|
Arauco, the largest Chilean radiate pine
lumber supplier, announced 2017 plan of bulk ships for green lumber for
Japan. It plans eight ships in 2017, the same as 2016 with the volume of
144,000 cubic metres,
It has two additional ships as option in case the demand picks up. Actual
arrivals of total Chilean lumber during January and August in 2016 are
134,200 cubic metres, 8.2% less than the same period of last year so total
year volume is expected to be about 200 million cubic metres. Arauco’s
supply volume for Japan in 2016 is estimated about 140 million cubic metres
(loading base).
The volume includes markets of China and Korea. Chilean lumber suppliers
revised joint shipment and individual supplier negotiates with shipping
lines of yearly necessary ships. Since shipments include other markets
volume, ships’ rotation is flexible so that inventory management is much
more difficult than before after regular 45 days rotation is disrupted.
|
