7 October, Tuesday
Market Effects of Wood Energy Policies
Introduction
15:00 Mr. Ed Pepke, Forest Products Marketing Specialist
UNECE and FAO Timber Branch
Trade Development and Timber Division
439 Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel. +41 22 917 2872 Fax +41 22 917 0041
E-mail: Ed.Pepke@unece.org
www.unece.org/timber
Keynote presentation—Market Effects of Wood Energy Policies
15:10 Dr. Bengt Hillring, Associate Professor
Department of Bioenergy
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
P.O. Box 7060
SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
Tel. +46 18 673548 Fax +46 18 673800
E-mail: bengt.hillring@bioenergi.slu.se
www.bioenergi.slu.se
Export of biomass from Russia to the Netherlands
15:30 Mr. Hans Jansen, Project Leader
Trade Development and Timber Division
423 Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel. +41 22 917 3728 Fax +41 22 917 0041
E-mail: Hans.Jansen@unece.org
www.unece.org/trade/
European Paper Industry’s viewpoint on wood energy policies
15:40 Mr. Bernard de Galembert, Forest Director
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
250 Avenue Louise, Box 80
B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
Tel. +322 627 4927 Fax +322 646 8137
b.degalembert@cepi.org
www.cepi.org
Private forest owners’ viewpoint on wood energy policies
15:50 Ms. Natalie Hufnagl, Secretary General
Confederation of European Forest Owners
Rue du Luxembourg 47 – 51
B - 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Tel. +32 2 2190231 Fax +32 2 2192191
hufnagl@cepf-eu.org
European panel industry’s viewpoint on wood energy policies
16:00 Ms. Eva Janssens, Economic Advisor
European Panel Federation
Allée Hof-ter-Vleest 5/4
B-1070 Anderlicht, Belgium
Tel. + 322 556 2589 Fax +322 556 2594
Eva.Janssens@europanels.org
www.europanels.org
16:10 Discussion on wood energy policy effects
Economic situation in the UNECE region
16:30 Mr. Dieter Hesse, Economist
UNECE Economic Analysis Division
464 Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel. +41 22 917 2479 Fax +41 22 917 0036
E-mail: Dieter.Hesse@unece.org
www.unece.org/ead/ead_h.htm
16:45 Wood raw materials markets
Timber Committee forecasts
Mr. Volker Sasse, Project Leader, Outlook Studies
UNECE and FAO Timber Branch
Subregional Office for Central and Eastern Europe
Benczur utca 34
H-1068 Budapest, Hungary
Tel. +361 461 2000 Fax +361 351 7029
E-mail: Volker.Sasse@fao.org
www.unece.org/timber
Wood raw materials markets
17:00 Mr. Hakan Ekstrom
President and Editor-in-Chief
Wood Resources International
P.O. Box 1891
Bothell, Washington 98041 USA
Tel: +1 425 402-8809 Fax: +1 425 402-0187
Email: hekstrom@wri-ltd.com
www.wri-ltd.com
17:30 Discussion on wood raw materials, including wood energy
18:00 End of afternoon session
18:15 Chairman’s reception
8 October, Wednesday
Illegal logging effects on forest products markets and certified forest products markets
Introduction
10:00 Mr. Ed Pepke, Forest Products Marketing Specialist
Illegal logging effects on forest products markets
10:05 Mr. Sylvain Labbé, Subgroup Leader, UNECE/FAO
Team of Specialists on Forest Products Markets and Marketing
and Chief Executive Officer
Quebec Wood Export Bureau (Q-WEB)
979 rue Bourgogne
G1W 2L4 Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Tel. +1 418 650 6385 Fax +1 418 650 9011
slabbe@quebecwoodexport.com
www.quebecwoodexport.com
Illegal logging effects on forest products markets
10:10 Mr. Carl-Éric Guertin, Communications Manager
Quebec Wood Export Bureau (Q-WEB)
Tel. +1 418 650 6385 Fax +1 418 650 9011
ceguertin@quebecwoodexport.com
www.quebecwoodexport.com
Certified forest products markets
10:40 Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner, Certification Expert
Institute of Forest Sector Policy and Economics
University of Agricultural Sciences
Gregor Mendel Strasse 33
A-1180, Vienna, Austria
Tel. +431 47 654 4418 Fax +431 47 654 4417
E-mail: ewald.rametsteiner@boku.ac.at
11:00 Discussion on illegal logging effects on forest products markets and certified forest products
Value-added forest products
Introduction
11:30 Mr. Ed Pepke, Forest Products Marketing Specialist
Value-added wood products trade
11: 35 Mr. Pierre-Marie Desclos,
Forest Products Consultant
Via Cassia, 1004
I-00189 Rome, Italy
Tel. +3906 3031 1046 Fax +3906 3031 1293
E-mail: pmdfilo@tin.it
11:50 Discussion on value-added forest products markets
12:00 Sawn softwood markets
Timber Committee forecasts
Dr. Chris Gaston, Group Leader
Markets, Economics and Library
Forintek Canada Corp.
2665 East Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1W5, Canada
Tel. +1 604 222 5722 Fax +1 604 222 5690
E-mail: gaston@van.forintek.ca
European sawn softwood markets
12:10 Mr. Antti Koskinen, Market Analyst
Jaakko Pöyry Consulting
P.O. Box 4, Jaakonkatu 3
FIN-01621 Vantaa, Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 894 72 640 Fax +358 9 894 72 640
Email: Antti.Koskinen@poyry.fi
www.consulting.poyry.com
Russian sawn softwood markets
12:25 Dr. Nikolai Burdin, General Director
OAO NIPIEIlesprom
Klinskaya ul. 8
RF-125889 Moscow
Tel. +7 095-456 1303 Fax +7 095-456 5390
Email: nipi@dialup.ptt.ru
12:40 Discussion on sawn softwood markets
13:00 End morning session
Sawn hardwoods
Timber Committee forecasts
15:00 Mr. David Venables, European Director
American Hardwood Export Council
3 St. Michael’s Alley
UK-EC3V 9DS London
Website: www.ahec-europe.org
Tel. +44 20 2626 4111 Fax +44 20 7626 4222
E-mail: David.Venables@ahec.co.uk
www.ahec-europe.org
Temperate hardwood markets
15:10 Mr. Michael Buckley, Wood Industry Consultant
World Hardwoods
12 Turnstone House, Star Place, St. Katharine Docks
London E1W 1AE, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 20 7709 7408 Fax +44 20 7709 7408
E-mail: mibuckley@worldhardwoods.com
www.worldhardwoods.com
Tropical hardwood markets
15:25 Mr. Jean-Jacques Landrot, President
International Technical Tropical Timber Association
6, avenue de Saint-Mandé
F-75012 Paris, France
Tel. +331 43 42 4200 Fax +331 43 42 5522
E-mail: sg@atibt.com
www.atibt.com
15:40 Discussion on hardwoods
16:00 Panels
Timber Committee forecasts
Mr. Jorge Najera, Panels Expert
UNECE and FAO Timber Branch
Trade Development and Timber Division
433 Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel. +41 22 917 3240, Fax +41 22 917 0041
E-mail: Jorge.Najera@unece.org
www.unece.org/timber
Panel markets
16:15 Mr. John Guerin, General Manager
Weyerhaeuser Darbo SAS
1089 Route de la Lande
F-40260 Linxe, France
Tel. +335 58 42 92 01 Fax+335 58 42 09 40Email john.guerin@weyerhaeuser-europe.com
www.weyerhaeuser-europe.com
Additional speaker panel member.
European Panel Federation (address above)
16:45 Discussion on panels
Paper, paperboard and wood pulp
Timber Committee forecasts
17:10 Prof. Eduard L. Akim, PhD
Saint Petersburg State Technological University
All-Russian Research Institute of Pulp and Paper Industry
Saint Petersburg, Russia 198095
Tel. +7812 247 3558, fax +7812 534 8138
Paper, paperboard and wood pulp markets
17:20 Mr. Bernard de Galembert, Forest Director
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
(contact information above)
17:40 Discussion on paper and pulp markets
18:00 End of session
Note: All information from the market discussions will be put on the Timber Committee’s website at its Market Information Service (MIS) site at: www.unece.org/timber/mis/mis.htm
We intend to include: Timber Committee Market Statement, Timber Committee Market Forecasts, country market statements, introductory PowerPoint presentations, and feature speakers’ PowerPoint presentations.
