon Islands logging industry
Pressure to reduce Papua New Guinea export levies Reports of illegal log exports from Cambodia
Page 12 Slow pain of IMF reform
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
Page 1
FSC momentum pressurises tropical trade Page 2
Ghanaian notes -Concession overhaul, New afforestation fund
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4
Clouds gathering over UK economy
Page 5
Uncertainty in plywood markets
French hardwood imports on the rise German Timber Trade Federations Merge UK Government Advisors recommend new planting
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
Science report denies validity of sustainable logging
Guyanese riots damage economy Declining US Hardwood Exports to Asia Page 9
Robust response by UK importers to mahogany threat
WWF criticised for Brazilian protected areas strategy
Surinam increases area of tropical forest reserve Forestry jobs in Guyana
Page 10
Meetings
Indonesian reform
Page 11
Nationalisation of Solomon Islands logging industry
Pressure to reduce Papua New Guinea export levies Reports of illegal log exports from Cambodia
Page 12 Slow pain of IMF reform
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
AUGUST
PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_Aug1998
Contents:
Page 1
Brazil’s delayed reaction
War in the Congo Page 2
Proposal for Amazon forest inventory
Political unrest in Myanmar
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4
Bank of England suggests recession unlikely
Page 5
Plywood Market Report
WTO and the environment Environment report LIGNA Exhibition
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
South American Panels Furniture, carpentry, & joinery Fire safety research
Page 9
Floods slow China’s growth
WWF Buyers Group set to accept UK scheme
Publications ITTO market study
Page 10
Malaysia gears up for Objective 2000
Transport cash for Cote’Ivoire
Guinea a good bet
CDC looks for investment opportunities
Cameroon funds
Page 11
International aid to fight fires
UK tropical forest research
Page 12 Economic threat to Indonesia’s forests
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
Page 1
Brazil’s delayed reaction
War in the Congo Page 2
Proposal for Amazon forest inventory
Political unrest in Myanmar
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4
Bank of England suggests recession unlikely
Page 5
Plywood Market Report
WTO and the environment Environment report LIGNA Exhibition
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
South American Panels Furniture, carpentry, & joinery Fire safety research
Page 9
Floods slow China’s growth
WWF Buyers Group set to accept UK scheme
Publications ITTO market study
Page 10
Malaysia gears up for Objective 2000
Transport cash for Cote’Ivoire
Guinea a good bet
CDC looks for investment opportunities
Cameroon funds
Page 11
International aid to fight fires
UK tropical forest research
Page 12 Economic threat to Indonesia’s forests
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
SEPTEMBER
PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_Sept1998
Contents:
Page 1
Malaysia’s currency gamble
Slow steps towards forest agreement Page 2
Continued p.1 articles
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4
Hardwood market report continued
Page 5
Plywood Market Report - Plywood markets “nervous”
DIY Merger Fears of global downturn dent UK economic outlook Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
Congo’s war Meetings UK imports more from US Expoforest98 Population growth FAO Market review Fire in Mato Grosso Page 9
Asian crises: an alternative view
China to shift logging to plantations
Indonesian unrest Asian paper industry
Page 10
US oldest certification scheme updated
Dutch imports of timber products
Australian carbon deal paves way to forest investment
Page 11
Europe’s forest owners move to certification
Comment on WWF’s endangered species campaign
Page 12 Brazil’s crises
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
Page 1
Malaysia’s currency gamble
Slow steps towards forest agreement Page 2
Continued p.1 articles
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4
Hardwood market report continued
Page 5
Plywood Market Report - Plywood markets “nervous”
DIY Merger Fears of global downturn dent UK economic outlook Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
Congo’s war Meetings UK imports more from US Expoforest98 Population growth FAO Market review Fire in Mato Grosso Page 9
Asian crises: an alternative view
China to shift logging to plantations
Indonesian unrest Asian paper industry
Page 10
US oldest certification scheme updated
Dutch imports of timber products
Australian carbon deal paves way to forest investment
Page 11
Europe’s forest owners move to certification
Comment on WWF’s endangered species campaign
Page 12 Brazil’s crises
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
OCTOBER
PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_Oct1998
Contents:
Page 1
Asian economies bottom out?
Ghana targets green market Page 2
Sabah resists timber imports
Forests Forever “Timber and the Environment”
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4 Continued Hardwood Market Report Page 5
Media gloom heightens risk of recession
Meyer International join WWF buyers group
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
Plywood price rise brings hope A lesson in green activism Look-alike hardwoods Lesser known hardwoods
Page 9
Crises encourages rethink in Gabon
Impact of EMU on African currencies
New shipping line Cameroon study examines causes of deforestation Page 10
German tropical timber imports buck downward trend
Page 11
ITTO Director argues for plantations
AHEC Seminar Solomon Islands in cash crises South Pacific certification Furniture exhibition
Page 12 Indonesian reforms
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
Page 1
Asian economies bottom out?
Ghana targets green market Page 2
Sabah resists timber imports
Forests Forever “Timber and the Environment”
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4 Continued Hardwood Market Report Page 5
Media gloom heightens risk of recession
Meyer International join WWF buyers group
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
Plywood price rise brings hope A lesson in green activism Look-alike hardwoods Lesser known hardwoods
Page 9
Crises encourages rethink in Gabon
Impact of EMU on African currencies
New shipping line Cameroon study examines causes of deforestation Page 10
German tropical timber imports buck downward trend
Page 11
ITTO Director argues for plantations
AHEC Seminar Solomon Islands in cash crises South Pacific certification Furniture exhibition
Page 12 Indonesian reforms
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
NOVEMBER
PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_Nov1998
Contents:
Page 1
Forests critical to global warming
Japanese recovery plan Page 2
Continued articles from p.1
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4 Hardwood Market Report cont.
Page 5
Mixed signals in euroland
New guide to American hardwoods
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
Plywood prices bounce back Borneo fires damage 8 million hectares Gabon’s SNBG bust IMF support to Cambodia suspended Ghana export figures China’s import demands
Page 9
European hardwood consumption ends long term decline
Bright prospect for dimension markets
Indonesia hits targets
Page 10
Sabah restructures
Page 11
Inward investment in processing main priority for Guyana
Korean economic reform gives hope to the timber sector
Page 12 The promise and challenge of value added
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
Page 1
Forests critical to global warming
Japanese recovery plan Page 2
Continued articles from p.1
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4 Hardwood Market Report cont.
Page 5
Mixed signals in euroland
New guide to American hardwoods
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
Plywood prices bounce back Borneo fires damage 8 million hectares Gabon’s SNBG bust IMF support to Cambodia suspended Ghana export figures China’s import demands
Page 9
European hardwood consumption ends long term decline
Bright prospect for dimension markets
Indonesia hits targets
Page 10
Sabah restructures
Page 11
Inward investment in processing main priority for Guyana
Korean economic reform gives hope to the timber sector
Page 12 The promise and challenge of value added
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
DECEMBER
PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_Dec1998
Contents:
Page 1
Euro heightens uncertainty
Industry tackles promotion, at last Page 2
Continued articles from p.1
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4 Hardwood Market Report cont.
Page 5
Tightening plywood supplies, rising prices
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
Malaysians focus on furniture Slow progress in Indonesia Myanmar exports fall Zambian deforestation
Page 9
Ivory Coast tackles forest problems
Central Africa works together on forests Brazzaville recovers Partial liberalisation of Gabon trade No end to war in the Congo
Page 10
Cameroon exports Amazonian road
Page 11
Variety within certification markets
Rising freight rates Liverpool service Freight and forestry
Page 12 China’s beech demand Brazil’s green spending slashed
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING
Page 1
Euro heightens uncertainty
Industry tackles promotion, at last Page 2
Continued articles from p.1
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
Page 4 Hardwood Market Report cont.
Page 5
Tightening plywood supplies, rising prices
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EC
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EC
Page 8
Malaysians focus on furniture Slow progress in Indonesia Myanmar exports fall Zambian deforestation
Page 9
Ivory Coast tackles forest problems
Central Africa works together on forests Brazzaville recovers Partial liberalisation of Gabon trade No end to war in the Congo
Page 10
Cameroon exports Amazonian road
Page 11
Variety within certification markets
Rising freight rates Liverpool service Freight and forestry
Page 12 China’s beech demand Brazil’s green spending slashed
SHARE PRICES FOR SOME U.K. COMPANIES
EXCHANGE RATES FOR ONE POUND STERLING