Aussie Wood Fibre Prospects: Eucalyptus Futures

Australian Wood Fibre: Existing and Future International Supply-Demand Potential

Thursday April 23d 2009

Melbourne Park Function Centre, Melbourne, Australia

A conference on global and Australian-specific trends in the softwood and hardwood woodchip, woody biomass and wood pellet production and trade in 2009 and beyond; and their significance to Australian forest owners and wood fibre exporters.

Hot Topics

North Asian woodchip demand history and projections
Woodchip, green biomass and wood pellet trade in the Pacific Rim
Australian competitor woodchip trends: who, what, where
Global crisis effects on supply/demand
International and regional demand and price trends for hardwood / softwood
Green biomass, wood pellet and carbon emission offset present and future trade opportunities
Future MIS investment trends

See a detailed list of conference speeches & speakers

Speeches & Speakers

"Global and Australian Pulp Production Trends: Implications for Australian Fibre Suppliers" by Robert Eastment (IndustryEdge, AUS)

"The Japanese and North Asian Pulp and Paper Sector: Players, Scale, Trends" by Doug Massey (Forest Enterprises Australia, AUS)

"Non-Australian SW/HW Woodchip Suppliers to Asia/Europe: Impact on Australian Woodchip Demand" by Robert Flynn (RISI Inc, USA)

"Oceania Resource Owners and SW/HW Woodchip Suppliers: Relative Sizes and Impact in Future" by Dennis Neilson (DANA Ltd, NZ)

"International Green Biomass and Wood Pellet Demand/Supply Trends: North America, Europe and Japan" by Robert Flynn (RISI Inc, USA)

"Australia's Bioenergy Development Potential: Opportunities and Challenges for Forest Owners" by Dr. Stephen Schuck (Bioenergy Australia, AUS)

"Australian Wood Pellet Development Potential: Opportunities and Challenges for Forest Owners" by Jarrod Waring (Plantation Energy, AUS)

"International Forest Carbon Offset Developments and Opportunities: Competition for Australia?" by Maree Candish (New Forests Asia, MY)

"Forest carbon opportunities under the Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme" by Andrew Morton (URS Forestry, AUS)

"Future Australian Plantation Ownership Trends and Predictions: State owned - Japanese - MIS - TIMO - Other" by Craig Taylor (The Fifth Estate Consultancy Pty Ltd, AUS) and Dennis Neilson (DANA Ltd, NZ)

See the official conference site and register online!