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Increased future logging Logging volumes will increase in the future, mostly in Russia, Latin America, and China. Forest growth currently exceeds increases in logging in all non-tropical regions. This is the conclusion of a report from Finnish analysts Pöyry. The report on trends in the forest industry begins in 2004 and provides a clear picture of global forest resources and trends. Global harvests total 3.45 billion cubic meters and of this 51 percent is used for combustion and heating while 49 percent goes to industry. Of the timber used by industry, 995 million cubic meters go to sawmills and 545 million cubic meters to the paper industry. Despite high logging volumes, absolute forest growth is positive in all non-tropical areas. This is especially true in Russia where the potential harvest increase is very large. The worst situation is seen in Oceania and Africa, where very large timber harvests for fuel needs cause a collective drop in forest resources. An interesting observation is that logging volumes in Canada are on a par with growth, while in the USA growth exceeds harvest. The report from Pöyry concludes that timber needs in all areas for industrial refinement will increase until 2015. The larger part of this increase is for paper pulp and paneling. The increase is estimated at 300 mil- 20 JUST FOREST NO 4 • 2007 lion cubic meters, counting from 2000. Global logging volumes too are expected to keep increasing until 2020. Logging will mostly increase in Latin America and Russia. In order to meet this demand, the total area of fastgrowing plantations must almost 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 Increased mechanization 600000 • As logging volumes increase so does mechanization. • The degree of mechanization is increasing most in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. 500000• The degree of mechanization depends on local traditions, trees species, and terrain conditions. • The degree of mechanization is already very high in Scandinavia and can only be increased if the authorities take initiatives to increase logging volumes. 400000• Variations in mechanization between countries are great. For example, in Spain, Portugal, and Italy forest machines are only used on plantations while private forest owners use handcutters. • Many markets exhibit a great need for simple, low-priced forest machines. Operator training is an impor- 300000 tant issue. 200000 100000 0 Scandinavian countries Western Europe Nordic countries Russia Western Europe excl. Nordic double between 2005 and 2020. Plantation forests are expected to represent about 60 percent of the increase in logging volume. In Latin America, almost all increases in logging stem from plantations. As logging volumes increase so does forestry mechanization. Mechaniza- Russia Eastern Europe North America tion has most momentum in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. The degree of mechanization will also be affected by local traditions, trees species, and terrain conditions. The report was compiled by Dr. Hubert Röder of Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting. r South America Increase until 2020 Logging volume 2004 North America Latin America Eastern Europe excl. Russia Oceania Oceania China China
New forwarder control system integrates complete supply chain Production reporting for the wood fiber supply chain is now complete. MaxiL is a new forwarder software application that even shows where log piles are located. The forest industry’s supply chain of harvesters, forwarders, timber trucks, and sawmills needs a detailed and uninterrupted chain of production reports from felling to sawing. Until recently, there was a gap in the production report chain, as forwarders have only been able to register and report the volume of each assortment. That gap has now been closed. A NEW standard has pushed the development of forwarder production reports. With the new Valmet MaxiL application, forwarded volumes and assortments can be associated with a particular landing, a selected destination MaxiL is a stand-alone application. All information about forwarded timber is entered by the user. This includes details of landing coordinates together with forwarded volume, species, and assortment. mill, or a geographic position. “The user describes and registers the forwarded timber according to species, assortment, and location,” explains Per Annemalm, Product Manager at Komatsu Forest. With MaxiL, the forwarder can use its .prl files to report exact positions using the coordinates of each roadside landing. This means more efficient handling every step of the way. Valmet MaxiL is an option that is currently only available for the Swedish market. r MAY WE ASK… …TIMO KORHONEN, Head of Sales, Komatsu Forest Oy, Finland. How are sales in Finland? We’ve strengthened our market position in Finland the past few years and expect to continue to do so this year and next year. In absolute terms, the Finnish market has grown the past two and a half years, and due to altered market conditions we expect to see continued growth next year as well. How has the market changed? Finland will import less Russian timber due to new import duties. This means a need to increase logging in Finland, which means an increased need for new machines. However, the additional harvest in Finland will not only comprise final logging but even a great deal of thinning. As a result, we’re expecting further increases in demand for smaller machines such as the Valmet 830.3, the Valmet 840.3, the Valmet 911.3, and the Valmet 901.3. You’re also reorganizing? We’ve opened a new Forest Machine Center that will be an important hub for our operations in Finland. This will even enable us to concentrate all our efforts on the Finnish market, which is a plus for all our Finnish customers. And they’ll notice the difference! JUST FOREST NO 4 • 2007 21
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