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The 3rd International Softwood Conference Presentations Available Online2008-10-29
 

The 3rd International Softwood Conference took place on October 16 and 17 in Helsinki, Finland. The conference brought together the sawn softwood producers and users from Europe and other parts of the world. It was organized by the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry and the European Softwood Association. This year's conference was hosted by the Finnish Forest Industries Federation.

The following softwood-specific global topics were addressed at the meeting.  Click here to view and/or download a pdf of each presentation, listed alphabetically by speaker.
 
Statistical overview & analysis
            Ed Pepke, ECE Timber Committee
 
Market developments:
            Europe, North Africa and Middle East
                        Peter Kickinger, Stora Enso Timber
            European Importers
                        Marc Brinkmeyer, Riley Creek/Idaho Forest Group Canada
                        Philippe Boisclair, Quebec Wood Export Bureau Japan
                        Andreas Von Moller, Jacob Jergensen UniWood GmbH
                        M. Takeshita, Sojitz Building Materials Corp.
 
The Development of the Russian Forest Sector
            Kalevi Kyyrönen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
 
China Building with Wood
            Jan Söderlind, European Wood Initiative
 
New EU Legislation to Combat Illegal Logging
            Filip De Jaeger, EOS
 
EN standards and CE-marking
            Franci Ceklin, Consultant to CEN for building and civil engineering
 
Beyond Quality – Impact of Increasing Requirements on Supply Chains
            Nick Boulton, Timber Trade Federation
 
Using Climate Change to Sell Wood
            Barnaby Dickens, The Good Agency Ltd
 
Global wood availability outlook - who has the timber?
            Petteri Pihlajamäki, Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting
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