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International
Plywood and Veneer Prices
Indonesia
Plywood
(export, FOB)
MR,
per Cu.m
Grade
BB/CC
2.7mm
US$335-355
3mm
US$295-305
6mm US$250-265
Brazilian
Plywood and Veneer
The
industry is reporting that export wood prices are relatively stable. In
the case of plywood, mainly pine plywood, demand in the US eased in the
past month and some additional volumes were redirected to the markets in
Europe.
Brazilian
pine plywood exports totalled registered US$354.7 million in the first
eight months of 2004, up 87% year on year.
As
for tropical plywood, the value shipped from Brazil from January-August
was US$251.5 million, an increase of 73% in relation to the same period
last year (US$ 145.7 million).
Record
breaking exports
Analysts
are saying that Brazilian plywood exports have never enjoyed such great
period as at present and it looks as if new export records will be
reached. If the current pace of exports continues maintains, Brazilian
plywood exports will reach an impressive 3 million cubic metres
by the end of year.
The
success story of Brazilian plywood exports began in 1999 when exports more
than doubled year on year (+103%) to 1,015,000 cubic metres. Since then,
yearly growth in exports has averaged almost 25%.
In
the January-August period of 2004, exports stood at 2 million cubic metres
up around 40% compared to the same period last year and analysts forecast
that for the full year projections are for a 32% growth in relation to
2003.
In
2003 pine plywood exports accounted for around 69% of the total, the
highest proportion since 2000. For this year, although increasing in
volume, pine plywood exports as a percentage of total exports are expected
to show a slight decline if the current pace of Brazilian plywood exports
is maintained.
FOB
Belem/Paranagua Ports
Veneer
FOB
per Cu.m
White
Virola Face
2.5mm
US$210 
Pine
Veneer (C/D) US$150 
Mahogany
Veneer
per Sq.m
0.7mm
No trade
Plywood
FOB per Cu.m
White
Virola (US Market)
5.2mm
OV2 (MR)
US$315
15mm BB/CC (MR)
US$275
For
Caribbean countries
White
Virola
4mm
US$400
12mm
US$310
Pine
EU market
9mm
C/CC (WBP) US$230
15mm
C/CC (WBP) US$220
18mm
C/CC (WBP) US$215
Malaysian
Plywood
MR
Grade BB/CC FOB
per Cu.m
2.7mm
US$335-345
3mm
US$290-295
9mm
plus US$265-275
Domestic
plywood
3mm
US$350-365
12-18mm
US$275-290
Ghana
Rotary
Veneer
Core
Face
1mm+
below 2mm
Bombax,
Chenchen,
Euro per Cu.m
Kyere,
Ofram,
Ogea,Otie,Essa
320
360
Ceiba
260 300
Mahogany
420 460
The above prices are for
full sized panels, falling sizes minus 15%.
Core
Grade 2mm+ per Cu.m
Ceiba
US$225
Chenchen,
Ogea,
Ofram,
US$290
Sliced Veneer
Euro per Sq.m
Face Backing
Afromosia
1.19 0.69
Asanfina
1.25
0.73
Avodire
0.92
0.51
Chenchen
0.72 0.44
Mahogany
1.03 0.65
Makore
1.01 0.60
Odum
1.54 0.92
Plywood Prices FOB
Redwoods
B/BB
Euro per Cu.m
WBP
MR
4mm
560
460
6mm
340
310
9mm
315
290
12mm
300
280
15mm
310
285
18mm
300
275
Light
Woods B/BB
WBP
MR
4mm
500
352
6mm
340
265
9mm
290
250
12mm
270
230
15mm
280
240
18mm
245
230
Grade AB/BB would attract a
premium of 5%. BB/BB would be 5% less, C/CC would be 10% less and CC/CC
would be 15% less.
Peru
FOB
For Mexican Market per
Cu.m
Copaiba
plywood,
two
faces sanded,
B/C,
15x4x8mm
US$330-340
Virola
plywood,
two
faces sanded,
b/c,
5.2mmx4x8 US$370-380
Lupuna
plywood, treated,
two
faces sanded,
5.2mmx4x8
US$320-330
Lupuna
plywood, b/c , for Mexico
15mmx4x8
US$300-310
b/c,
9mmx4x8
US$310-320
b/c,
12mmx4x8 US$305-310
c/c
4mmx8x4
US$310-320
Veneer Prices
FOB per Cu.m
Lupuna
2.5mm US$195-200
Lupuna
4.2mm US$205-215
Lupuna
1.5mm US$225-235
Domestic
Plywood Prices
Brazil
Rotary
Cut Veneer
(ex-mill
Northern Mill)
per Cu.m
White
Virola Face US$142
White
Virola Core US$115
Plywood
(ex-mill
Southern Mill)
Grade
MR
per Cu.m
4mm
White Virola US$451
15mm
White Virola
US$328
4mm
Mahogany 1 face
No trade
The
strong demand in export markets and the gradual recovery of domestic sales
has meant that the mechanically processed timber sector achieved a
reported 90% utilization of its production capacity this June, one of the
highest levels reported in recent years.
If
this pace of production is maintained the sector will reach a ceiling in
its production capacity by 2006, according to the president of ABIMCI.
Two
years ago, the timber sector developed a US$5 billion industrial
investment plan in order to increase productive capacity. Around 60% of
the proposed investment was for expanding plantation forests and the other
40% was for planned investment in more modern equipment and in expanding
timber processing capacity.
However,
the ABIMCI plan is said to have fallen behind schedule as there is still a
high level of uncertainty that is inhibiting investment. The problems
identified include infrastructure weaknesses and high interest rates. The
sector also faces still frequent changes in the Brazilian environmental
laws and complains of a lack of specific financing mechanisms for the
timber production.
The
shortage and costs of domestic raw materials has resulted in some
companies using timber imported from Argentina and Uruguay so as to
satisfy export orders.
Indonesia
Domestic
MR plywood
(Jarkarta)
per Cu.m
9mm
US$275-280
12mm
US$250-255
15mm
US$260-275
Peru
Lupuna
Plywood per Cu.m
122
x 244 x 4mm BB/CC
US$416
122
x 244 x 6mm BB/CC
US$411
122
x 244 x 8mm BB/CC
US$402
122
x 244 x 10mm BB/CC
US$394
122
x 244 x 12mm BB/CC
US$393
122
x 244 x 15mm BB/CC
US$394
122
x 244 x 18mm BB/CC
US$392
Other
Panel Product Prices
Brazil
FOB
Belem/Paranagua Ports
Export
Prices
Blockboard
18mm B/C per Cu.m
Pine
US$340
Domestic
Prices
Ex-mill
Southern Region per
Cu.m
Blockboard
15mm
White Virola Faced
US$295
15mm
Mahogany Faced No Trade
Particleboard
(ex-factory)
15mm
US$180
Indonesia
Other
Panels
per Cu.m
Export
Particleboard FOB
9-18mm
US$140-150
Domestic
Particleboard
9mm
US$150-160
12-15mm
US$140-145
18mm
US$135-140
MDF
Export (FOB)
12-18mm
US$195-200
MDF
Domestic
Malaysia
Particleboard
(FOB)
Export
per Cu.m
12mm
& above US$165-170
Domestic
12mm
& above
US$160-175
MDF
(FOB)
per Cu.m
Export
18-22mm
US$200-205
Domestic
Price
12-18mm
US$190-215
Peru
Domestic Particleboard Prices
Domestic
per Cu.m
1.83m
x 2.44m x 4mm
US$293
1.83m
x 2.44m x 6mm
US$247
1.83m
x 2.44m x 8mm
US$219
1.83m
x 2.44m x 9mm
US$227
1.83m
x 2.44m x 12mm US$210
Prices
of Added Value Products
Indonesia
Mouldings
per Cu.m
Laminated
Boards
Falkata
wood
US$295-305
Red
Meranti Mouldings
11x68/92mm
x 7ft up
Grade
A US$610-630
Grade
B US$515-525
Malaysia
Mouldings
(FOB) per Cu.m
Selagan
Batu Decking
US$550-555
Red
Meranti Mouldings
11x68/92mm
x 7ft up
Grade
A US$630-635
Grade
B US$525-530
Ghana
Parquet
Flooring 1st Grade
10x60x300mm
FOB
Euro per Sq.m
Apa
12.00
Odum
7.80
Hyedua
13.67
Afromosia
13.72
10x65/75mm
Apa
14.47
Odum
10.18
Hyedua
18.22
Afromosia
13.93
14x70mm
Apa
17.00
Odum
11.00
Hyedua
17.82
Afromosia
17.82
10x50mm/77mm
Apa
10.99
Odum
8.50
Hyedua
13.67
Afromosia
12.59
Grade 2 less 5%, Grade 3 less
10%
Peru
Strips
for parquet FOB
per Cu.m
Cabre
uva KD S4S
Asian
Market
US$1400-1420
Cumaru
KD, S4S,
(Swedish
Market)
US$630-645
Cumaru
KD, S4S,
(Asian
Market) US$555-585
Cumaru
decking, AD,
S4S
E4S USA market
US$620-642
Pumaquiro
KD # 1, C&B
(Mexican
market)
US$465-480
Quinilla
KD 12%, S4S
20mmx100mmx620mm
(Asian
market)
US$560-575
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