Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
- Volume 19 Issue 4
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- Pages.34-42
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- 1991
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- 1017-0715(pISSN)
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- 2233-7180(eISSN)
Structures and Competitiveness of Softwood Products in Korean Import Market
우리나라 수입(輸入) 침엽수재(針葉樹材) 시장구조(市場構造) 및 수종별(樹種別) 경쟁력(競爭力)
- Kim, Wae-Jung (Forestry Research Instilute)
- 김외정 (임업연구원)
- Received : 1991.09.02
- Published : 1991.12.30
Abstract
Protection of tropical forest affects on significant reduce of tropical hardwood supply, and softwood resources will be increasingly important for the timber security in Korea. U.S. softwood log was most favorite species for Korean softwood log importers in overall import conditions except price stablization and consistency of export policy. Reduced export volume from Pacific Northwest to Korean market has been immediately replenished by rediata pine from New Zealand and Chilean plantation. Siberian timber will hardly play major roles in Korean timber market unless budding structure. softwood plywood and softwood furniture uses are enhanced. Recent rapid rise of labor cost and reducing tariff rrate in Korea provided better opportunities for import lumber in building materials market. Dry dimension lumber was relatively profitable when processed from import U.S. soft-wood log while green lumber was favorable products processed from radiata pine log in Korean lumber market. This means U.S. softwood lumber would have better opportunity to market for '2
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