China

The purpose of the activities in China is to introduce building systems in wood for multy storey houses and glulam constructions, by adapting standards, educating the building sector and by constructing demonstration buildings.

China is the world's biggest building market. Every year over ten million
new flats are completed. Concrete, masonry, steel and glass are the main building materials; wood is rarely used.

The Swedish Forest Industries Federation wants to change this and is therefore, together with the other organisations in the European Wood network, introducing wood trusses and wall systems for apartment buildings. Model constructions have been built in Beijing and Chengdu and building standards for multi storey houses in wood and for gluelam constructions have been elaborated.

The next phase is the introduction of the buildidng systems in wood, education of the the building sector and the construction of more demonstration buidings.

EWI Represents Europe

EW is mandated by the European umbrella organisation CEI-Bois to represent the European sawmill industry in issues pertaining to norms and standards in Asia.

EW was formed in 2004 and consists of promotion organisations in Germany (German Timber), Austria (ProHolz), France (French Timber) and Sweden (Swedish Forest Industries Federation).

Sweden is represented in the European Wood Initiative steering group by:
Jan Söderlind (chairperson) – Swedish Forest Industries Federation
Anders Ek – SCA Timber AB
Roger Simonsson – Moelven Töreboda AB

Cooperation Partners