INTI]RNATIONAI, TltAilli t;t|NSUIJANTS

CONFIDENTIAL NEWSLETTER ON IMPORTED WOOD PRODUCTS

UK RFTAIL

(U.S.A. HOI'E CENTERS _ CALLED D.I.Y. STMES -- BIG ONES 2O,OOO SOTJARE FEET AND t.P -- STPERSTORES ) MARKET GROWII.IG RAPIDLY WITH SOi4E MAJOR PI.E}LIC COT"PANIES PLIAIGING IN. T,< RETAILER5 CAN VISIT U.S.A. STffiES AND EXHIBITIONS AND AVOID MANY OF OTR GROWING MISTAKES.

MAI'jY OF Tf€ NEw STPERSTORES lt€RE SOPHISTICATED THAN U.S.A. WITH FOJR OR FIVE FU-L KITCHENS ON DISPLAY FROM ftNEE COU.ITRIES (COMIVION MARKET ) .

USA RETAIL REMODEL

STILL GROWING _ MAY EXCEED NEW FOTJSE CONSTRUCTION EXPENOITURES BY 1985. AVERAGE GROWTH 11: PER ATt.lurl. 1995 RETAIL SALES VALUES MAY BE I€AR $IOO BILLIS{.

UK PLYWOOD

LARGE QUANTITIES IN BOI.D IN U.K. AWAITII.IG JAI.JTJARY IST DUTY FREE PI-US VESSELS SAILING IS CHO<ING TIIE MARKET: RAPIDLY INCREASED INTEREST RATES HAVE TI-EREFORE SLOWED DOWN zuYING DRAMATICALLY.

SMUCCLE OUT

II3ST PI.E}LICITY IS GIVEN TO @ODS THAT ARE SI'4iJGGLEF-INTO A COLI.ITRY: WITH THAILAIO BAN ON TI-€ EXPORT OF TEAK LI..ITIE}ER, TWO FISHERMEN WERE CAIJGHT SMI'GGLING 48MEF OF TEAK LUMBER

TAIWAN PLYWOOD MILLS CLOSE

THE EFFECTS OF INDOI.IESIAN LOG FXPORT RESTRICTIONS ARE IDW TAKING EFFECT WITH FOIfi MILLS IN TAIWAN CLOSED AhD No PLANS TO RE-OPEN.

LOCS UP 2G257U

LOGS i.IOW J725/I4O PER CUBIC METER FOB WITH FREI+IT RANGII.IG BETWEEN S2O/3O DEPENDING'JPON DESTINATIS.|.

THIS PARTLY Dtf TO BAD WEATHER AND t€ INVENTORIES: BUYERS EXTREI'4ELY r.ERVS.JS AS TO WHETHER THESE PRICES WILL HOLD.

PHILIPPINE LOC EXPORT

AFTER MANY YEARS OF CONTIMJALLY TALKING ABOUT LOG EXPORT REDTJCTIO{S PEVING TOWARD A LOG EXPORT BAN, THE NEU{ MINISTER G NATLRAL RESOIJRCES MAY ENCOURAGE LOG EXPORTS IN 1982.

MAINLAND CHINA PLYWOOD MPORTS

OIJANTITIES GETTIhIG LARGER: ACCURATE IIIFORMATICI.I DIFFICU-T TO GET: BEST IS RECENT TAIII{AN I5,OOOM3 (DUTY FREE TO MAINLAND CHINA) INDONESIA 40'OOOM3' TOTAL VALTJE ABOJT USD 20 MILLIOI.I.

PHILIPP]NE MASSACRE

OPERATIONS MANACfR ANO FAMILY OF EIGI.IT KILLED IN II4AJOR I{OOD PROOUCING csPs.r{o - HGR0RS:

1981 CLOSES IMPORTS UP

ALTHOTJGH WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT 198I BEING A BAD BUSINESS YEAR, TI€ TOTAL Dq-LAR VALIJE OF V{M IFFMTS INTO THE U.S.A. WILL BE I.P OVER I98O WHICH IS A SURPRISE.

SEASONS CREETINCS

BETWEEN THIS ISSI.E AND TFE NEXT THERE h'ILL BE MAI'IY CELEBRATIONS' Ai.ID WE Wq.[-D LIKE TO WISH YOU THE BEST FORI

CTfrISTMAS NEW YEAR

HAhNiXAH

LLNAR NEW YEAR

THANKS FOR YOI,R SI-PPOFT IN 1981 AND WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR AI.I EXCELLENT T982.