Himfr Reports Germany optimistic about China's wood products market

March 2009 China (Beijing) Construction Fair, Germanymodern needs of timber wood, the German
will fully demonstrate its use of modern woodmanufacturer has also developed a number of
products, the wide range of potential solutions andspecialty softwood products. Such as: KVH paradox,
international trade, and then to develop a stronga kind of softwood wood as raw material,
market for its products in China.high-precision structure of materials; DUO / TRIO
As early as three centuries ago, Germany's forestryParadox timber series (high-dimensional stability of
workers began brewing concept of sustainablematerials) and for residential and long-span glued
development, using international forest certificationlaminated timber construction, wood columns and so
standards (such as PEFC, FSC certified), to conduct aon (one for building load-bearing structure, project
large-scale hardwood forest and conifer foreststructure, high-tech construction materials).
management. Depend on the ecological management,In the same year, German exports of wood species
means of Germany in about 31% of the land oftotal to 727 thousand cubic meters, used for
continuous supply of timber (about 3.4 billion cubichigh-end interior decoration, walls and ceilings, doors,
meters).windows, stairs and furniture production materials,
In Germany, the structure of softwood used in newthe main tree species is European beech and oak.
construction, hard wood used for interior design:As the U.S. Lacey Act amendments come into force
modern wood products has demonstrated its highprovisions of plants and the process of the EU
standards, low cost and the characteristics ofFLEGT Action Plan to promote China's construction
aesthetic requirements. Timber from sustainablesector from the adoption of forest certification to
forest management, is a unique, renewable,further realize the advantages of modern wood
environmentally friendly materials and climateproducts, and more possession of forest certification
resources. For the sustainable growth of the greenwood products for sustainable and green
wooden structure housing market, Germany hasconstruction. As China's sustainable management of
become the provision of quality forest products,forests from high quality softwood large demand for
wood products, the major international suppliers.wood products, has made Germany a large wood
Germany's many competitive companies through theproducts supplier in China.
use of timber exports and increased added value ofCurrently, the German side is expanding its
high-tech way to make the annual production ofengineering structures the application of wood
wood products in Germany more than 24 million cubicproducts and wood products on the quality of its
meters, with annual sales of about 181 billion euros,case in accordance with the requirements of China's
making Germany the wood products industry tonational conditions, but also the ongoing expansion of
become European market leader. At present,the modern wood and wood products in the
Germany has 18.5 thousand homes and woodconcrete mix of multi-storey buildings and for building
products-related companies, employing over 1.3 million.energy-saving projects, research and other hot
In 2007, German exports of softwood total to 8.7spots, but also are actively working with the Chinese
million cubic meters (of which 5.9 million m3 sawngovernment representatives, construction experts,
timber, panel 2.8 million cubic meters). To meet thearchitects and developers to dialogue and exchange.