The China International Wood-Forestry Fair in Beijing is expected to provide opportunities for foreign timber companies seeking to enter the Chinese market.
The May 23-26 event, part of the 6th China Beijing International High-tech Expo, is billed as a platform for trade, business co-operation and information exchange.
Large-scale infrastructure construction is progressing in China because of rapid development of the country’s economy and Beijing holding the 2008 Olympics.
But China cannot meet its annual timber needs from its own forests, mainly due to new measures limiting deforestation. Since its entry into the World Trade Organisation, the country has decreased tax on wood imports to encourage foreign trade
