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vi Fifteen countries1 of the EU27 share a common currency, the euro, and their monetary policy is set by the European Central Bank. This economic and monetary union is the most signifi cant step towards an integrated European market. The countries currently not part of the euro zone are legally bound to join the monetary union once their economies qualify. 2 Acknowledgements FPInnovations would like to thank the Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada for funding the work for this publication. Natural Resources Canada also funded the project Opportunities for Canadian Wood Products in Appearance Applications in Europe through the Value to Wood Program. That project’s results provided the basis for a large part of this publication. The authors thank François Robichaud, Chris Gaston and Torsten Lihra of FPInnovations for their advice and reviews of the market trends. Many thanks go to Lignum, the wood promotion organization of Switzerland, for giving permission to use photos from their image database in this publication. Photo credit: Martin Hügli, Iragna/LIGNUM 1 Euro zone members (2008): Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain. 2 With the exception of Denmark and the UK whose governments can choose whether or not to join the euro zone. Symbols, abbreviations and acronyms used € euro C$ Canadian dollar CE Conformité Européene; mandatory conformity marking on many products for relevant European health, safety and environmental protection legislation US$ United States dollar m3 cubic metre m2 square metre CO2 carbon dioxide CSA Canadian Standards Association FLEGT Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade FSC Forest Stewardship Council EU European Union EU27 European Union with 27 member states GHG greenhouse gas NGO non-governmental organization PEFC Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certifi cation Schemes QWEB Québec Wood Export Bureau SFI Sustainable Foestry Initiative WPC wood-plastic composite UK United Kingdom US United States
1 T R E N D Figure 4 Softwood lumber production and consumption in Europe and the former Soviet Union, 1964-2006 Source: UNECE Timber Database Europe’s growing role as a large net exporter of softwood lumber Historically Europe had an approximate balance in production and consumption of softwood lumber. This changed for the fi rst time over the last decade, and Western Europe became a net exporter for the fi rst time in 2004. 1 Europe is now the world’s largest exporting region of softwood lumber with everincreasing exports in the last fi ve years because of two key effects: 1. Softwood lumber production in Western Europe has increased more rapidly than consumption. This production upsurge is led by Germany, Austria, Sweden and Finland. 2. In Eastern Europe, the recovery in softwood lumber consumption lags the increase in production volume. Production recovered to pre-1990 levels by 2000, but consumption is still much lower. 1 Million cubic metres 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1 FAOSTAT foreSTAT Database http://faostat.fao.org/site/381/default.aspx 1978 1980 1982 Total Production Former Soviet Union Production Western Europe Production Eastern Europe Production 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 Antje Wahl 2002 2004 2006 Total Consumption Former Soviet Union Consumption Western Europe Consumption Eastern Europe Consumption 1
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