Heyl, LVon Maltitz, Graham PEvans, JSegoale, R2008-10-212008-10-212000Heyl, L, Von Maltitz, G.P., Evans, J and Segoale, R. 2000. Issues and opportunities for small-scale sawmilling in south africa: An Eastern Cape case study. Instruments for sustainable private sector forestry, South Africa series. International Institute for Environment and Development and CSIR-Environmentek, London and Pretoria, pp 16http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2479A report prepared as part of the South Africa Country Study for the international collaborative research project steered by IIED: Instruments for Private Sector Forestry Partners in the South Africa Country study and CSIR-Environmentek. In association with: Department for Water Affairs and Forestry in South AfricaThe softwood sawmilling industry processes approximately 4.1 million m3 of pine logs every year. Small-scale sawmillers which account for 67% of the total number of establishments process only about 11% of the annual log intake. The major drivers for softwood sawn timber demand are the building and construction, manufacturing and consumer expenditure sectors of the economy. The industry is characterised by mature products and low growth. This low growth pattern has been in place for decades. Cyclical upswings occur from time to time, but essentially growth is dependent on trends in local (domestic) consumption. Notwithstanding periods of increased building activity, palletisation of fruit and citrus exports, continued emphasis on product development, etc., the capacity of the domestic economy to create a substantial “pull” effect is considered extremely limited. Growth in domestic demand has averaged 1-2% per annum for decades, and many 7 past prognoses of a “kick-start” in this growth pattern have been widely off the markenSmall-scale sawmillingEastern Cape ProvinceIIEDReportHeyl, L., Von Maltitz, G. P., Evans, J., & Segoale, R. (2000). <i>Issues and opportunities for small-scale sawmilling in South Africa – An Eastern Cape case study</i> IIED & CSIR. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2479Heyl, L, Graham P Von Maltitz, J Evans, and R Segoale <i>Issues and opportunities for small-scale sawmilling in South Africa – An Eastern Cape case study.</i> IIED & CSIR, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2479Heyl L, Von Maltitz GP, Evans J, Segoale R. Issues and opportunities for small-scale sawmilling in South Africa – An Eastern Cape case study. 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2479TY - Report AU - Heyl, L AU - Von Maltitz, Graham P AU - Evans, J AU - Segoale, R AB - The softwood sawmilling industry processes approximately 4.1 million m3 of pine logs every year. Small-scale sawmillers which account for 67% of the total number of establishments process only about 11% of the annual log intake. The major drivers for softwood sawn timber demand are the building and construction, manufacturing and consumer expenditure sectors of the economy. The industry is characterised by mature products and low growth. This low growth pattern has been in place for decades. Cyclical upswings occur from time to time, but essentially growth is dependent on trends in local (domestic) consumption. Notwithstanding periods of increased building activity, palletisation of fruit and citrus exports, continued emphasis on product development, etc., the capacity of the domestic economy to create a substantial “pull” effect is considered extremely limited. Growth in domestic demand has averaged 1-2% per annum for decades, and many 7 past prognoses of a “kick-start” in this growth pattern have been widely off the mark DA - 2000 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Small-scale sawmilling KW - Eastern Cape Province KW - IIED LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2000 T1 - Issues and opportunities for small-scale sawmilling in South Africa – An Eastern Cape case study TI - Issues and opportunities for small-scale sawmilling in South Africa – An Eastern Cape case study T2 - Redistribution of opportunities and assets in forestry UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2479 ER -