The 3rd Annual
2007 China Wood Based Panel

Trade & Investment Conference

April 22-25, 2007     New Century Grand Hotel, Hangzhou, China

 



 

 
SPEAKER

CHINESE SPEAKER

 
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Mr. Wang Zhi Bao   Mr. Su Chunyu   Mr. Zhang Senlin   Ms.Sunny X.Qian  
China Forest Ministry   State Forestry Administration   CNFPIA   China National Fiberboard Council  

 

           
Mr.XIAO XIAOBING   Mr.Li Hongfan          
Fiberboard Specialty Committee of CNFPIA   China Wood International, Inc.          

 

 

OVERSEAS SPEAKER

       
Mr. Bernard Fuller   Mr. Paul Weatherall   Mr. KR Laszlo Döry   Mr. Marcel Vroege  
RISI   Chairman Asian Pacific MDF Exporters Association   CEIBois   Pöyry Forest Industry  

 

           
Mr. Phill Guay          
ColumbiaForest Products            

3 DISTINCT EVENTS

April 22 & 23 Two-Day Global/China Conference
April 22 & 23 Two-Day Show Case of Chinese & International Producers
April 24 & 25 Two-Day Industry Tour
       
 
Conference
 
Products Exhibition
 
Industry Tour
 

ORGANIZER


      
    China Wood International, Inc (CWI)
           RISI
           Plywood & MDF Special Committees—China National Forest Product  Industry Association (CNFPIA)

HOST


      
     www.chinawood.org
            International Wood Industry Magazine

OVERSEAS PARTNERS


      
     International Wood Products Association (IWPA)
            Asia Pacific MDF Exporters Association

PREFACE

1.Introduction of China Wood Based Panel Industry
  • At present, there are over 6,000 manufacturers in China producing nearly 60 million cubic meters annual.
  • In 2006, the export of plywood, fiberboard and particle board increased 48.71%, 51.39% and 49.03% respectively compared with that in 2005. Most of them are exported to USA, Canada, United Kingdom, South Korea and Japan.
  • In 2006, the import of plywood, fiberboard and particle board decreased 29.83%, 16.24% and 14.66% respectively compared with that in 2005. Most of them are imported from Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

A.Plywood Export and Import Statistic

2001-2006 Plywood Export Statistics

Unit: 10,000m3

2001-2006 Plywood Import Statistics

Unit: 10,000m3

Data from: China Customs

B.Fiberboard Export and Import Statistic

2001-2006 Fiberboard Export Statistics

Unit: 10,000 ton

2001-2006 Fiberboard Import Statistics

Unit: 10,000 ton

Data from: China Customs
C.Particle Board Export and Import Statistic

2001-2006 Particle Board Export Statistics

Unit: 10,000 ton

2001-2006 Particle Board Import Statistics

Unit: 10,000 ton

Data from: China Customs

2.Associated Industry— Flooring & Furniture

In 2005, China wood flooring production amounted to 300 million square meters, and the export was up to 98.85 square meters, which was 2.15 times of export volume in 2004.

In 2005, the output of wood furniture in China was over 100 million pieces, and the export was up to 211.6 million pieces,which was 1.2 times of total export volume in 2004.

The growth of domestic and foreign markets demand of wood flooring and wood furniture drives development of China wood based panel industry.

3.Raw Materials Supply

The short supply of raw materials and a series of adjusted and revised policy in 2006 affected China wood based panels export, especially the export of plywood.

4.Conference Objective

  • Strengthen thecommunication and cooperation between foreign and domestic companies, achieve win-win cooperation
  • Assist oversea importers learn more about wood based panel products, quality and market in China
  • Assist oversea exporters learn more about the wood based panel market demand in China
  • Assist oversea traders learn more about the change of associated trade policies in China
  • Assist oversea raw material suppliers learn more about the demand of raw materials in wood industry

5.Target Products

  • Plywood (Fancy plywood, Film-faced plywood, Container plywood, Bamboo plywood, Special plywood)
  • Fiberboard (MDF, HDF)
  • Particle Board
  • OSB
  • Blockboard
  • Engineered Wood
  • Decorative Board
 

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Plywood/ MDF/ Particleboard/ OSB/ Blockboard/ Engineered wood/ Furniture manufacturers, buyers/ importers, distributors, dealers
  • Wood based panel machinery manufacturers
  • Raw materials suppliers
  • Industry association members, government officials & NGO officials
  • Investors and financial services firms and others interested in doing business in China

CONFERENCE FEATURES

   During the conference, the annual meeting of CNFPIA - Plywood Special Committee and CNFPIA – MDF     Special Committee will be held at the same time.

   Main theme: CWI’s Conferencewill present an extended range of the industry from plywood to fiber board, particle     board, block board, technology wood, related accessories, technology and equipment, covering the entire wood     based panel industry and market.

   Major area:

      1. The emphasis of furniture manufacturing re-location to theYangtze River Delta Region from thePearl River Delta            Region, and has also accelerated the development of the wood based panel industry into the Yangtze River            Delta Region .
      2. Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai (with centralization by Shanghai) has become the most important manufacturing            and exporting area for wood based panel. This area plays a significant role in the production and marketing of            wood based panel in China and the world.

   Joint activity: the attention in the organization of the Conference by the involvement of various international     industry associations and the world media, plus the active involvement of professional local business executives and     local professional associations assures the conference participants that this Conference is truly representative of the     China wood based panel industry. CWI’s conference’s quality is assured by utilizing this professional approach.

AGENDA(SPEAKERS)

Preliminary Agenda 

April 22, Sunday

8:30 am -8:50 am SECTION 1 Opening Ceremony 
8:50 am – 10:50 am SECTION 2 Industry and Market-Wood Based Panel in China and the World 

  • Current situation of global wood based panel industry, market and its development trend
  • Wood based panel industry and market development in China
  • Current situation of import and export of wood base panel in China and its development trend (comparison on policy and price in China)

11:10 am – 12:00 am SECTION 3 Supply of Raw Material-Huge Potential Existing in China 

  • Analysis on supply and demand situation of raw material in the world and China

13:30 pm – 16:30 pm SECTION 4 Utilization and Develop Prospect of Forest Resource
           (Seminar between government and bigenterprises)  

13:30 pm -15:00 pm SECTION5 Wood Based Panel Equipment-Who Move Whose Cheese 

  • Demand and development tendency of wood based panel equipment in the international market。
  • Level and market demand of China’s wood based panel equipments

15:30 pm – 17:00 pm SECTION 6 OSB, Non-wood and Innovative Wood Based Panel

13:30 pm -18:00 pm Product exhibition and communication
           April 23, Monday

8:30 am – 9:50am SECTION 7 Current Situation, Development Trend and Channel of Import and Export of Wood Based Panel in Major Area Globally 

  • North America plywood market in 2007
  • Europe (stress on import and certification of wood based panel)
  • Asia Pacific MDF market

10:10 pm – 12:00pm SECTION 8 Investment, Merge and Acquisition-Investment and integration 

  • Investment strategy and industry prospect of wood based panel industry in China
  • Mergers and acquisitions in the Chinese wood based panels industry

13:30 pm – 15:00 pm SECTION 9 Fiberboard, Particle board 

13:30 pm – 15:00 pm SECTION 10 Plywood, Film Faced Plywood, Engineered Wood , Blockboard 

15:30 pm – 17:00 pm SECTION 11 Industry Gathering and Wood Based Panel Industry with Regional Feature

13:30-18:00 pm Product exhibition and Communication

INDUSTRY TOUR

April 24 & 25 (Tuesday & Wednesday --  Divided by product)

     
  Plywood Tour
  MDF/HDF Tour  

SHOW CASE – Products Exhibition

   April 22 half-day      Trade Negotiation between overseas participants and Chinese participants
   April 23 half-day      Trade Negotiation between overseas participantsand Chinese participants
   April 24 whole-day   Trade Negotiation of furniture manufacturer and wood based panel purchasers

ATTENDEE LIST

Will publish the latest attendee list soon

VENUE—NEW CENTURY GRAND HOTEL,HANGZHOU

   

NEW CENTURY GRAND HOTEL HANGZHOU
Add: No.818 Middle Shixin Road, Xiaoshan, Hangzhou,China     311202
Web: http://www.kaiyuangroup.com

Hotel Introduction

    Invested by New Century Tourism Group, as the flagship hotel of New Century Tourism Group, the 5-star New      Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou boasts the highest skyline of allpremier hotels in Hangzhou with a height of 218      meters in 47 floors.

    The hotel located in the CBD area of Xiaoshan district; it is only an 20 minutes’ drive to XiaoshanInternationalAirport      and also a few minutes to the expressway. What’s more, it only takes half an hour to the beautiful West Lake scenic      area, 44 kilometers to Shaoxing which is a famous historical and cultural city and a 2-hour drive is required to enjoy      the nearby cities of Shanghai and Ningbo.

Room Rate

Room Category

Floor

Conference Rate

Ordinary Rate

Deluxe Single Room

31F-39F

RMB630

RMB1080

Deluxe Double Room

31F-39F

RMB630

RMB1080

Deluxe Grand Suite

31F-39F

RMB1030

RMB2080

 

Reservation

For reservation, please contact the following person, fill in the form and send it back by email.

China Wood International Inc.
Contact: Ms Linda Shu
Tel: 86-10-82357166 / 8235 8779-816
Fax: 86-10-82358546
Email: woodmgz@chinawood.org

New Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou
Contact: Ms Pingping Yu
Tel: 86-571-8288 8888
Fax: 86-571-82888068

Please download the reservation form.

Hotel Map

 

PREVIOUS CONFERENCES

Nov 8-11, 2006, Shanghai, China---2006 China Wood Flooring Exp.& Imp. Conference (The second)
April 20-22, 2006, Xu Zhou, Jiangsu, China --- 2006 China Plywood Trade & Investment Conference
Oct.30-Nov.2, 2005, Dongguan, China---2005 China Wood Markets Export & Import Conference
April.20-23, 2005, Shanghai, China---2005 China Wood Flooring Export & Import Conference
Oct. 26-29, 2004, Dalian, China---2004 China Wood Markets: Export & Import Conference
April 28-29, 2004, Pizhou, Jiangsu, China---2004 China Plywood Trade & Investment Conference
Oct. 28-30, 2003, Shanghai, China---2003 China Wood Export & Import Conference
2002 Sino-Russia Wood Trade & Investment Conference
2002 China Wood Export & Import Conference

Successful experience:

    CWI has successfully held its international wood products conference nine times since 2002, which includes for two      times the plywood trade and investment conference which took place in Pizhou and Xuzhou in 2004 and 2006      respectively. More than 200 overseas attendees came from more than 10 major wood based panel importing              countries of North America and Europe and other areas. Many world famous companies and associations attended      these conference, including IWPA, ITTO, BlueLinx (major construction material distributor in America), Far East      American Inc (the second largest wood products purchaser in America), Raute (the world famous plywood           manufacturing machinery supplier), Columbia Forest Products (the largest forest products manufacturer in North      America and plywood purchaser), Hardwoods Specialty Products (hardwood plywood wholesaler), ILIM Pulp      Enterprise (raw material supplier), Dynea (glue manufacturer), UPM (the top grade of plywood manufacturer in the      world) and CBEX (the famous trade planning expert in North America) and so on.

REGISTRATION

1.Registration Fee:

 

Early Bird
Before March 21th

Regular
After March 21th

On Site

Option 1: Conference & Show Case Only

$695

$850

$850

Option 2: One-Day Field Trip

$295

$395

$395

Option 3: Two-Day Field Trip

$590

$790

$790

Option 4: Conference & One - Day Field Trip

$895

$1195

$1195

Option 5: Conference & Two - Day Field Trip (Best Value)

$1185

$1540

$1540

Show Booth  

 

Regular(Only available)

Option 6: 2x3 meters- Booth

$445

NOTE:

1. To qualify for Early Bird price, completed registration forms must be received by March 21, 2007.
2. Payment must be received within 10 days of invoice or no later than March 31, 2007.
3. All cancellations must be received in writing. A full refund can be requested up to April 5, 2007; From April 5 - April 15, 2007, a 50% can be provided.
4. As a participant, you can get a $100 discount when you purchase CWI’s other products / services.

 
2.Registration / Inquiry Form:
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3. If you can't register online,please download the registration form and send to CWI.

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CONTACT

CHINA WOOD INTERNATIONAL INC.
Mailing address: 9 -2401, Jinqiuzhichun, No. 6 Zhichun Rd., Haidian Dist., Beijing 100088, China
General Director: Hongfan Li  (hongfan@chinawood.org)
Liaison:  Mr. Robin Qiu (exporter@chinawood.org)
              Ms. Linda Shu (woodmgz@chinawood.org)
Tel: 86-10-8235 7166 / 8235 8779
Fax: 86-10- 8235 8546
Web: www.chinawood.net