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Asia:
China
Robust
due diligence in the EU and USA should prompt improve supply chain
management in relation to China' exports to other destinations. The
USA accounts for about one third of the large and increasing total,
the EU accounts for a further 20%. Japan and the "Middle East"
region account for much of the remainder.
Plywood, wooden furniture and paper comprise most of the total. The
very subtantial quantity of mouldings & joinery warrants particular
attention.
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India
(2009)
Primarily paper. The EU's share is larget for wooden furniture.
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Indonesia
Almost
all Indonesian pulp (and most paper) derives from tropical hardwood
and/or Acacia mangium. Indonesia seems to be the world's leading
producer of pulp from those species - which are said to be easily
detectable in pulp and paper.
Japan dominates plywood exports.
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Japan
Primarily
paper and pulp, to China. EU share too small for much leverage. Perhaps
based on Indonesian pulp. One major Japanese paper group has publically
admitted presenting inaccurate information about the content of the
paper which it supplies.
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Malaysia
Exports
from Peninular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak differ. India dominant
for logs (from Sarawak). Japan dominant for plywood. EU share of sawn
wood, plywood, moulding & joimnery and wooden furniture from Peninsular
Malayia substantial.
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South
Korea (2009)
EU
share too small for much leverage.
Perhaps based on Indonesian pulp.
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Thailand
Predominantly
based wholly on plantations. Logging in natural forest banned. Subtantial
imports from neighbouring countries -including Burma and Laos.
EU
share too small for much leverage.
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Vietnam
(2009)
Primarily
wood chips (from plantations in Vietnam) and wooden furniture (based
on imported wood raw material). The former increasing,
particularly to China (also Japan). The EU's previously substantial
leverage concerning the latter (particularly outdoor furniture) has
been eroded by the USA.
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Congo
Basin:
Cameroon
(based
on importing country records,
2009)
Primarily
sawn wood (especially to EU) and logs (especially to China and increaingly
Vietnam). Ban on export of log from many tree species.
Includes timber from Republic of Congo and Central African Republic.
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Central
African Republic
(based
on importing country records,
2009)
Predominantly
China, Morocco
and, to a lesser extent, the EU. Excludes some timber recorded as
imports from Cameroon.
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Republic
of Congo (Brazzaville)
(based
on importing country records,
2009)
Primarily
China, as logs - despite export restrictions. Excludes quantities
recorded as imports from Cameroon and (particularly as chips from
one plantation) Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Democratic
Republic of Congo
(based
on importing country records,
2009)
Primarily
the EU, increasingly (as logs) China. Includes quantities from Republic
of Congo (particularly chips).
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Equatorial
Guinea
(based
on importing country records,
2009)
Predominantly
China and the EU. Small quantities since log export ban (2008).
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Gabon
(based
on importing country records,
2009)
Predominantly
from China (logs, prohibited since 2010), EU dominant concerning other
products.
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Other
Sub-Saharan Africa:
Ghana
(2009)
Exports
to neighbouring region now dominant. EU share of
sawn wood, veneer and mouldings still subtantial. Exports to India
predominantly plantation teak. Export of logs from forest prohibited.
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Ivory
Coast (2009)
Primarily
EU and, to a lesser extent. Senegal. Exports
to India predominantly plantation teak.
Export
of logs from forest prohibited.
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Liberia
(based
on importing country records,
2010)
Very
small quantities since UN embargo - except chips from rubberwood plantations.
EU currently dominant.
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South
Africa
Predominantly
paper sector products,
especially chips to Japan. EU share substantial for pulp and paper.
Indonesia' share due to a specific type of pulp.
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South
America:
Argentina
(2009)
Primarily
to Brazil and China, as sawn wood, panels and pulp. Very small quantities
to EU.
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Brazil
Predominantly
pulp - to the EU, China and USA. EU share
of some other products (e.g. plywood) substantial -some of which derive
from forest rather than plantation.
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Chile
(2009)
Primarily
pulp (mainly to China
and the EU) and wood chips to Japan. EU share is the largest concerning
plywood.
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East
Europe:
Russia
Primarily
China and, to a lesser extent the EU
- but from different regions.
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Other
countries:
Australia
Predominantly
chip exports to Japan. EU significant particularly for wood pellets.
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Canada
Primarily
the USA and, to a lesser extent, China (and Japan). EU share small
but quantities substantial.
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New
Zealand
EU
largely negligble.
Dominated by China (also Japan and, for logs, South Korea).
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USA
(2009)
Primarily
Canada and, to a lesser extent, China, the EU and Mexico (also Japan).
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