Roundwood

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Roundwood, Rundholz

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Schnittholz, Lumber, Roundwood, Rundholz, Sägerundholz, sawlogs

Forestry Ministry Zulkifli Hasan said the Finance Ministry had agreed to proposals to remove value-added tax (VAT) imposed on log products.

He claimed former finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati had signed a proposal to cancel the tax when she was in the office.

“[Mulyani] agreed to cancel VAT for log products. The regulation will take effect this month. This is good as it will not burden industries because raw materials were not supposed to be taxed,” he said Sunday.

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Sägeindustrie, saw milling by-products, Schnittholz, Lumber, Roundwood, Rundholz, Sägerundholz, sawlogs, Sawn timber, Woodworking industry, Saw milling industry

VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia's forests minister says the outlook for the lumber sector in the province's Interior, ravaged by the mountain pine beetle, isn't as pessimistic as an industry report issued this week.

Pat Bell was commenting on a forecast by analysts at Vancouver's International Wood Markets Group, which warns the peak of sawlog availability will occur within three to five years, after which the Interior's industry is headed for serious downsizing.

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Sägeindustrie, Schnittholz, Lumber, Roundwood, Sägerundholz, sawlogs, Woodworking industry, Saw milling industry

The cost of building timber will rise by up to 10 per cent from next month due to a severe supply shortage and booming international demand for New Zealand pine.

Shortages are developing across a wide range of product lines, the Timber Industry Federation says in its latest newsletter.

Big reductions in production due to plant closures and reduced work times have more than offset the downturn in domestic construction, the federation says.

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Sägeindustrie, Papier- und Zellstoffindustrie, Plattenindustrie, Schnittholz, Lumber, Holzprodukte, Roundwood, Rundholz, sawlogs, Woodworking industry, Saw milling industry, Pulp- and Paperindustry, Panel Industry, Boardindustry

New Delhi, Nov. 10, 2009 (RISI) - Although the growth in softwood log imports in India is impressive, at least 80% of India's log imports are hardwood. Teak logs are imported from Myanmar, various African countries, and Central and South America. According to ITTO data, prices for teak logs imported into India range from less than $300/m³ for logs from Panama to more than $500/m³ for logs from some African countries. Of course, prices for larger, older teak from Myanmar can command much higher prices.