Industry focus: Global shortage of raw wood raw material seriously endanger the furniture industry.

<p> industry has set their sights on South America, Africa, but not sure if upstream resources, is still difficult to swallow the bitter fruit of skyrocketing costs. .</ P> <p> It is understood that the original timber and downstream products in China's imports of major trading countries were Malaysia, Indonesia, the United States, Russia, Thailand. .Including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand is a victim of the tsunami, reconstruction of these countries themselves will need a lot of the original timber, exports will be affected, the original timber prices will be affected. .</ P> <p> However the industry is that the tsunami is "the last straw breaks the camel." .A former timber trader said that the tsunami impact on the original timber imports psychological first in last year, most domestic manufacturers have inventory, but worried about the future of the original timber imports would be reduced, Follower of fashion's exporters will lift prices. .</ P> <p> In fact, after the Spring Festival in 2004, the floor general rise in prices of raw materials, rose 10% year about individual species and even reached 20%. ."Southeast Asia in the years of excessive logging of forests, the forced pressure of environmental protection, governments have started to limit the production and export of precious raw timber policy. ."The trader said. .In Indonesia, for example, the government in order to protect the ecological environment and maintain the original wood for plywood and other processed product prices, since January 2002, the temporary ban on log exports, and since June 8, 2002 from the permanent ban log exports. .And because of reconstruction after the tsunami, smuggling of logs under the heavy hand of the pain. .</ P ><!-- Adsunion AD Code Begin Here. AD Place: pl-84-fubiao -> <P> <P> <! - Adsunion AD Code End Here. AD Place: pl-84-fubiao- .-> <p> acquisition of 1,000 square kilometers in Brazil, forest resources, have been firmly grasp the upstream resources of Shanghai Anxin Flooring Co., Ltd. Lu Weiguang, chairman, told reporters that the original timber prices this year will be a threshold to have the resources and not resources .separate companies. ."I estimate that 40% of the domestic enterprises will wind up on the floor, and for security for the letter but the original timber prices is good news. ."Lu Weiguang, said with a smile. .</ P> <p> currently 70% of the original Shun wood from Brazil, 15% from Indonesia, the remaining 10% from Russia, Africa and Myanmar together accounted for 5%. .Southeast Asia has been the tightening of supply can not meet China's growing demand for imported raw wood, but that kind of success stories like Lu Weiguang, or rare. .</ P> <p> learned, Australia, Europe, Africa, the Americas had the original timber into China a few years ago, now imports continue to increase. .Lu Weiguang, appears in "Who grasp the upstream resources, who can win the market." .At present, the dilemma of the original timber prices, might be a good inspiration, resources must also grasp the decentralized procurement channels. .</ P>.