The price of wood has recently increased dramatically – global companies are fighting for the supply of timber, upon completion of Lokdauna, new construction works are actively unfolded, rapidly increasing demand. However, suppliers cannot satisfy the growing needs of customers, so the world stopped enough woods due to fires, according to BBC .
Climate change that touched the entire planet led to an anomalous heat and, as a result, widespread fires. In addition, they provoked the spread of forest pests, exterminating trees. This significantly increased the burden on the supply of wood structures. The British Federation Trade Field (TTF) stated that suppliers are now working around the clock, but satisfy the demand in the country with great difficulty.
This year, Sweden recorded the lowest level of wood reserves for 20 years. Large products market deprived large-scale forest fires in North America. In addition, Canada reduces annual defores, because its natural forests are under threat of fires and pests. David Hopkins, Executive Director TTF, calls these events by the main causes of the sector crisis.
Studio Bark’s architect producing modular wooden systems, Wilf Metell reports that the price of Birch Faneruer has doubled, and the cost of standard works of their company is 25 percent.
In addition to the global warming and the consequences of Lokdaun there is another reason for the active increase in the demand for a tree – construction of timber more eco-friendly. Concrete, for example, is carbon monogram and causes great damage to the environment. Cities grow up, and architects and designers are increasingly talking about the need to decarbonization of the residential environment.
The World Bank predicted that the demand for products from a tree will grow every year by four percent of the next 30-40 years, and TTF expects that supply interruptions will continue until the end of the year.
The Russian home-building market is also difficult because of the large volume of wood exports. The head of the largest timber industry holding Far East RFP Group Konstantin Lashkevich added that recently wood suppliers reoriented to the American market, which led to the fall of the supply of Chinese manufacturers, from which Russia depends.