Recently,Shanghai Timber Trade Association, Taicang Timber & Wood Products Distribution Association and
Zhangjiagang City Wood Association respectively reached the intention of cooperation with the conference organizer, and are now the co-organizers of the 5th China Global Wood Trade Conference (GWT China).
In the first five months of 2015, China imported 19.2658 million cubic meters of logs, which fell by 13.78% year-on-year; 10.8138 million cubic meters of sawn timbers, which increased by 8.01% year-on-year. Among this, soft logs
are 12.8673 million cubic meters and soft sawn timbers are 7.0673 million cubic meters, hard logs are 6.3985 cubic
meters and hard sawn timbers are 3.7465 million cubic meters. Jiangsu Province imported 7.324 million cubic meters
of logs and 1.69 million cubic meters of sawn timbers, Shanghai area imported 0.973 million cubic meters of logs
and 0.964 million cubic meters of sawn timbers, which together account for about 36.5% of China’s total imports.
Shanghai, Taicang and Zhangjiagang are the port cities where the southeastern coast of China and the Yangtze River
Economic Belt intersect, and are also the cities of long history for the development of traditional timber industry in
China. Shanghai Timber Trade Association owns nearly 1000 of various types of ownership enterprises, covering
annatto, solid floor, soft wood, hard wood, stairs, wooden doors, engineering wood and other fields; Taicang port
is the biggest port for timber import in China, which gathered a large number of enterprises for high-quality timber
and wood products trade, manufacture, logistics, etc., Taicang Timber & Wood Products Distribution Association
aims to promote the orderly development of the timber industry in the region under the advocacy of Taicang
municipal government; Zhangjiagang port is the first port for marine hard wood import in China, which formed a big
timber industry cluster which always leads the timber market price, since the inception, Zhangjiagang City Wood
Association vigorously strengthens the docking with associations, timber suppliers, timber traders, furniture and floor
manufacturers and forms the efficient fusion of timber industry chain.
The 5th China Global Wood Trade Conference (September 15 - 16, 2015) is an annual occasion where global wood
traders meet in China, it will round up government officials, outstanding enterprises,leading experts and representatives of international organizations from all over the world to discuss around “Focus on China”, “Global
View” and “Future Trends”, and explore the road of sustainable development for global timber and wood products
starting from both strategic height and realistic issues. In the section of one-day businessmatching, the participants
can directly face outstanding companies from both home and abroad to promote the brand and increase the
popularity. The join of Shanghai Timber Trade Association(STTA), Taicang Timber & Wood Products Distribution
Association(TTDA) and Zhangjiagang City Wood Industry Association will effectively promote the multilateral
exchanges and cooperation between China timber importers, processors and foreign high-quality timber suppliers,
and will also raise the voice of China timber industry in the world.
For more information about the 5th China Global Wood Trade Conference, please visit our website
www.gwtchina.org , or send emails to int@cnwood.org.
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