Opportunity for the timber industry

15.06.2021

The industry is unanimous in stating shortages and in some cases sharp price increases for important products for wood construction. The long delivery times are even more significant than the increased prices. In the long term, however, the opportunities and possibilities for strengthening the timber industry with a robust value chain outweigh the shortages.

Opportunity for the timber industry

Through The sudden international increase in demand for wood and the associated price price fluctuations, the demand for Swiss wood also rose sharply in the short term. increased sharply. "This development is a great opportunity that must be used in the best possible way to sustainable strengthening of regional processing chains", say the associations of the Initiative Holz Bern. It needs an expansion of the processing capacities, especially in the second processing stage. Only this cannot be done overnight: in order to correct this, investments are needed. investments. And these investments will only be made when the demand for for products made from Swiss wood settles at a higher level in the long term.

Timbatec promotes the use of products made from Swiss wood, because they products from Swiss wood, because they perform significantly better in terms of sustainability see the example of the wildlife bridge in Neuenkirch. Thanks to the motion "Research and innovation of wood as a material for use in infrastructure construction as a decarbonization contribution" by Jakob Stark and the motion of the same name by Erich von Siebenthal, many more infrastructure buildings should be built with wood in the future.Read more.

Swiss wood wildlife bridge

Forest owners are showing a willingness to sustainably supply sawmills with with logs on a sustainable basis. This is, of course, under the condition that the positive market development also has an effect on the price of roundwood. supply chain, it is essential that forest owners receive a fair price for the raw material wood. In return, the industry will provide a corresponding price adjustment for roundwood. Daniel Fässler, member of the Council of States, has submitted a parliamentary initiative to this effect. Read more.

The influence of pricing on the amount of timber harvested is undisputed. At the latest autumn at the latest, sawmills run out of wood. The sawmills are dependent early start to the timber harvesting season in September in order to be able to continue to to be able to continue to utilize their production capacity.

The bottlenecks in the procurement of materials for timber construction are on everyone's lips. Overall, however that in the construction market, it is not only wood products that are suffering from under a price hike. Steel and other metals, plastics and glass are affected to a similar affected to a similar extent. Long delivery times and sharp price increases are taking their toll. their toll. The reason for this development is the high international demand and low inventories due to Corona-related production shortfalls. due to Corona. As a result, Swiss wood is not only inferior in terms of quality and sustainability, but also in terms of price. competitive in terms of price.

Bridge Tüfisteg from Swiss wood

If we succeed in winning back our woodworkers and carpenters for the use of Swiss wood, the dependence on the world market can be reduced and the market can be reduced and the industry as a whole can be made more robust. This requires investments and new forms of cooperation for more flexibility in the supply chain. is required. There will always be fluctuations in the global market, as can be seen with other as can be seen with other construction and materials. However, with a strong regional value chain, such fluctuations can be significantly flattened. This is a great opportunity for the Swiss timber construction market. Strengthening the regional wood value chain not only secures numerous jobs, but also minimizes gray energy thanks to short transport routes. An increased demand for Swiss wood and the associated increased use of wood also makes a valuable contribution to CO₂ storage and to achieving climate achievement of climate targets.

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