Forest Products Markets in 2002 and 2003

Speakers presentations at the 2002 
Timber Committee Market Discussions

Theme: Market Effects of Wood Promotion Policies

1.  Market Effects of Wood Promotion Policies

 

• Introduction: 

Mr. Ed Pepke
Forest Products Marketing Specialist
UNECE and FAO Timber Section, 
Trade Development and Timber Division

 

• Mr. Peter Hofer 

Senior Advisor
GEO Partner AG, Switzerland 

 

• Mr. Jan Hagstedt

Senior Advisor
Nordic Timber Council, Sweden

2.  Certified forest products markets

• Introduction

Mr. Ed Pepke
Forest Products Marketing Specialist
UNECE and FAO Timber Section, 
Trade Development and Timber Division

• Mr. Keith Forsyth

VELUX A/S
United Kingdom

3.  Value-added forest products

• Introduction

Mr. Ed Pepke
Forest Products Marketing Specialist
UNECE and FAO Timber Section, 
Trade Development and Timber Division

• Mr. Jukka Tissari

Market Development Officer
International Trade Center

4.  Sawn softwood markets

• Timber Committee forecasts 

Dr. Chris Gaston
Group Leader
Forintek Canada Corp.

• Mr. Pierre Verneret

Directeur, Fédération Nationale du Bois 
and FrenchTimber
France

• Mr. Andrey A. Benin

General Director, Concern Lemo
Russian Federation

5.  Sawn hardwoods

• Mr. Michael Buckley

Wood Industry Consultant
World Hardwoods
United Kingdom

• Temperate hardwoods

Mr. David Venables
European Director
American Hardwood Export Council
United Kingdom

• Tropical hardwoods

Dr. Steve Johnson
Statistician/Forest Economist
International Tropical Timber Organization
(ITTO)

6.  Paper, paperboard and wood pulp

• Timber Committee forecasts

Mr. Kit Prins
Chief, UNECE and FAO Timber Section
Trade Development and Timber Division

• Dr. Peter Ince

Research Forester
USDA Forest Service

7.  Panels

• Timber Committee forecasts

Mr. Jorge Najera
Panels Expert
UNECE and FAO Timber Section
Trade Development and Timber Division

• Mr. Olli Koskiranta

Vice-President, Business Development
Finnforest Corporation

8.  Wood raw materials markets

• Timber Committee forecasts 

Mr. Volker Sasse
Project Leader, Outlook Studies 
UNECE and FAO Timber Section
Trade Development and Timber Division

• European wood energy markets

Dr. Bengt Hillring
Associate Professor
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

In-session seminar on the theme "Innovative uses of wood",
Neuchâtel, Switzerland

• Dr. Al Schuler