I. Basic situation of the forest industry in Saskatchewan, Canada
At present, SASKATCHEWAN has a forest area of ​​355,000 square kilometers, accounting for more than 50% of the province's total area, including 140,000 square kilometers of commercial forest land, mainly distributed in the northern part of the province. PRINCE ALBERT is the province. The Forest Center, the Provincial Forest Industry and Research Center is located here. 97% of the forest land belongs to the province, and the others belong to the indigenous protected area or the federal government. Softwood accounts for 39% of the woodland, mainly spruce (SPRUCE), pine (PINE), fir (FIR), larch (LARCH); hardwood accounts for 36%, mainly poplar (ASPEN), birch (BIRCH), maple Tree (MAPLE) and other hardwood species. The rest are mixed species. Each year, the province allows logging quotas of 8 million cubic meters to 10 million cubic meters, accounting for 4.17% of the total increase; of which 4.7 million cubic meters of softwood and 3.3 million cubic meters of hardwood, but the actual felling volume in 2000 was about 4.5 million cubic meters. Less than 50% of the allowable felling volume, including 2.3 million softwoods and 2.2 million hardwoods. Each year, 15.58 million trees are planted in Saskatchewan, and the annual average forest fire area is 304,000 hectares, while the annual felling area is only 24,700 hectares. The province's forest industry has a long history, complete product categories, advanced technology, and rich experience in environmental protection and sustainable forest development, forest replanting, wood chip utilization, forest fire prevention, pest prevention, forest vacation and tourism; major forest products There are plates, pulp and paper, plywood, OSB boards, wire rods, and deep processing of advanced paper, furniture and interior products, house materials and flooring materials. Created 23,970 direct or indirect jobs, direct employment wages of about 286 million Canadian dollars, and forest industry added value of 884 million Canadian dollars.
Several large forest industry companies leased forest land in Saskatchewan and invested in nearly ten factories including sawn wood, sheet metal (OSB and PLYWOOD, etc.), pulp and paper. WEYERHAEUSER has the most forest land (the land for forest management agreements with the province) and the forest factory. Saskatchewan mainly has NORSASK sawmills in MEADOW LAKE, MILLAR WESTERN PULP-MILL pulp mills; ZELENSKY BROS. sawmills in LA-RONGE; WEYERHAEUSER sawmills in BIG RIVER; LM sawmills in GLASLYN Treatment plant; WEYERHAEUSER sawmill in CARROT RIVER, WEYERHAEUSER pulp and paper mill and woodland management office in PRINCE ALBERT, WAPAWEKKA sawmill; WEYERHAEUSER OSB AND PLYWOOD sheet factory in HUDSON BAY. There are also some wood processing plants, housing materials companies and furniture factories.
Second, the cooperation opportunities in the forest industry in Saskatchewan, Canada
The forest industry is second to the mining industry in Saskatchewan, Canada, and there are many conditions and opportunities for trade, investment and technical cooperation. There are rich forestry and forest products in Saskatchewan, and there are more than 50% of annual logging targets. At present, some forest factories are eager to transfer and renovate, and the forest products market is limited. The province faces disadvantages such as long transportation distance. Difficult industries are eager to open up new markets, develop new products and find new partners. China needs forest products such as pulp. In the first ten months of 2007, China imported 9.7 million US dollars of wood pulp from Canada; and imported 75 million US dollars of wood. China and Canada have great potential for development in forest product trade and investment cooperation.
China and Saskatchewan forest industries can explore cooperation in the following areas:
(i) Expanding imported wood processed from Canada
Canada does not allow the export of logs and only allows the processing of processed wood. We should have a deep understanding of the local forest industry and make long-term plans and business arrangements. If the “Landland Leasing Management Agreement†is suitable for planting, harvesting and processing the tree species needed in the Chinese market in terms of geographical, time and tree species, there is a possibility of expanding the import of certain primary processed plates from Canada.
(2) Cooperation and technological transformation of pulp mills with special needs in existing forest factories
According to reports, there are some sawmills, pulp mills, etc. in Canada. The pulp types are (BCTMP, Bleached Chemi-thermo-mechanical), etc. Some factories have forest land and wood sources, and the plant equipment is relatively complete. There is also a certain market, government support. These regions attract foreign investment and expand foreign trade to increase local employment. At present, the main difficulty is that the market prospect is unclear; some factories and equipment are old, need to be updated, and the types of products need to be adjusted.
(3) Strengthening trade and investment cooperation in the field of deep processing of forest products
Canada's Saskatchewan forests and wood products are rich in resources, diverse in variety and have the characteristics of cold belts. The material of wood products is different from other regions. The development of deep processing of wood has many choices and a broad market for China. For example, the local birch is very good because it grows in cold regions and the wood is solid. In addition, the local wood chip resources are abundant, and some companies have visited here to invest in the production of high-grade medium-density plates and composite boards using wood chip resources. Some local companies have tried deep processing and fine processing of plates, used in furniture decoration materials, high-end housing materials and wooden art, and entered new markets such as Japan and South Korea. In addition, combined with the traditional advantages, technological progress and development trend of wooden houses, local forest products companies gradually shift their focus to the housing industry, mass production of various prefabricated wooden structure houses, and building houses on site, which is fast and cost-effective; The local government also vigorously promotes standardized wood products for house construction and decoration, and facilitates the individual's own construction of balcony roofs, stairways, furniture, etc., and opens up the application range of wood products. Due to the natural environmental advantages of wood products, China and Canada have great complementarities and numerous cooperation opportunities in the deep processing of wood products.
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