PROCEEDINGS
16th Annual Seattle Conference

International Forest Products Marketing Conference

Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR)
College of Forest Resources, University of Washington
Box 352100, Seattle WA 98195-2100
PH (206) 543-8684
FX (206) 685-0790
AND
Continuing Education Program
College of Forest Resources, UW
WITH THE SUPPORT OF JAY GRUENFELD
November 4-5, 1999
Special Paper 36

These proceedings of the conference are in part reprints of speakers' papers and in part transcriptions of the sessions. All reasonable effort was made to capture the essence of each presentation, but Jay Gruenfeld Associates Inc. and the University of Washington College of Forest Resources disclaim responsibility for accuracy and completeness of the material herein.


Table of Contents

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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS III
AGENDA XIII
DAVID THORUD: INTRODUCTORY SPEECH 1
DAVE MCCLAIM: HOW SUSTAINABILITY IS ASIA'S RECOVERY 3
JOHN NATT: GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 17
JOHN KELVIN: BRITISH COLUMBIA LOG EXPORTS 55
HAKAN EKSTROM: CHIP MARKET OUTLOOK IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA 65
MATS WALLGREN: THE EUROPEAN EXPORT TO JAPAN 71
GERRY VAN LEEUWAN: PANEL MARKET 99
IVAN EASTIN: PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION CHANGES 111
JOHN EHRENREICH: FISH AND FOREST IMPACTS 119
JOHN STURGEON: ALASKAN TIMBER TRADE 123
BRUCE LIPPKE: ALASKAN MARKET OPPORTUNITIES 131
CRAIG CAMPBELL: CHALLENGES FACING THE GLOBAL FOREST AND PAPER INDUSTRY 137
KEN MAXWELL: SHAREHOLDER VALUE 147
JEFF SUN: CHINA 159
BOB FLYNN: SOUTH AMERICA 163
PAK CHONG: OPPORTUNITIES FOR US HOUSING & BUILDING MATERIAL IN KOREA 179
DARIUS M. ADAMS: TIMBER HARVEST PROJECTIONS FOR PRIVATE LAND IN WESTERN OREGON: A FIRST APPROXIMATION 185
JOHN PEREZ GARCIA: TIMBER SUPPLY-INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL OUTLOOK 215
BRUCE BARE: WESTERN WASHINGTON TIMBER HARVEST 225
RICHARD HAYNES: CHALLENGES TO UNDERSTANDING ASSESSMENTS OF TIMBER SUPPLY 233
RICHARD PIERSON: INTERNATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS MARKETING CONFERNCE 237

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