Global Wood Panels Industry

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Wood Panels in Thousands of Cubic Meters by the following Product Categories/Segments: Structural Panels (Oriented Strand Board, & Plywood) and Non-Structural Panels (Particle Board, Medium Density Fiberboard, & Others). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, China, Rest of Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 265 companies including many key and niche players such as Ainsworth Lumber Company, Boise Cascade Company, Canfor Corporation, Duratex SA, The Egger Group, Fletcher Building Ltd., Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Groupe Gascogne, J.M. Huber Corporation, Kronospan Holdings Ltd., Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Masonite International Corp., Norbord Industries, Inc., Pfleiderer AG, Potlatch Corporation, Rougier SA, Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget, Temple-Inland Inc., Tableros De Fibras, S.A., UPM - Kymmene Corporation, West Fraser Timberland Inc, and Weyerhaeuser Company. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONSStudy Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1Disclaimers I-2Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-3Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3Structural Panels I-3Oriented Strand Board I-3Plywood I-4Non-Structural Panels I-4Particleboard I-4Medium Density Fiberboard I-4Other Non-Structural Panels I-4II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. MARKET OVERVIEW II-1

Recession Sobers Down Growth in Wood Panels Market II-1

Positive Outlook for Global Particleboard Production in the

Near Term II-1

Competition - World Leaders II-2

Table 1: Global Top 10 Companies by Installed Wood Panel

Production Capacity in 2009 (In '000 m3 / year) (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-2

Table 2: Global Market for Wood Panels (2010): Wood PanelProduction in Thousands of Cubic Meters by Manufacturers - M& P Kaindl (Kronospan), Sonae Industria, Pfleiderer, SwissKrono Group, Egger, Louisiana-Pacific, Norbord,Georgia-Pacific, Duratex + Satipel, Finsa, Masisa,Weyerhaeuser, Ainsworth, Flakeboard, Roseburg, KastamonuEntegre and Temple Inland (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-3

2. WOOD PANELS - PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-4

Traditional Green Edged Wood Panels II-4

Properties of Wood Panels II-4

Moisture Properties II-4

Moisture Content II-4

Absorption and Swelling II-4

Fire Resistance II-5

Table 3: Wood Panels- Fire Hazard Indices for Ignitibility,

Spread of Flame, Heat Evolved and Smoke Developed II-5

Thermal Properties II-5

Biodeterioration II-5

Structural Panels II-5

Oriented Strand Board (OSB) II-5

Applications II-6

Usage in Housing Industry II-6

OSB Prompts Growth in Resins and Adhesives Market II-6

OSB Gains Acceptance in the Construction Industry II-6

Value Added OSB Products II-7

Plywood II-7

Applications II-8

Softwood Plywood II-8

Veneer II-8

Non-Structural Panels II-8

Particleboard II-8

Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) II-9

Decorative Products II-10

Vinyl II-10

Foils II-10

Wood Veneers II-10

Low Pressure Melamine II-10

Others II-10

Hardboard II-10

Key Applications II-11

Production Process II-11

Waferboards, Flakeboards and Strandboards II-11

Composite Wood Panels II-11

Insulating Board II-11

Residuals II-11

Woodchips II-12

Wood Stumps II-12

Other Residue II-12

Engineered Wood Products II-12

Glued Laminated Timber II-12

Structural Composite Lumber II-12

Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) II-12

Parallel Strand Lumber (PSL) II-12

Oriented Strand Lumber (OSL) II-13

Wood I-Beams II-13

I-Joist II-13

3. WOOD PANELS - AN END USE ANALYSIS II-14Construction Industry by Application II-14Interior Paneling II-14Flooring II-14Windows & Doors II-14Others II-14Construction Market by End-Use II-14Furniture & Fixtures II-14Material Handling Equipment II-14

4. MARKET DYNAMICS II-15

Trends in the Market Prior to the Economic Crisis II-15

Structural Wood Panel Benefited As New Housing Declines in US II-15

Construction Applications Witnessed Steady Growth II-15

Industrial Use of Wood Panels Posted Above Average Gains II-15

OSB Replaced Plywood in Several Applications II-15

Higher Use of MDF in Construction and Manufacturing Segments II-15

Growing Popularity of MDF Backed by Technological Advancements II-16

Engineered Wood Products Gain Popularity II-16

Factors Affecting Supply of Wood and Wood Based Products II-16

Shift in Natural Forest Management Practices II-16

Deforestation and Forest Degradation II-16

Forest Plantations II-17

Environmental Deadlock - The Debate Continues II-17

Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) II-18

Implications of SFM on Future Wood Supply II-19

Impact of Technology Changes II-19

Raw Material Availability II-19

Changes in End-use Patterns II-20

Increase in Output II-20

5. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS II-21Research, Technology and Market Innovations II-21Plywood and Veneer Industry II-21Particleboard II-21Oriented Strand Boards (OSB) II-22Structural Insulated Panels - A New Technology II-22New Softwood Conversion Technology II-22Process Modeling and Evaluation II-22

6. REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT II-23

Environmental Issues II-23

Environmental Protection II-23

Safety Initiatives Undertaken II-23

Emissions Regulations II-24

VOC Emissions- A Health Hazard Issue? II-24

7. FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY - AN INSIGHT II-25An Overview II-25Issues/Trends II-25Trade Liberalization II-25Increase in Output II-26Leading Players II-26Forest Product Markets in the New Millennium II-26OSB II-26Year 2000 - A Historical Perspective II-26Hardwood Logs II-27Certified Forest Products II-27Secondary Processed Wood Products II-27

8. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS II-28

Décortech Launches Firesafe Radiata Plywood II-28

Uniboard Launches NU GreenTM 2 NAUF Particleboard Product Line II-28

Coillte Panel and Accsys Technologies Launch Medite Tricoya®

Wood Panel II-28

Louisiana-Pacific Develops FlameBlock, a Fire Resistant OSB Panel II-29

Century Plyboards Launches Century Ply PF Plywood II-29

Floraplac Industrial to Unveil Chinese-built Fibreboard Range II-29

DLH Launches TandG Ready Lumin Plywood II-30

Arclin Introduces E-SorbTM and E-NaturalTM Series of WOOD Binders II-30

Avian Board Launches Lightweight WOOD PANELs II-30

Schelling America Launches fh4 DUPLUS PANEL Saw II-30

SmartPly Introduces SiteProtect, Durable Coated Panel for

Security Applications II-31

9. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS - A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE BUILDER II-32Ainsworth® Launches Pourform-OSTM, an Overlaid OSB II-32Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Rolls Out Nautilus TM WallSheathing II-32LP® Building Products to Launch LP® SolidStart® LaminatedStrand Lumber II-32Dow Building Lauches Floormate 300-A, Extruded PolsystyreneFoam Insulated Board II-32Carter Holt Harvey Introduces R-Flor Radiant BarrierParticleboard II-33Finsa Introduces FSC-Certified Plywood Range in UK II-33EGGER Launches Decorative Protect, Tongue and Groove Flooring II-33EGGER UK Introduces HDX Range of Rounded Profile Flooring Panels II-33Global Ventures Australia Launches Eco-Core White BirchMultiply Panel II-34Global Ventures Australia Rolls Out Multiflex Bending Plywood II-34Roseburg Unveils SkyBlend MDF Panel II-34International Barrier Technology Launches Blazeguard®, Fire-rated Sheathing Panel II-35Huntsman Unveils I-BOND® Adhesives and I- RELEASE® Release Agents II-35Supress Products Introduces Innovative Plywood II-36UPM Launches UPM Fine Offset Paper II-36Timber Products Launches Eco-Friendly Suite of Hardwood Plywood II-36Georgia-Pacific Launches New Water-Repellent Plywood II-37Wilkie-Sanderson Develops Innovative Translucent Wood VeneerPanels II-37Conenor Develops Wood-Plastic Composite Panels II-37The Laminex Group Launches Eco-friendly Wood Panel andLaminate Products II-37Quiet Solution Launches QuietRF Product Line II-38

10. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-39

Uniboard to Divest Particleboard and Medium Density Fibreboard

Business II-39

Swedspan Group Acquires Société Industrielle II-39

Georgia-Pacific Takes Over Grant Forest Products' OSB Facility II-39

US LBM Holdings to Acquire Edward Hines Lumber Co. II-39

Ilim Timber to Acquire Two Sawmills of Klausner Group II-40

International Barrier Technology Acquires Stake in Pyrotite's

IPOSB Technology II-40

Q.E.P. to Acquire ArborCraft II-40

West Fraser Timber Acquires Certain Assets and Licenses of

Weyerhaeuser II-40

Uniboard Sets up High and Medium Density Fiberboard Plant in

North Carolina II-41

VMG and Siempelkamp Ink Agreement for Setting up a

Particleboard Facility II-41

Sumitomo Forestry Sets Up Particleboard Production Subsidiary

in Vietnam II-41

Safwood to Establish OSB Production Facility in Komi Republic II-41

Garnica Establishes 11,500 m2 Capacity Plywood Factory II-41

Masisa Sets up Medium Density Particleboard Plant in Brazil II-42

Greenply Establishes MDF Plant in India II-42

Sarda Plywood Begins Commercial Production at Jeypore Plywood

Factory II-42

Ponderplay Sets up Board Lamination Plant in Mexico II-42

Potlatch Corp. Divests Post Falls Particle Board Plant II-42

New England WOOD Pellet Takes Over Norbord MDF Assets in the US II-42

Louisiana-Pacific Acquires Majority Stake in Masisa OSB

Industria e Comercio II-43

AkzoNobel Industrial Acquires WOOD Adhesives Business of

Kronochem II-43

Kronospan Sets up OSB Production Facility in Romania II-43

Pfleiderer to Acquire Assets of decopa industries GmbH II-43

Alliance Technology Group to Acquire Louisiana- Pacific's

Facilities II-43

CYMAO Holdings to Expand Business by Acquiring Poly-Ply

Industries II-44

Swanson Group to Expand Capacity of Plywood Mill in Oregon II-44

UPM to Expand Coated Plywood Production at its Chudovo Mill in

Russia II-44

UPM Expands Production Capacity at its Estonia Plywood Mill II-44

Sumitomo Forestry Crest to Merge with Toyo Plywood II-44

Norbord and Kruger Join to Combine Hardwood Plywood Operations II-44

Pfleiderer Aktiengesellschaft to Set up a HDF/MDF Production

Facility in Russia II-45

BASF Polyurethanes Basic Products Establishes New Facility in

Michigan II-45

Sveza Sets up New Production Line at Velikiy Ustyug Plywood Mill II-45

UPM to Set up New Wood Plastic Composite Facility in

Karlsruhe, Germany II-45

UPM and Sveza Group to Set up a Forest Industry Facility as a

Joint Venture II-45

Louisiana-Pacific Sets up Manufacturing Facility in Houlton,

Maine II-46

William Tell to Commence Second Particle Board Plant in Chamdor II-46

Zavetluzhye to Add a New Polished Plywood Production Line II-46

Ainsworth Lumber Divests Specialty Plywood Business Division II-46

Satipel Industrial SA Acquires Duratex II-47

Canfor to Spin Off Tackama Plywood Plant II-47

Boise Cascade to Close Down Plywood Mill in White City II-47

Panel Products Closes Down Plywood Plant in North River Road II-47

Ainsworth Lumber Shut Down OSB Mill in Minnesota II-47

UPM Divests Paper Mill to Umoe Solar AS II-47

Pope & Talbot Divest Sawmills to Interfor II-47

Weyerhaeuser to Divest Trus Joist® Commercial Unit to Atlas

Holdings II-48

Weyerhaeuser to Dispose its Oriented Polymer Composites

Technology II-48

Weyerhaeuser Closes Down its iLevel® Veneer Technologies

Facility in Georgia II-48

Ainsworth Lumber Closes Down OSB Plants in Cook and Bemidji II-48

Roseburg Forest Products to Close Down MDF Facility in South

Carolina II-48

Sonae Industria Plans to Close Down Production Line in Germany II-49

Plum Creek Shuts Down Four Sawmills and MDF Plants in the

Montana Area II-49

11. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS - A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE BUILDER II-50Danzer Group Acquires Reholz GmbH II-50CVC Asia Pacific Acquires Asia Dekor Holdings Limited II-50Evergreen Fibreboard Acquries Hume Fibreboard II-50Century Plyboards Acquires Century Panels and Sharon Plywoods II-51Sampoerna Family Acquires 42.6% Stake in Samko Timber II-51Uniboard Canada Acquires ATC Panel's Particle Board Facility II-51West Fraser Timber Acquires International Paper's ThirteenSawmills II-51Greenply Acquires Controlling Stakes in Platinum Veneers andGalaxy Décor II-51Louisiana-Pacific Acquires Majority Stake in Masisa do BrasilLtda's OSB plant II-52Masisa SA Acquires Stake in Tafibras Participacoes II-52Sonae Industria Acquires Stake in Masisa SA II-52One Equity Partners Acquires Minor Stake in Pfleiderer II-52Surteco Acquires Minor Stake in Pfleiderer II-52Finnforest to Acquire Weyerhaeuser's iLevel Wood ProductsBusiness II-53PG Bison Opens New Particleboard Plant in South Africa II-53Kastamonu Integrated Establishes New MDF facility at KastamonuCity Industrial Zone II-53GPC Quimica to Expand Plant Capacities to Meet Rising WoodPanel Demand in Brazil II-54Archidply Industries to Set up New Wood Panel Facility in India II-54Star Panel Boards to Establish Three New Production Facilitiesin India II-54Satipel to Expand its Uberaba Plant Capacity II-55Greenply Industries to Expand Capacity at its Uttarakhand Plant II-55Greenply Industries to Start a New Laminates Facility in India II-55Sichuan Shengda to Start a New Production Base in GuangyuanCity, China II-55RUS Holding and B.R.I.S.T to Set up a Joint Venture OSBFacility in Russia II-55Sichuan Shengda to Establish a New Forest ProductsManufacturing Unit II-56Roseburg Forest Products Obtains CCMC Approval II-56Weyerhaeuser to Close Down Non-Operational Stand Board Mill inAlta II-56Weyerhaeuser to Shut Down New Brunswick OSB Plant II-56Norbord to Shut Down its Belgium Particleboard Capacity II-56Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Shuts OSB Plant Operations inGeorgia and Quebec II-56Dieffenbacher to Divest MDF Business to Metso Paper II-57Potlatch Corporation to Shut Down Particleboard Plants II-57Weyerhaeuser Closes Down OSB Mill in Hudson Bay II-57Boise Cascade Shuts Down Veneer Mill II-57Patrick Industries Acquires Adorn LLC II-58Patrick Industries Takes Over American Hardwoods II-58Private Group Led by Management Acquires Multiply UnderlaymentBusiness II-58Roseburg Forest Products to Acquire Six Mills from Georgia-Pacific II-59Sonae Industria Group Acquires Hornitex II-59Novopan Industries Announces Merger of Three Entities II-59Archidply Group Announces Merger to Form Integrated Company II-59Robert Weed Plywood Acquires Weiser Products II-60ATC Panels Commences Construction of a Plant in Pennsylvania II-60Georgia-Pacific Acquires Five Sites of International PaperWood Products II-60BEWP Enter into a Supply Agreement with Pulte Homes II-60Pfleiderer Grajewo to Acquire Polish Government's Stake inPfleiderer Prospan II-60UPM to Expand Birch Plywood Capacity II-61

12. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS II-62

Ainsworth Lumber Company (Canada) II-62

Boise Cascade Company (US) II-62

Canfor Corporation (Canada) II-62

Duratex SA (Brazil) II-63

The Egger Group (Austria) II-63

Fletcher Building Ltd. (New Zealand) II-64

Georgia-Pacific Corporation (US) II-64

Groupe Gascogne (France) II-64

J.M. Huber Corporation (US) II-65

Kronospan Holdings Ltd (UK) II-65

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (US) II-66

Masonite International Corp. (US) II-66

Norbord Industries Inc. (Canada) II-66

Pfleiderer AG (Austria) II-67

Potlatch Corporation (US) II-67

Rougier SA (France) II-67

Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (Sweden) II-68

Temple-Inland Inc. (US) II-68

Tableros De Fibras, S.A. (Spain) II-69

UPM - Kymmene Corporation (Finland) II-69

West Fraser Timberland, Inc. (US) II-69

Weyerhaeuser Company (US) II-70

13. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-71Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for WoodPanels by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2009 through 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-71

Table 5: World Historic Review of Wood Panels by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin

America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2003

through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-72

Table 6: World 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels byGeographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volumefor US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America,and Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-73

Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Particleboard (including OSB) by Geographic Region - US,

Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest

of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-74

Table 8: World Historic Review of Particleboard (includingOSB) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-75

Table 9: World 15-Year Perspective for Particleboard

(including OSB) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of

Consumption Volume for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for

Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-76

Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forPlywood by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2009 through 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-77

Table 11: World Historic Review of Plywood by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin

America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2003

through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-78

Table 12: World 15-Year Perspective for Plywood by GeographicRegion - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume for US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Restof World Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-79

Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Medium Density Fiberboard by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures

in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-80

Table 14: World Historic Review of Medium Density Fiberboardby Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-81

Table 15: World 15-Year Perspective for Medium Density

Fiberboard by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of

Consumption Volume for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for

Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-82

Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forOthers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2009 through 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-83

Table 17: World Historic Review of Others by Geographic Region -

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, China, Rest of Asia -Pacific,

Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for

Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-84

Table 18: World 15-Year Perspective for Others by GeographicRegion - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume for US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Restof World Markets for 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-85III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES III-1

A.Market Analysis III-1

US Wood Products Market III-1

Table 19: US Market for Wood Products (2008-2010):

Breakdown in Terms of Production, Imports and Exports by

Wood Product Types - Sawn Softwood, Oriented Strandboard

(OSB), Conferous Logs, Particleboard, Sawn Hardwood, Medium

Density Fiberboard, Hardwood Logs, Insulation Board,

Roundwood Pulpwood and Hardboard (In '000 Cubic Meters) III-1

Latest Market Trends III-2

The US Forest Products Industry Bears the Brunt of Recession III-2

OSB Industry on the Growth Path III-2

US Wood Panel Industry Targets Repairs & Improvement Sector III-2

The End-use Market of Housing Holds Promise in the Long Run III-3

Table 20: US Housing Statistics (2009-2012): Breakdown of

Number of Housing Starts by Home Types - Conventional

Homes (Single-family Starts and Multi-family Starts) and

Mobile Homes (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-3

Shift Towards Wood Based Eco Friendly 'Green Buildings' III-3

North American Wood Panel Production Statistics III-4

Table 21: Wood Panel Production in North America

(2008-2012): Breakdown in Million Cubic Meters by Panel

Types - Structural Panels (OSB and Softwood Plywood) and

Non-Structural Panels (Particleboard and MDF/HDF)

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4

The US Forest Reserves: An Overview III-5

Trends and Issues of the Recent Past III-5

Plywood Production Fall Affected Wood Panels Production III-5

Furniture Mills Shutdown Squeezed Particleboard and MDF Demand III-5

MDF Prices Strengthened in North America in 2006 III-6

Infrastructure Damage- Biggest Hindrance for Supply of Wood

Panels to Gulf Coast III-6

Key US Players III-6

B.Market Analytics III-7

Table 22: The US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Wood Panels by Product Segment - Oriented Strand Board,

Plywood, Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other

Wood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-7

Table 23: The US Historic Review for Wood Panels by ProductSegment - Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard,Medium Density Fiberboard, and Other Wood Panel MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-8

Table 24: The US 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume

for Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard, Medium

Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for 2003,

2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-9

2. CANADA III-10A.Market Analysis III-10Low Demand Results in Drastic Decline in Wood Product Prices III-10Canadian Forest Reserves III-10Canadian Demographics III-11Key Canadian Players III-11B.Market Analytics III-12Table 25: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysisfor Wood Panels by Product Segment - Oriented Strand Board,Plywood, Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and OtherWood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-12

Table 26: Canadian Historic Review of Wood Panels by Product

Segment - Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard,

Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in

Thousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-13

Table 27: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels byProduct Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volumefor Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard, MediumDensity Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for Years2003, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-14

3. JAPAN III-15

A.Market Analysis III-15

Japanese Forest Reserves - An Overview III-15

Trends/Issues III-15

Remodeling Fuels Wood Products Consumption III-15

Trend Towards Western and Semi-Western Housing Construction III-15

Factors Affecting Wood-Product Demand III-16

Demographics III-16

Frequently Changing Regulatory Environment III-16

Residential Housing III-16

Other Factors III-16

B.Market Analytics III-17

Table 28: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Wood Panels by Product Segment - Plywood, Particleboard

including Oriented Strand Board, Medium Density Fiberboard

and Other Wood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17

Table 29: Japanese Historic Review of Wood Panels by ProductSegment - Plywood, Particleboard including Oriented StrandBoard, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood PanelMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual ConsumptionFigures in Thousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-18

Table 30: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume

for Plywood, Particleboard including Oriented Strand Board,

Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for

2003, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-19

4. EUROPE III-20A.Market Analysis III-20Table 31: European Market for Wood Panels (2010): WoodPanel Production in Thousands of Cubic Meters byManufacturers - M & P Kaindl (Kronospan), Sonae Indsutria,Swiss Krono Group, Egger, Pfleiderer, Finsa, KastamonuEntegre, Mauro Saviota, Fantoni, Unilin, Frati, Norbord,Triax, Interbon, Constantia Iso and Swedwood (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-20Construction Sector Main Growth Driver - A Historic Review III-20B.Market Analytics III-21Table 32: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysisfor Wood Panels by Geographic Region - France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, and Rest of EuropeMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual ConsumptionFigures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-21

Table 33: European Historic Review of Wood Panels by

Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,

Russia, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years

2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22

Table 34: European 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels byGeographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,Russia, and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2003, 2011 &2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23

Table 35: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Wood Panels by Product Segment - Oriented Strand Board,

Plywood, Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other

Wood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-24

Table 36: European Historic Review of Wood Panels by ProductSegment - Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard,Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-25

Table 37: European 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume

for Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard, Medium

Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for Years

2003, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-26

4a. FRANCE III-27A.Market Analysis III-27French Forest Reserves - A Brief Review III-27Key Players III-27B.Market Analytics III-28Table 38: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forWood Panels by Product Segment - Oriented Strand Board,Plywood, Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and OtherWood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-28

Table 39: French Historic Review of Wood Panels by Product

Segment - Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard,

Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in

Thousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-29

Table 40: French 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels byProduct Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volumefor Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard, MediumDensity Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for Years2003, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-30

4b. GERMANY III-31

A.Market Analysis III-31

German Forest Reserves - An Overview III-31

B.Market Analytics III-32

Table 41: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Wood Panels by Product Segment - Oriented Strand Board,

Plywood, Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other

Wood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-32

Table 42: German Historic Review for Wood Panels by ProductSegment - Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard,Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-33

Table 43: German 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume

for Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard, Medium

Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for Years

2003, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-34

4c. ITALY III-35A.Market Analysis III-35Italian Forest Reserves - A Focus III-35Italian Wood Panel Industry Moves Towards Consolidation III-35B.Market Analytics III-36Table 44: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forWood Panels by Product Segment - Oriented Strand Board,Plywood, Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and OtherWood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-36

Table 45: Italian Historic Review of Wood Panels by Product

Segment - Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard,

Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in

Thousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37

Table 46: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels byProduct Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volumefor Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard, MediumDensity Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for Years2003, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-38

4d. THE UNITED KINGDOM III-39

A.Market Analysis III-39

Overview III-39

Low Demand from Construction Sector Affects UK Wood Panel

Industry III-39

Forest Reserves in the UK-A Brief Review III-39

Furniture and Fixtures Market III-39

UK Market Scenario in the Past III-40

B.Market Analytics III-41

Table 47: The UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Wood Panels by Product Segment - Oriented Strand Board,

Plywood, Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other

Wood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-41

Table 48: The UK Historic Review for Wood Panels by ProductSegment - Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard,Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-42

Table 49: The UK 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume

for Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard, Medium

Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for Years

2003, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-43

4e. SPAIN III-44A.Market Analysis III-44Spanish Forest Reserves - A Focus III-44Finsa - Spanish Key Player III-44B.Market Analytics III-45Table 50: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forWood Panels by Product Segment - Oriented Strand Board,Plywood, Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and OtherWood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-45

Table 51: Spanish Historic Review for Wood Panels by Product

Segment - Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard,

Medium Density Fiberboard &Other Wood Panel Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in

Thousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-46

Table 52: Spanish 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels byProduct Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volumefor Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard, MediumDensity Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for Years2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-47

4f. RUSSIA III-48

A.Market Analysis III-48

Russian Forest Reserves - A Brief Review III-48

B.Market Analytics III-49

Table 53: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Wood Panels by Product Segment - Oriented Strand Board,

Plywood, Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other

Wood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-49

Table 54: Russian Historic Review of Wood Panels by ProductSegment - Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard,Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-50

Table 55: Russian 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume

for Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Particleboard, Medium

Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for Years

2003, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-51

4g. REST OF EUROPE III-52A.Market Analysis III-52Review of Select Regions III-52Finland III-52Finnish Forest Products Industry Poised for a Slow Recovery III-52Finnish Forest Products Industry - An Overview III-52Table 56: Finnish Forest Industry Export Market (2008):Percentage Breakdown by Importing Regions- The EuropeanUnion, Other European Countries, Asia, North America,Africa and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-53Finnish Wood Sector - A Study III-53Chemical Wood Processing Industry Segment III-54Norway III-54Softwood Demand from Residential Construction Market III-54Sweden III-54Poland III-55Wood and Wood Based Products Market III-55Import-Export Statistics III-55Key Players III-55B.Market Analytics III-56Table 57: Rest of European Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Wood Panels by Product Segment - OrientedStrand Board, Plywood, Particleboard, Medium DensityFiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 forYears 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-56

Table 58: Rest of European Historic Review of Wood Panels by

Product Segment - Oriented Strand Board, Plywood,

Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood

Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption

Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-57

Table 59: Rest of European 15-Year Perspective for WoodPanels by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown ofConsumption Volume for Oriented Strand Board, Plywood,Particleboard, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other WoodPanel Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-58

5. ASIA-PACIFIC III-59

Market Analytics III-59

Table 60: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Wood Panels by Geographic Region - China and

Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-59

Table 61: Asia-Pacific Historic Review of Wood Panels byGeographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-60

Table 62: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels

by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific

Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-61

Table 63: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Wood Panels by Product Segment - Plywood,Particleboard including Oriented Strand Board, MediumDensity Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2009 through 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-62

Table 64: Asia-Pacific Historic Review of Wood Panels by

Product Segment - Plywood, Particleboard including Oriented

Strand Board, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption

Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-63

Table 65: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panelsby Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of ConsumptionVolume for Plywood, Particleboard including Oriented StrandBoard, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood PanelMarkets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-64

5a. CHINA III-65

A.Market Analysis III-65

Chinese Plywood Industry in 2008 III-65

Recession Weakens Chinese MDF Sales Post 2009 III-65

Slow Future Growth for Chinese Wood Panel Industry III-65

Forecasts Underlying Chinese Wood Products Market III-66

Factors Driving Chinese Wood-Panel Industry III-66

Furniture - Key End Use Segment III-66

Chinese Forest Reserves - A Brief Review III-66

B.Market Analytics III-68

Table 66: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Wood Panels by Product Segment - Plywood, Particleboard

including Oriented Strand Board, Medium Density Fiberboard

and Other Wood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-68

Table 67: Chinese Historic Review for Wood Panels by ProductSegment - Plywood, Particleboard including Oriented StrandBoard, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood PanelMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual ConsumptionFigures in Thousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-69

Table 68: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume

for Plywood, Particleboard including Oriented Strand Board,

Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets for

Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-70

5b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC III-71A.Market Analysis III-71Indian Plywood Industry Poised for Growth as Real EstateRecovers III-71Australasia's MDF Industry Dominated by Asian Investors III-71Key Player III-71B.Market Analytics III-72Table 69: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Wood Panels by Product Segment -Plywood,Particleboard including Oriented Strand Board, MediumDensity Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures inThousand m3 for Years 2009 through 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-72

Table 70: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review of Wood

Panels by Product Segment - Plywood, Particleboard including

Oriented Strand Board, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other

Wood Panel Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Consumption Figures in Thousand m3 for Years 2003 through

2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-73

Table 71: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for WoodPanels by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown ofConsumption Volume for Plywood, Particleboard includingOriented Strand Board, Medium Density Fiberboard and OtherWood Panel Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-74

6. LATIN AMERICA III-75

A.Market Analysis III-75

Key Regions at a Glance III-75

Mexico III-75

Competition III-75

Brazil III-75

Table 72: Wood Panel Production in Brazil (2005-2008):

Breakdown by Panel Types - MDF & HB, Plywood and

Particleboard (In MMCM) (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-76

Argentina III-76

Chile III-77

Table 73: Wood Panel Production in Chile (2005- 2008):

Breakdown by Panel Types - MDF/HDF, Plywood and

Particleboard (In MMCM) (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-77

Key Players III-78

Arauco (Chile) III-78

Berneck Aglomerados SA (Brazil) III-78

Eucatex S.A. Industria e Comercio (Brazil) III-78

Faplac SA (Argentina) III-78

Masisa SA (Chile) III-79

B.Market Analytics III-80

Table 74: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Wood Panels by Product Segment -Plywood,

Particleboard including Oriented Strand Board, Medium

Density Fiberboard and Other Wood Panel Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in

Thousand m3 for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-80

Table 75: Latin American Historic Review of Wood Panels byProduct Segment - Plywood, Particleboard including OrientedStrand Board, Medium Density Fiberboard and Other Wood PanelMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual ConsumptionFigures in Thousand m3 for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-81

Table 76: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Wood Panels

by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown

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