Thursday 19 September, 2024 – Sycamore Room, NZ Timber Museum, Putaruru
This one day seminar will cover:
Domestic forests
Softwood log and sawn timber production trends
Construction industry trends
Softwood log and sawn timber import trends
Import country contributions
Predictions: 2024, 2029 and 2034
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 0800 | Registration opens - Coffee | |
| 0915-1100 | Tours of Timber Museum and Visitor Centre (in small groups) | |
| 1100-1200 | China Domestic Forests and 1-5-10 year China softwood sawlog/plylog demand predictions | Gavin Hao, Director Gingko Consulting Shanghai China |
| 1200-1245 | Lunch | |
| 1245-1315 | China SW log and lumber import predictions: By exporting country | Dennis Neilson, Director, DANA NZ |
| 1315-1345 | Q&A and open discussion | Gavin Hao, Dennis Neilson and Seminar Delegates |
| 1345-1415 | Panel: NZ Log and Lumber producers/exporters | Marcus Musson Director, Forestry 360 and Bruce Larsen President NZ Timber Industry Federation (TIF) |
| 1415-1445 | The role that biomass can and should play in a well-constructed NZ National Energy Strategy: And how to make it happen ! | Rob Mallinson, MD Living Energy and Wood Energy Australasia |
| 1445-1500 | Q&A - delegate discussion | |
| 1500 | Seminar ends |
China Softwood Supply and Demand Outlook - One Day Seminar Thursday 19 September 2024
Seminar cost, including NZ Timber Museum Tour, coffees and lunch: $475 plus GST (Early bird rate)
Multi-person attendees from same company registered at same time -
2 registrants - 5% discount
3 registrants - 10% discount
4 or more registrants - 15% discount
Register Now
New Zealand Timber Museum
State Highway 1 (just south of Putaruru), Lichfield, 3482 New Zealand
Manager: Liz Stegen
T: +64 7 883 7621
Travel information:
Drive time Timber Museum to Rotorua Airport: 60 mins
Last Flight to Wellington (direct) from Rotorua: 4.25pm
Last flight from Rotorua to Auckland: 5.50pm (or to Auckland and then later to Wellington)
Conference Organiser - Dennis Neilson
email: admin@dana.co.nz