THE WOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

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THE WOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY Forest composition by species in Slovak forests (2006): Tree species Share (in %) Spurce / Fir 26.1 / 4.0 Pine / Larch 7.2 / 2.4 Other coniferous 1.1 Coniferous together 40.8 Oak 13.4 Beech / Hornbeam 31.2 / 5.7 Maple / Ash 2.0 / 1.4 Robinia / Birch 1.7 / 1.4 Elm / Alder 0.8 Poplar / Willow 0.9 Other deciduous 0.7 Deciduous together 59.2 Supplies of raw materials In 2006 15,561 ha were forested, including 6,305 ha forested through natural regeneration. The share of natural regeneration has almost doubled since 1990 and currently represents approximately 41% of total forestation. Standing volumes of wood are increasing and in 2006 reached 443.8 mil. m 3 of barkless wood matter, with average stock per hectare reaching 232 m 3 . Still increasing volume of wood stock is mainly influenced by the existing age composition of Slovak forests, with an abnormally high share of the mostincremental medium age levels. In a European context, Slovakia is relatively rich in raw wooden material needed for domestic processing and as a result the majority of inputs into production come from domestic sources. Timber felling in Slovak forests has shown an increasing tendency over a long range. In 2004 it reached 8,357.2 m 3 , including 5,150 m 3 of coniferous timber. Incidental felling created 51.1% of the total amount of felling (74.4% of this coniferous forest) which significantly contributed to exceeding the annual planned felling by nearly 19%. The capacity of Slovak forests allows for an average annual harvest of approximately 6.5 mil cubic meters of wood. Half of the harvest volume is made up of coniferous trees. The windstorm calamity in 2004 caused the harvesting of 5 mil cubic meters of coniferous wood, and the total harvest in 2004 was 8.3 mil cubic meters, most of which were spruce and beech. Total amount of timber felling in 2004: Total amount of timber felling (in ths. m 3 ) 8 357.2 100% coniferous 5 150.0 61% deciduous 3 207.2 39% Incidental felling 4 266.0 51% www.sario.sk 4
THE WOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY Stocks of timber in 2005 -2006 Indicator (ths. m3) 2005 2006 Total stocks 438 905 443 780 Coniferous stocks 207 354 209 799 Deciduous stocks 231 551 233 981 Stocks per ha in m3 229 232 The highest demand from sawmills and furniture producers is for spruce and pine trees (III. grade quality), which are found primarily in central and northern Slovakia. In year 2003 the production of coniferous wood of this quality comprised a 52% share of the total supplies of raw softwood. As for production of III. grade hardwood, the figure was lower at 24%. The following table lists the supplies of spruce (including spruce-fir and pseudotsuga) on the Slovak market in year 2004 (in m 3 ): Quality grade State owned* % Privately owned % Total % I. 116 0.007 171 0.02 287 0.01 II. 10 092 0.62 2 222 0.30 12 314 0.52 III.A 386 949 23.46 34 186 4.67 421 135 17.68 III.B 692 725 42.00 444 418 60.71 1 137 143 47.75 IV. 18 738 1.14 3 585 0.49 22 323 0.94 V. 399 584 24.23 171 194 23.38 570 778 23.97 VI. 53 850 3.27 21 366 2.92 75 216 3.16 Stump wood 16 424 1.00 19 491 2.66 35 915 1.51 Raw logs 70 786 4.29 35 451 4.84 106 237 4.46 Total 1 649 264 100 732 084 100 2 381 348 100 Source: Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak republic * including military-owned forests and Tatra National Park For wood of lower quality used mostly in pulp mills and chemical operations, the largest share presents pulpwood with 37% on total supplies of softwood and 66% on total supplies of hardwood in year 2003. Ownership and prices More than half (60%) of Slovak forests is administered by the Slovak Republic through the state company Lesy SR (Slovak Forests), which also manages forests belonging to unknown owners. The rest (40%) are in the hands of private owners, municipalities and the churches. The price depends of the particular type and quality of the wood. In the case of wood from coniferous trees, it is possible to estimate the growth in prices. The windstorm calamity in 2004 influenced not only the volume of wood mass but also the market prices, which dropped. For example, a cubic meter of coniferous fiber cost more than 1,000 SKK in 2006 but was only 800 SKK in the year 2000. On the other hand, the price for coniferous fuel wood has climbed by more than 85% to more than 500 SKK per cubic meter. Prices have also risen for deciduous wood. The highest quality mass has increased its price by more than half and the price for heating wood has doubled in price. www.sario.sk 5
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