China’s Trade & “Green” Procurement of Wood

ProductsGao Ya

China Timber & Wood Products Distribution Association

High Level Market Dialogue20 Aug, 2013

Jakarta

1. China’s Wood Products Market

Consumption

In 2011, China consumed 500 million m3 of wood products (round wood equivalent), increased by 15.78% compared to 2010

Supply

2. China’s Wood Products Trade

Overview of 2012

Log & Lumber Importation (quantity), 2001-2012

Log 1686 2433 2546 2631 2937 3216 3709 2957 2806 3435 4230 3780

Lumber 404 540 551 600 597 607 649 705 986 1471 2151 2057

Total 2090 2973 3097 3231 3534 3823 4358 3662 3792 4906 6381 5837

Log Importation (quantity), 2000-2012Im

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原木

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阔叶原木 721 772 855 1044 1031 1110 1245 1387 1103 776 1008 1086 1112

针叶原木 640 914 1578 1502 1600 1827 1971 2322 1854 2030 2427 3144 2668

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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2008年 2009年 2010年 2011年 2012年

进口原木国别

2012 2011 Change %

Russia1118.3

1407.1

-20.5%

New Zealand

862.1 824.3 4.6%

USA 363.9 488.6 -25.5%

Papua New Guinea

258.1 279.9 -7.8%

Canada 244.1 246.1 -0.8%

Solomon Islands

191.6 177.4 8.0%

Australia 122.1 157.6 -22.5%

Burma 61.7 68.8 -10.3%

Congo 61.4 62.1 -1.1%

France 50.1 51.1 -2.0%

Log Importation (countries), 2011-2012

Imported countries

Russia

NZL

US

PNG

Canada

Solomon

Australia

Others

Lumber Importation (quantity), 2001-2012

Lumber Importation (Countries), 2012

3. The Stories around China and Illegal Logging & Trade

Proportion of China’s Timber Import to Annual Timber Resource Increment

in Selected Tropical Producing Countries

CountryForest Area (10,000 ha)

Forest Stock Volume

(10,000 m3)

Annual Timber Resource Increment

(10,000 m3)

China’s Log and Sawn

Timber Import (10,000 m3)

Proportion of China’s Timber

Import to Annual Timber Resource

Increment (%)

Indonesia 8849.5 521600 4381.4 33.35 0.76%

Myanmar 3222.2 274000 2301.6 63.06 2.74%

Russia 80879 8047900 67602.4 2145.96 3.17%

Africa 63541.2 6385800 53640.7 232.38 0.43%

Liberia 315.4 49800 418.3 0.01 0.00%

Mozambique 4100 49600 416.6 21.38 5.13%

Viet Nam 1293.1 85000 714.0 8.11 1.14%

Madagascar 1283.8 220100 1848.8 0.43 0.02%

Source: The State of the World’s Forest 2011 published by UNFAO and data from China Customs

4. “Green” Procurement of Timber and Wood Products

Landscape of “Green” Procurement of Timber & Wood Products in China

Wood Promotion in Green Building

Green Consumption

Green Procurement

FLEGT

MOUs

CTLVSEU-China BCM

EU TR

US Lacey

PEFC

FSC CFCC

SFM

VPAs

FSC Certified Products

PEFC Certified Products

TFT

GFTN

Eco-Label System

Australia Illegal Logging Bill

www.gwtchina.org