Forest Products in South Africa

Introduction

Forest Products in South Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the South Africa forest products market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The forest products industry consists of industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood panels and sheets, and wood fuels. It excludes roundwood, that is, trees after harvesting but before significant processing; it also excludes pulp, card, paper, and similar downstream products. The market’s volume represents consumption and is shown in millions of cubic meters. The market’s value has been calculated at producer selling price and any currency conversions have been undertaken using constant 2010 annual exchange rates.
• The South African forest products industry had total revenue of $7.1 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4% for the period spanning 2006-2010.
• Industry consumption volumes increased with a CAGR of 6.2% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 42.7 million cubic meters (CUM) in 2010.
• The performance of the industry is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 0.3% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $7.2 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the forest products market in South Africa

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the forest products market in South Africa

Leading company profiles reveal details of key forest products market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South Africa forest products market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the South Africa economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the South Africa forest products market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the South Africa forest products market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Africa forest products market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

What are the main segments that make up South Africa's forest products market?