China Plywood Trade & Investment Conference 2006

Fordaq invites you to attend China Plywood Trade & Investment Conference 2006 between April 20th and April 22nd, 2006.

China has become the largest producer of plywood in the world due to the boom of its plywood industry. China’s plywood exports grew tenfold from 1997 to 2004, rising from one million to 10.7 million cubic meters of roundwood equivalent (RWE) in only seven years.

There are about 5,000 plywood producers in China, 90% of which could produce 10,000 m3 of plywood per year, while only 180 producers could reach 20,000 m3 annually.

The largest plywood export area in China is Xuzhou city, where this year’s edition of China Plywood Trade & Investment Conference will take place on April 20th to 22nd.

The conference will include presentations, follow-up discussions, product exhibitions, field trips and sideline business negotiations where you can meet a large group of Chinese plywood manufacturers.

Conference Structure

1. Conference

Day 1: Global plywood supply / demand trends and China's current / future impact on global trade.
Day 2: Analysis of China's plywood exports and imports, raw material supply / demand in China.

2. Products Exhibition

The products exhibition will be available on April 20th to 21st (9:00-17:00). Chinese and international companies will be able to both feature their products and meet face-to-face with potential new customers. Products exhibited include plywood, veneer, film faced plywood, container flooring, other wood-based composite panels, hi-tech wood, logs, lumber, other wood materials and non-wood products.

3. Field Trip

During the field trip, the participants will visit the industrial zone and the plywood manufacturers around Xuzhou area on April 21st and around Pizhou area on April 22nd.

Preliminary conference program

Thursday, April 20th
	Session 1	Opening Ceremory	Speaker	Title	Company
8:30-9:00	.	Opening speech	Hongfan Li	CEO	China Wood International
	.	Opening ceremony presided by the mayor of Xuzhou city	The mayor of Xuzhou city	.	.
	.	Speech from the official of Forestry Administration of Jiangsu province and State Forestry Administration, P.R. China	.	.	.
.	Session 2	Global and China’s Plywood Industry and Market
9:00-9:55	1	Plywood - A Global Industry in Transition: Prospects for Plywood Markets Through 2010	Bernard Fuller	Vice-President	RISI
9:00-9:55	2	North American Plywood Producers Face Further Decline: Imports, OSB and the Fate of Domestic Production	Bernard Fuller	Vice-President	RISI
9:55-10:20	3	China’s plywood industry and trade, development trend	Hongfan Li	CEO	China Wood International
10:20-10:40	Coffee	.	.	.	.
.	Session 3	Territory Market and Opportunity of China	Speaker	Title	Company
10:40-11:10	4	The North American Plywood Market - An Importer's Perspective	Bruce Peterson(IWPA)	Vice President	Far East American Inc
11:10-11:35	5	Plywood Industry and its Market and Import (Europe)	Bernard Rerat	Chief Editor	Wood &Forest Press Agency
11:35-12:00	6	Plywood market in Japan	Miyoko Kitagawa	Editor	Japan Lumber Journal
12:00-13:30	Lunch	.	.	.	.
.	Session 4	Plywood Industry and Investment in Xuzhou city	Speaker	Title	Company
13:30-15:00	7	Status, trade and investment opportunities in this industry in Xuzhou city	.	.	.
15:00-16:30	8	Investment seminar	The mayor of Xuzhou city	.	.
16:30-18:00	9	Experts’ summit forum	The mayor of Xuzhou city	.	.
18:00-20:00	Cocktails	.	.	.	.
9:00 – 17:00	Products exhibition....
Friday, April 21st
	Session 5	Market & Development of plywood related product	Speaker	Title	Company
9:00-9:30	11	Film faced plywood			Dynea
9:30-9:55	12	Container floor
9:55-10:20	13	Sci-tech wood
10:20-10:40	Coffee	.	.	.	.
.	Session 6	Special Topics	.	.	.
10:40-11:10	14	Outlook of equipment and technology of plywood --- MAXIMIZED Performance In Plywood Production	Hannu Lukkari	Area Sales Manager	Raute
11:10-11:35	15	Latest application of raw materials of plywood and technology development	Xiufang Sun	.	Forest Trest Trends
11:35-12:00	16	Outlook of glue technology			Dynea
12:00-13:30	Lunch	.	.	.	.
.	.	Field Trip
14:00-18:00	.	Half day field trip to visit Xuzhou Industrial Zone and plywood manufacturers around Xuzhou...
9:00 – 17:00	Products exhibition....
Saturday, April 22nd
	.	Field trip	.	.	.
8:30-18:00	.	A whole day field trip to visit PizhouIndustrial Zone and plywood manufacturers around Pizhou....

Registration Fee*

	Early Bird Before March 18th	Regular After March 18th
Option 1: Only conference & visit exhibition	$348	$398
Option 2: One day field visit	$100	$150
Option 3: Only 3*3 booth	$648	$698
Note: Two participants from one company will enjoy one free 3*3 booth

* Fordaq's paying members benefit from a 10% discount.

If you are interested to participate in this event, write us a message at info@fordaq.com and we will send you all the relevant information.

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