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1 ¨C 15th August 2015


US Dollar Exchange Rates of  10th  August 2015
China Yuan 6.
3255

Report from China 


 

 Yuan devaluations reverberate through the timber
trade

The devaluation of China‟s currency is reverberating
through the timber trade as exporters assess the prospects
of further cuts in buying by the Chinese timber sector. The
devaluation is also having a ripple effect on currencies in
emerging countries.


The devaluation in China follows on the heels of falling
industrial production, investment and retail sales and
disappointing export figures for July. The devaluation will
make China‟s exports that much more competitive but will
also increase the cost to Chinese importers of wood
products. Most analysts expect further devaluations.


PMI hovers around 50
In July 2015, China's manufacturing purchasing managers
index (PMI) stood at stood at 50.0 a slight drop on the
previous month. The PMI for all sized enterprises fell.

The PMI for large enterprises stayed just above the
negative threshold at 50. that of medium sized enterprises
was 50.0 and that of small-sized enterprises was in
negative territory at 46.9.


Among the five sub-indices comprising official PMI the
production and supplier delivery time indices were above
the negative threshold but the new orders, employed
person and main raw materials inventory indices were
below the negative threshold.


For more
see: http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/201508/
t20150804_1225090.html

Ash imports to resume
According to China‟s Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine Announcement No.143, 2015 imports of the
species of ash associated with a die-back disease
(Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus) can be resumed provided
the timber undergoes high temperature treatment.


Ash products must be accompanied by a plant quarantine
certificate issued by the exporting country and this must
provide details of treatment. Ash sawnwood from areas
where the die-back disease is not found must also be
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.


Designated regions and countries where ash die-back is
endemic are listed in the announcement No.156 in 2013
jointly issued by the quarantine office and the State
Forestry Administration.


See:http://www.aqsiq.gov.cn/xxgk_13386/jlgg_12538/zjg
g/2013/201311/t20131120_387793.htm


Streamlining forestry administration
It has been reported that the State Council has recently
issue a notice „Cancellation of Non Administrative
Licensing Approvals‟. Through this administrative
procedures will be streamlined. Some 133 approval
processes will be adjusted or eliminated.


The following approval items will be abolished:
Technical scheme and measures for preventing
America white moth entry
Sino Japanese non-governmental green
cooperation project
Harvesting quotas in natural and plantation
forests in natural forest protection regions
National ecological education base
International wetland certification
Import regulations on imported animal and plant
species (CITES to take precedence)


The following regulations have been adjusted:
Annual quota for the construction projects -
requisition or occupancy of forestry land
Planning of desert prevention and control
Provincial planning registration of Beijing
Tianjin sandstorm source control projects
Forestry fixed assets investment projects
Planning of national level natural protection
regions managed by the forestry sector


National logo for commercial wood products
A national logo for commercial wood products has been
drafted by the Timber Saving Center and the China
Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association. The
new logo will come into use in November 2015.


Use of the new logo will help eliminate the manufacture
and sale of counterfeit/copied wood products, aid the
development of standardisation in the market and protect
consumer rights.


The logo will also further stimulate efforts at reducing the
waste, protecting the environment securing the health and
safety of consumers.


Padauk wholesale prices fall 60%
Many „redwood‟ furniture manufacturers have stopped
manufacturing because of weakening demand. Wholesale
prices of „redwood‟ logs have declined in recent weeks
falling by around 10%.


The steepest decline in price was seen for Myanmar
padauk for which log prices are down to around
RMB10,000 per tonne from the RMB30,000 a month ago.


Advantages of Guangxi province for plywood
manufacture and trade

During January to July the volume of plywood, MDF and
eucalyptus veneer exports through ports administered by
Guangxi province totalled 287,800 tonnes valued at
USD152 million, up 38% in volume and 7% in value over
the same period of last year.


Behind the rise in output and exports is that Guangxi
province has an advantage in terms of raw material
availability and an efficient transport system and efficient
port logistics.


Currently 113 mills mainly in Nanning, Guigang,
Wuzhou, Fangchenggang, Liuzhou, Yulin and Qinzhou
cities in the province produce plywood, MDF and
eucalyptus veneer.. These products are mainly exported to
Korea, Japan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and India as well
as to Hong Kong Autonomous Region and Taiwan P.o.C
through Fangcheng, Guigang, Wuzhou and Qinzhou ports.

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Abbreviations

LM        Loyale Merchant, a grade of log parcel  Cu.m         Cubic Metre
QS         Qualite Superieure    Koku         0.278 Cu.m or 120BF
CI          Choix Industriel                                                       FFR            French Franc
CE         Choix Economique                                                        SQ              Sawmill Quality
CS         Choix Supplimentaire      SSQ            Select Sawmill Quality
FOB      Free-on-Board     FAS            Sawnwood Grade First and
KD        Kiln Dry                               Second 
AD        Air Dry        WBP           Water and Boil Proof
Boule    A Log Sawn Through and Through MR              Moisture Resistant
              the boards from one log are bundled                      pc         per piece      
              together                      ea                each      
BB/CC  Grade B faced and Grade C backed MBF           1000 Board Feet          
              Plywood   MDF           Medium Density Fibreboard
BF         Board Foot F.CFA         CFA Franc        
Sq.Ft     Square Foot               Price has moved up or down

Source:ITTO'  Tropical Timber Market Report

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