Abstract
The Forest Products Annual Market Review 2014-2015 provides a comprehensive analysis of markets in the UNECE region and reports on the main market influences outside the UNECE region, using the best-available data from diverse sources. It covers the range of products from the forest to the end-user: from roundwood and primary-processed products to value-added products and those used in housing. Statistics-based chapters analyse the markets for wood raw materials, sawn softwood, sawn hardwood, woodbased panels, paper, paperboard and woodpulp. Other chapters analyse policies, institutional forestland ownership and its effects on forest products markets, and markets for wood energy. The Review highlights the role of sustainable forest products in international markets. Policies concerning forests and forest products are discussed, as well as the main drivers and trends. The Review also analyses the effects of the current economic situation on forest products markets.1 Overview of forest products markets and policies; Economic developments with implications on the forest sector; 1.3 Policy and regulatory developments affecting the forest products sector; 1.4 Institutional forestland ownership; 1.5 Summary of regional and subregional markets; References ; Policies shaping forest products markets ; Trade-related; Energy-related; Environment-related; Carbon-relate; Conclusion ; Institutional forestland ownership and its effects on forest products markets; History of timberlanLD investment ; Investment markets for forest ownership funds; major timberland investors; Management objectives of financial timberland investors; Market share held by timberland investors; Market impacts; Wood raw material; ; Europe subregion; CIS subregion; North America subregion; Extra-regional influences affecting the UNECE region; Wood raw-material costs; Sawn softwood ; CIS, with a focus on the Russian Federation; North America; Extra-regional influences affecting the UNECE region; Policy and regulatory influences on the sector; Sawn hardwood ; Extra-regional influences affecting the UNECE region; Policy and regulatory influences on the sector; innovation in the sector; Wood-based panels ; Extra-regional influences affecting the UNECE; Policy and regulatory influences on the sector; Paper, paperboard and woodpulp ; Extra-regional influences affecting the UNECE region; Wood energy ; Apparent consumption of industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels and paper andpaperboard in UNECE region, 2010-2014; Potential global and regional supply of roundwood from certified resources, 2013-2015; Top ten TIMOs and regions of investment; Industrial roundwood balance, Europe, 2013-2015; Industrial roundwood balance, CIS, 2013-2015; Industrial roundwood balance, North America, 2013-2015; Apparent consumption of sawn softwood in the UNECE region,by subregion, 2013-2014; Sawn softwood balance, Europe, 2013-2015; Sawn softwood balance, CIS, 2013-2015; Sawn softwood balance, North America, 2013-2015; Major importers and exporters of sawn softwood outside the UNECE region, 2013-2014; Sawn hardwood balance, Europe, 2013-2015; Sawn hardwood balance, CIS, 2013-2015; Sawn hardwood balance, North America, 2013-2015; Wood-based panel balance, Europe, 2013-2015; Wood-based panel balance, CIS, 2013-2015; Wood-based panel production, Russian Federation, 2010-2014; Wood-based panel balance, North America, 2013-2015; Value of wood-based panel imports, North America, 2011-2014; Value of wood-based panel exports, North America, 2011-2014; Major importers and exporters of plywood outside the UNECE region, by volume, 2012-; Building in the UNECE region, 2014-2015; European construction market; CIS construction market, with focus on the Federation; North American construction market
