Heilongjiang to Fully Stop Commercial Cutting of Timber

By CnAgri2014-03-06 10:17:11 Print To speed recovery and nurturing of state-owned forest resources, the State Forestry Administration issued the Notice of fully Stopping Commercial Cutting of Timber, which stipulated Heilongjiang Forest Industry would fully stop commercial cutting of timber since April 1st 2014 and for the other subordinate Forestry Administrations, the cutting in the first quarter should be no more than 70% of timber production plan in 2014, otherwise, its cutting application and license will not be approved and issued.

For cutting areas without eligible design, approval and licenses are not allowed. Besides, the cutting volume involved will be deducted from the 70% timber production plan. In addition, the notice also made strict stipulations on cutting area design approval management, cutting supervision, timber transporting, sales and supervision, forest nurturing management and accountability of illegal cutting etc..

After the new policy is carried out, NE timber market is well expected. In short terms, wood product industry will be in shortage of resources. So relevant enterprises should develop countermeasures as soon as possible.

From “China Wood Market Monthly Report”