CHILE S FORESTRY SECTOR

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1 CHILE S FORESTRY SECTOR SEMINARIO INTERNACIONAL OPORTUNIDADES DE NEGOCIOS CHILE VIETNAM Hugo Knockaert Pasquali Gerente de Extensión CORMA SANTIAGO, OCTUBRE WHAT CORMA IS 1 Founded in 1952 Entrepreneurs Association 300 members Main companies in the following areas are represented: Pulp and Paper Panels and Veneers Sawmilling and remanufactures Afforestation Accounts for 90% of the Chilean Forest Products exports Purpose To promote overall forestry activities development: silviculture, industry, trade and technology 2 1

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3 FORESTRY SECTOR RELEVANCE THE FORESTRY SECTOR REPRESENTS 4 % OF THE NATIONAL GDP. FORESTRY SECTOR EXPORTS REPRESENTS 7.3 % OF ALL CHILEAN EXPORTS. EXPORTS TO MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES, ALMOST 500 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS, 1000 RELATED EXPORTERS THE FORESTRY SECTOR GENERATES 150,000 DIRECT POSTS AND A SIMILAR FIGURE FOR INDIRECT EMPLOYMENT. THERE ARE 33.8 MILLION HECTARES (44.6% OF THE COUNTRY AREA) SUITABLE FOR FORESTRY % OF THE COUNTRY LAND IS COVERED BY FORESTS (15.7 MILLION HECTARES): MILLION HECTARES ARE NATIVE FORESTS 2.14 MILLION HECTARES ARE MAN-MADE FORESTS 18.9 % OF THE COUNTRY AREA ARE PROTECTED WILDLANDS. 5 SECTORAL EVOLUTION INDICATORS CHILEAN EXPORTS (Millions US$) FOREST PRODUCTS EXPORTS (Millions US$) FOREST GDP SHARE/ CHILEAN GDP (%) --- 2,4 2,9 2,9 4,0 FOREST PRODUCTS EXPORTS SHARE / 3,1 8,2 11,3 10,4 7,3 CHILEAN EXPORTS (%) PRODUCTS (Number) COUNTRIES (Number) EXPORTERS (Number) 6 3

4 FORESTRY SECTOR INVESTMENT: HISTORICAL AND FORECAST (US$ Million) HISTORICAL FORECAST SECTOR : AFFORESTATION PULP AND PAPER SAWMILLS AND MANUFACTURING WOOD BASED PANELS OTHER TOTAL SOURCE: CORMA 7 LUMBER PRODUCTION TREND (Thousand Cubic Meters) Radiata pine Native Forest FUENT E : I NFOR 8 4

5 WOOD BASED PANELS TREND AND OUTLOOK TO 2010 Thousand Cubic Meters PULP PRODUCTION TREND AND OUTLOOK TO 2010 Thousand Tons ,

6 MAIN FOREST PRODUCT EXPORTS 2007 US$ 5 Billion OTHER PRODUCTS 11,5% PULP 47,3% NEWSPAPER 2,9% LUMBER 11,8% CHIPS 4,2% DOORS/WINDOWS 5.4% DRESSED LUMBER 4,6% MOULDINGS WOOD BASED PANELS 7,4% 8,1% 11 FOREST PRODUCT EXPORTS BY REGION 2007 (US$ 5 Billion ) SOUTH AMERICA 13% AFRICA AND OCEANIA 2% NORTH AMERICA 26% EUROPE 21% CENTRAL AMERICA 2% ASIA 36% 12 6

7 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: PLANTATION S SUTAINABILITY At the end of 2003, more than 60 % of plantations were certified by FSC or PEFC Sustainable Forest Management Standards. At present more than 67% of plantations are certified. Native Forests in Chile are not threatened by plantation forestry. More than 80% of these have been established on bare land, subject to various erosion levels. Planting Harvest rate in Chile is: 2:1 13 Environmental Issues: Native Forests At the end of 2007 a Law promoting Native Forest Management was approved by the Parliament. There are 13.6 million ha of native forests 3.9 million ha of these are under SNASPE (Protected Wildlife Areas National System) 28.7% of total. Additionally, 2 million ha of native forests are under protection in private properties 14.7% of total. Native Forests in Protected Wildlife Areas account for 5.9 million hectare 43.4% of total. While in 2006, the forestry industry only used 600 thousand m3 of native forest logs, the country consumed 8 million m3 of firewood, most of it from illegal cuttings. 14 7

8 CHALLENGES CHALLENGES: TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PLANTATIONS. TO ENCOURAGE THE SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION, MAINLY IN MEDIUM AND SMALL OWNERS TO INCORPORATE THE NATIVE FOREST TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECTOR TO PROMOTE BIO-ENERGY DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE THE USE OF WOOD IN HOUSING TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK TO PROMOTE EXPORTS TO INFORM, TO COMMUNICATE AND TO EDUCATE ABOUT FORESTRY SECTOR