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Global Market Trends for North American Hardwoods: Insights and Opportunities

This comprehensive overview provides insights into the trends shaping the global hardwood markets, focusing on North America's position. It explores macro trends, key opportunities in Europe, and emerging markets in Asia such as Poland and Turkey. With a detailed analysis of U.S. lumber exports and shifts in demand, the report forecasts growth potential in various regions, identifying both winners and losers in North American and European markets. Additionally, it highlights the significant market potential in Vietnam and trends across Canada and Mexico.

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Global Market Trends for North American Hardwoods: Insights and Opportunities

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  1. Trends in Global Markets for North American Hardwoods Dan Meyer Northern Editor September 6, 2006

  2. Overview • Macro Trends • Europe • Sleep-Inducing Graphs • Key Opportunities • Market Summary • Asia • Canada/Mexico • Others to Watch?

  3. $1,180 $1,160 $1,137 $1,108 $1,059/MBF U.S. Lumber Exports

  4. U.S. Lumber Exports

  5. EU Mfg. on the Move…Again

  6. EU

  7. EU

  8. Spain

  9. Italy

  10. UK Germany

  11. Annual Look

  12. Markets to Avoid

  13. Medium and Growing in EU

  14. Medium and Growing in EU

  15. Small But Growing in EU

  16. Key European Opportunities: Poland • Rapid growth since joining EU • Tariff reductions, free trade stance, investment in mfg. sectors, wage rates among lowest on continent—make it a low-cost mfg.centerfor Europe.

  17. Key European Opportunities: Poland • Increased lumber shipments to Germany ending up in Poland. • Sizeable furniture industry and rapidly growing flooring industry—both heavily export oriented. • Polish wood furniture exports up 24% in 2005 to U.S.$1.44 billion.

  18. Key European Opportunities: Poland • Poland’s mfg. competitiveness similar to Spain and Portugal’s positions at initial EU formation. • Poland’s industrial production growing at 10% annually. • N.A. lumber exports will increase significantly.

  19. Key European Opportunities: Turkey • EU membership discussions opened in Oct 2005

  20. Key European Opportunities: Turkey • Market potential similar to Poland’s; but won’t be realized as quickly. • Wood household furniture exports surged 54% in 2004 to $136 mil. • EU admission likely; maybe as soon as 2007.

  21. Key European Opportunities: Turkey • Turkey’s geographic location at the crossroads of European, Asian and African trade routes. • Attractive location from which to source lumber and mfr. products for export to all three continents.

  22. European Winners

  23. European Losers

  24. European Summary • N.A. lumber demand slid south; now shifting east. • We’ll see more lumber shipped to Poland via Germany. • Turkey shows Poland-like promise.

  25. European Summary • Exports to France, Belgium will decline further. • Short-term outlook for many other EU-15 countries is good, but long-term pressures will limit sustained market strength.

  26. ASIA

  27. China

  28. China

  29. China

  30. China

  31. Other Asian Markets

  32. Key Asian Opportunities: Vietnam

  33. Key Asian Opportunities: Vietnam

  34. Key Asian Opportunities: Vietnam

  35. Asian Winners

  36. Asian Winners (excluding China)

  37. Asian Losers

  38. Asian Summary • China 8x larger than next largest Asian market. • Price will remain buyers’ main concern • Fickle • Some say too difficult to deal with

  39. Asian Summary • Japan will show steady economic improvement, and increased consumer spending and business investment. • Direct lumber shipments won’t improve

  40. Asian Summary • Taiwan is fading • Modest growth in Hickory, Alder • Thailand is stagnant • Walnut up in 2006 • Korea is flat • Some promise for increased Ash

  41. Asian Summary • Vietnam is market to watch • Yellow Poplar • Cherry • Ash • White Oak

  42. North America

  43. Canada

  44. Canada

  45. Canada

  46. Mexico

  47. Mexico

  48. North American Winners

  49. Key North American Losers

  50. North American Summary Growth Potential for 2006

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