TC Market Discussions 2008

2008 UNECE Timber Committee

Market Discussions

21-22 October 2008, Red Room, FAO, Rome

SPEAKERS' PRESENTATIONS

Themes: Green Building Impacts on the Forest Sector

Introduction to Market Discussions Dr. Ed Pepke UNECE/FAO Timber Section Geneva, Switzerland
Policy Issues Related to Forest Products Markets in 2007 and 2008 Dr. Jim Bowyer and Dr. Helmut Resch Dovetail Associates, USA and Agricultural University, Austria
Green Building Influence on the Forest Sector Mr. Carl-Eric Guertin Quebec Wood Exporters Bureau, Canada
Certification and Certified Forest Products Markets Dr. Ruth Nussbaum Proforest, UK
Wood Raw Material Markets and Forecasts Dr. Ed Pepke
Production, Consumption and Trade in Forest Products in the Russian Federation, 2005-2008 Dr. Nikolay Burdin OAO NIPIEIlesprom
Wood Energy Markets and Policies and Impacts on the Forest Sector Dr. Bengt Hillring and Olle Olsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sawn Softwood Markets in Europe and CIS in 2007 Mr. Mathias Lundt Poyry Forest Consulting, Finland
Sawn Softwood Markets in North America 2007-2009 Mr. Russell Taylor International Wood Markets, Canada
Sawn Hardwood Markets and Forecasts, 2007-2009 Mr. Florian Borlea and Mr. Constantin Tobescu ROMSILVA and Fordaq, Romania
Panels Markets and Forecasts Dr. Ivan Eastin CINTRAFOR, USA
Paper and Pulp Markets and Forecasts Dr. Peter Ince Forest Products Laboratory, US Forest Service
Value-added Wood Products Markets Mr. Uli Buehlmann Virginia Tech, USA