21 Species Booklet 2004.pdf - Guyana Forestry Commission
21 Species Booklet 2004.pdf - Guyana Forestry Commission
21 Species Booklet 2004.pdf - Guyana Forestry Commission
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WOOD PROCESSING OPERATIONS<br />
Supporting the 305 registered loggers are 48 sawmilling firms (GFC 2004 data), many of which are<br />
also engaged in logging. These sawmills have an installed capacity of approximately 310,000m 3 .<br />
The secondary and tertiary operations comprise of one plywood plant (with an annual production of<br />
about 100,000m 3 of standard plywood sheets), one Manicole (Heart of Palm) factory, two hundred<br />
and twenty (220) large-to-medium sized furniture factories, and a multiplicity of small workshops<br />
engaged in the production of case furniture, turnery products and other wooden artifacts.<br />
EXPORTS<br />
There are approximately ten producers with the capacity to supply large volumes of forest products.<br />
Exporters are free to secure and produce their own orders. The <strong>Guyana</strong> <strong>Forestry</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
monitors to ensure conformity to fair prices as compared with the international market. The terms of<br />
contracts negotiated must be made known to the <strong>Guyana</strong> <strong>Forestry</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>. All timber destined<br />
for the export market must be graded by a Certified Timber Grader and inspected by an officer of the<br />
<strong>Commission</strong> acting in the capacity of Grading Inspector.<br />
A number of other individuals are allowed to export. They concentrate mainly on small items such as<br />
furniture pieces, turnery and other profiled goods, which are sent mainly to the Caribbean.<br />
Our forest products are traded in several areas of the world, but mainly to the Caribbean, North<br />
America and Europe (United Kingdom, Holland, Portugal, Italy, West Germany). Shipments have<br />
also been made to some Asian countries (India, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Japan) and Iraq.<br />
TIMBER PRODUCTS CURRENTLY EXPORTED<br />
The following products are available for export by producers:<br />
• Logs<br />
• Sawn and Dressed Timber<br />
• Hewn Squares (mainly Greenheart)<br />
• Piling (Greenheart, Kakaralli)<br />
• Poles and Posts (Wallaba)<br />
• Shingles (Wallaba)<br />
• Railway Sleepers<br />
• Charcoal<br />
• Plywood and Veneer<br />
• Furniture<br />
• Non-Timber Forest Products<br />
MARKETING OBJECTIVES OF THE GUYANA FORESTRY COMMISSION<br />
The <strong>Guyana</strong> <strong>Forestry</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> aims to:<br />
• Monitor the marketing and export of timber and forest products<br />
• Maintain quality standards of <strong>Guyana</strong>’s timber exports<br />
• Assist in the development of <strong>Guyana</strong>’s timber industry<br />
• Co-ordinate the international promotion of <strong>Guyana</strong>’s tropical hardwood timber species<br />
• Make information on production and export available to the public<br />
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