Market Potential and Outlook of Timber Products in China
Guangping Han
Northeast Forestry University
Harbin, China
International Conference on Timber, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, June 7-8, 2013
Outlines
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Forest resource in China
Development of Wood Industry in China
Applications of Timber Products
Bamboo Resource and Products
Technical Support
Summary
Wood Industry China
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Beijing
Harbin
China
Surface: 9.6 Mil. km2
Population: 1.3 Bil.
GDP total: 5.8 Tri. USD
GDP/capita: 4,300 USD
Wood Industry China
Forest Resources: - 193 Mil. ha. forest (120 Mil. ha. natural forest, 62 Mil. ha. plantation)
- 20.36% forest coverage rate
- 14.5 Bil. m3 standing forest stock
- 13 Bil. m3 forest storage (11 Bil. m3 natural forest, 2 Bil. m3 plantation)
- More than 7500 species
- Deciduous: birch, poplar, oak, northeast China ash
- Coniferous: spruce, Chinese fir, larch, Korean pine
Wood Industry China
Forest Products Production
since Chinese Economic Reform
Year Log
Mil. m3
Sawn Timber
Mil. m3
Panel
Mil. m3
Rosin
(x 1000 t)
1978 52 11 0.6 282
1990 56 13 2.4 344
2000 47 6 20 387
2005 56 18 64 606
2009 71 32 115 1000
The output of wood-based panels in 2012 reached to 286 Mil. m3
1326 15041791
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5590
6175
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27.8125.95
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Manufacturers of wood panel industry in China
Wood Industry China
Percentage of panels production of China in output of the world (2005-2010)
25.428.1
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35.7
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Wood Industry China
Year
Plywood MDF Particleboard
Quantity
/million m3 Percentage in
the world /%
Quantity
/million m3 Percentage in
the world /%
Quantity
/million m3 Percentage in
the world /%
2006 28.10 38.10 2.22 42.99 8.52 7.84
2007 36.43 43.08 2.50 44.34 8.37 18.67
2008 36.22 47.30 27.40 49.19 11.50 11.11
2009 45.33 56.47 31.32 53.13 14.39 15.64
2010 71.40 66.28 38.94 59.20 12.64 13.20
Output of three major panel products and the rate in global output
Wood Industry China
Import quantity of wood-based panels
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*Domestic consumed volume = production + import - export
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plywood
fibreboard
particleboard
Import quantity of three major panel products (2006-2011)
Wood Industry China
Export quantity of three major panel products (2006-2011)
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fibreboard
particleboard
Wood Industry China
Import and export in 2010
Wood Industry China
Contribution of import
59%16%
25%
plywood fibreboard particleboard
Import Contribution of export
67%
32%
1%
plywood fibreboard particleboard
Export
Major Species for Plywood Production
Poplar
Eucalyptus
Pine
Imported wood
Others
Wood Industry China
Top 8 provinces for wood panel production in 2010
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Quantit
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Shandong: 35%; the main
products: plywood, MDF
Jiangsu: 22%; the main
products: plywood, MDF
Hebei: 11%; the main
products: plywood,
particleboard
Zhejiang, Fujian,
Guandong, Guangxi: 20%;
the main products:
plywood, bamboo-based
panels
Wood Industry China
Furniture Industry
• Total output value: 135 Bil. USD
(Guangdong accounts for 1/3)
Guangdong
Zhejiang
Fujian
Composite panels 37%
Non-wood materials 35%
Top-grade solid wood 12%
Solid wood with joints 16%
Fig. 2 Materials for furniture production
Fig. 1 Furniture output of different provinces
• Production in 2012: 239 Mil. Pieces
Wood Industry China
Furniture export in 2011 is over 200 million pieces with
an export value of 16 billion US dollars
Wood Industry China
x 10 thousand pieces
Growth rate of worldwide furniture output in 2011
Wood Industry China
Slow increase in Western Europe and North America.
Fast growing in Asia and Pacific (double of the world’s average).
3.3% world’s average growth rate.
The output of wood and bamboo flooring in 2011 is 629 million m2.
Production and consumption volume rank the first in the world.
Wood Industry China
Flooring production in China
Engineered floor Solid wood floor
Laminated solid wood floor others
The output of wood door and its growth rate between 2003-2011
Wood Industry China
x 10 thousand tons
Export of wood door and its growth rate between 2003-2011.
In the year of 2011, the export volume was 308 thousand tons.
Wood Industry China
x 10 thousand tons
Global: total forest area is 2239 million ha, in which
88.79 million ha is covered by bamboo.
China: 5.4 million ha bamboo resources.
Substitution to wood: bamboo has been widely used
in China. The consumed amount in each year is
equivalent to 10 million m3 wood, which is almost 1/5 of
the annual logging production.
Bamboo has high mechanical properties and is a
good material for the production of composite panels.
China has become the biggest production base of
bamboo products.
Bamboo Resource China
Development of Bamboo-based composites in China
Plybamboo with curtain
bamboo sheet
Plybamboo with woven
bamboo sheet
Technical support
Material Science and Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University,
Harbin
Material Science and Technology College, Beijing Forestry University,
Beijing
Wood Industry College, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing
Material Science and Engineering College, Central South Forestry and
Technology University, Changsha
Material Engineering College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,
Fuzhou
Engineering College, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Lin’an
Material and Engineering College, Southwest Forestry University,
Kunming
Research institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry,
Beijing
Wood Science China
NEFU
BFU
NFU
Sichuan AU
Huanan AU
Nei Mongol AU
NWAU
Huazhong AU
Anhui AU
SWFU
Zhejiang AFU
Fujian AFU
Beihua U
Guangxi U Henan AU
CSFTU
Wood Science: - 16 faculties
- more than 18,000 students
- more than 1,400 staff
Agriculture and Forestry University (2)
Forestry University (5)
Agriculture University (7)
Others (2)
Universities with Curricular
in Wood Science
G. Han/NEFU Wood Education
Northeast Forestry University (NEFU), Harbin
NEFU Founded in 1952 (>90.000 graduates)
more than 30.000 students + 2.720 staff
17 colleges, 2 forestry stations, 33.000 h of forest land
College of Materials Science and Engineering 59 years of professional education (>6.000 graduates)
1.888 students, 118 staff (31 prof., 36 assoc. prof., 65 Ph.D.)
Majors in:
- Wood Science and Engineering
- Forest Products Chemistry
- Furniture and Interior Design
- Pulp & Paper
- Polymer Material and Engineering
- Materials Chemistry
- Art Design (Furniture, Visual Communication)
Undergraduate study – 4 years for B.Sc. (1.567 students)
Graduate study – 3 years for M.Sc. (243 students)
Postgraduate study – 3 years for Ph.D.(78 students)
G. Han Wood Education G. Han/NEFU
College of Material Science and Technology Founded in 1958, 1.700 students and 100 staff (18 prof., 90% Ph.D.) Undergraduate programs (4 years for B.Sc.): - Wood Science and Engineering - Furniture Design and Manufacturing - Fine Chemicals of Forest Products - Pulp and Paper Technology - Biomass Energy and Functional Polymer Material - Environmental Art Design - Decoration Art Design - Packaging Graduate programs (3 years for M.Sc.): - Wood Science and Technology - Chemical Engineering of Forest Products - Art Design Postgraduate programs (3 years for Ph.D.): - Wood Science and Technology - Chemical Engineering of Forest Products
Beijing Forestry University (BFU), Beijing
BFU Founded in 1952, its former school (Imperial University of Peking) can be tracked back to the beginning of 20 century. 21.516 students (13.273 undergrad. + 3.171 grad.), 1.035 staff
Teaching Building
Gym
G. Han Wood Education G. Han/NEFU
College of Wood Industry Founded in 1952, more than 1.600 students and 104 staff (36 Ph.D.) Undergraduate programs (4 years for B.Sc.): - Wood Science and Engineering - Wood Composites - Wood Construction Engineering - Wood Machinery and Automation - Package Engineering - Thermal Energy and Power Engineering - Environmental Chemical Engineering Graduate programs (3 years for M.Sc.): - Wood Science and Technology - Material Science - Environmental Engineering - Machinery Design and Theory - Control Theory and Engineering Postgraduate programs (3 years for Ph.D.): - Wood Science and Technology - Machinery Design and Theory
Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing
NFU Founded in 1952 (more than 80.000 graduates) 21 Colleges, 60 Departments, 26.000 students and 1.100 staff
G. Han/NEFU Wood Education
Wood Industry China
• 1. Wood industry in China has developed rapidly.
However there are problems in technology, equipments,
and small production capacity.
• 2. There are a variety of wood-based panels in the
market, but high value-added products are urgently
demanded.
• 3. Production of wood-based panels is unevenly
distributed in China.
• 4. Bamboo-based composite has become a new
member in the wood industry family and grown up rapidly.
Summary
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