66 | From the Archive
PREVIOUSLY… IN TTJ 1994
Delving into the TTJ archive, we look back at some of the issues and news affecting the timber trade in previous decades
TIMBER TRADE RULES OUT TIT-FOR-TAT REACTION TO MALAYSIAN BOYCOTT Timber traders dealing with Malaysia fear that retaliation to the Malaysian government’s proposed ‘Buy British Last’ policy could jeopardise British imports.
Prestige Doors director Blair Longville, whose company is owned by Malaysian timber giant Golden Pharos, said if Malaysia goes ahead with a ban on British exports, the UK government might be forced to implement retaliatory measures, such as duty levies on Malaysian imports.
This, he said, would have a dramatic effect on UK importers – although sanctions are unlikely to be extended to prevent Malaysian companies selling into the UK.
Aznan Mal Piah at the Malaysian High Commission, confirmed that the policy affects contracts that have not yet been signed. “Existing contracts which we have signed, we will honour,” he said, adding that, under GATT, the UK government’s ability to take retaliatory action would be restricted. Finewood Marketing’s managing director Mike Woodward said the outcome for UK suppliers would depend on the strength of individual relationships. One of his Malaysian suppliers said it was government contracts and large state-run businesses that were affected and it was not expected to move to the private sector and “certainly not to exports”.
BC STRIKE PUTS PRESSURE ON MILLS Pulp and paper workers in British Columbia have been picketing sawmills on Vancouver Island and on the coast, trying to keep logs out and lumber in. Production on the Interior has not been so affected, but the mills under fire have a growing problem with saw chips. If the strike continues, production will be hampered. The hold-up could redress the balance of supply and demand, but would not help the mills’ financial position.
Importers in the UK, however, have ready access to Canadian stocks at present, having built volumes at the end of last year.
TTJ | March/April 2024 |
www.ttjonline.com 1984
SETRA UNVEILS FIRST PROFITS
2004
Setra Group AB, the Swedish sawmill giant formed last August from the merger of AssiDomän Timber and Mellanskog Industri (Mindab), has reported profits of just SEK100,000 for 2003. But the company highlights that the figure would be higher calculated on the basis of the merger taking place at the start of the year.
“The prof forma profit figure, estimated as if the merger took place in January 2003, is SEK37.1m for last year compared to SEK36.1m in 2002,” said Stefan Lundin, finance director.
REPORT SUGGESTS ALTERNATIVE TO UK FOREST CERTIFICATION Abandoning UK forest certification in favour of a new system that could deliver legal and sustainable forest management requirements at a cheaper cost is mooted in a new report commissioned for Confor. “Forest Management Certification in the UK: Options for Improvement” also explores two less radical options for bringing down the cost of certification for Confor members who are frustrated at the expense and additional requirements of FSC and PEFC forest management and chain of custody certification.
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