中国木材市场重在定位

China＇s Position in Tibmer Market

中国是世界上最大的木材消费国，随着国民经济的快速发展，对木材和林产品需求急剧增长。中国年均木材及木制品消费需求总量约为3．3亿立方米，其中国产木材仅能提供6000万立方米，每年进口木材类产品折合原木1.2亿立方米，供需缺口高达1.5亿立方米。据专家估计，到2010年，国内木材供需缺口将达到1.6亿～1.8亿立方米，2015年将增大到3亿立方米左右。

China remains the largest timber consumer in the world. Along with the rapid growth in national economy, there is a steep rise in demand for timber and forest products. China＇s annual demand for consumption of timber and wooden products reaches some 330 million cubic meters on average, with only 6 million cu m from home-made timber. So the timber products converting into log of 120 million cu m are imported, with a supply gap up to 150 million cu m. According to estimates from experts, by 2010, the timber supply gap in the country will be between 160 million and 180 million cu m and further expanded to 300 million cu m by 2015. In 2008, the export of wooden products will have a lower increase range than that of last year. The implementation of state policy will lead to domestically expanded demands and surging share in domestic sales. In particular, there is a vast market in the middle and western regions and massive countryside. Beijing＇s Olympics, Shanghai＇s World Expo and Guangzhou＇s Asian Game will have huge demands for timber, due to the large-scaled transformation in city construction. Therefore, the timber volume to be imported by China will continue to rise, but with some changes in import regions.