Seminar
The Future of Australian Eucalyptus Plantations and of Australian log exports to China and India
This one day seminar will cover:
Long Term China supply of HW and SW resources
Future Softwood log & lumber suppliers to China
Future Hardwood log and woodchip suppliers to China
Future Australian Hardwood supply
Alternative markets for Australian eucalyptus pulpwood
The role that tree Carbon is playing/could play in Australia
India - A market for Australian SW and HW logs
13 February 2025
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 0900 | Morning coffee - Registration opens | |
| 0950 | Opening and welcome | Dennis Neilson Director DANA NZ, New Zealand |
| 1000-1020 | China Softwood (SW) Forests, Harvests and Log and Sawn Timber (RWE) Demand Predictions 2029 and 2034 | Gavin Hao, Director, Gingko Consulting, Shanghai China |
| 1020-1040 | China SW Log and Sawn Timber Country Supplier Predictions: 2029 and 2034 | Dennis Neilson Director DANA NZ, New Zealand |
| 1040-1050 | China Domestic Hardwood Forests/Plantations: Regions, Species, Areas, Historic Harvests - A brief overview | Gavin Hao, Director, Gingko Consulting, Shanghai China |
| 1050-1100 | China Pulp Industry and Domestic and imported woodchip demand trends: An overview | Gavin Hao, Director, Gingko Consulting, Shanghai China |
| 1100-1110 | Imported woodchip suppliers to China in 2024: Countries and volumes | Dennis Neilson Director DANA NZ, New Zealand |
| 1110-1140 | Managing a China and an Australian plantation company: Some observations - Opportunity for/threat of South China Eucalyptus plantations harvest impact on future China woodchip import demand | Ian Blanden: Consulting Forester and ex- GM Gunns Forestry and CEO Stora Enso China Forests |
| 1140-1200 | Q&A - Discussion of morning sessions | |
| 1200-1300 | Lunch | |
| 1310-1315 | Future Harvest predictions for Australian Plantation Hardwood Plantations | David Paul Indufor Australia |
| 1315-1415 | Panel: "Alternative markets for Aust. Eucalyptus pulpwood": [1] Solidwood markets [2] E nitens solidwood regime [3] Biofuel opportunities | [1] Andrew Wye Andrew Wye - Principal - AKZM Forest Consulting [2] TBC [3] Simon Talbot CEO, Bell Bay Powerfuels |
| 1415-1445 | The Role that Natural Capital/Tree Carbon is playing/could play in the Australian Forest Industry | Andrew Morgan SFM |
| 1445-1515 | India -- A market for Australian SW and HW logs present and future | Jacob Manothera, CEO Zindia |
| 1515-1545 | Coffee and Q&A Session for all Speakers | |
| 1545 | Seminar Closes |