Atlas of the Forest Sector in Poland
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Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 268 http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2013/mwp268.htm ISBN 978-951-40-2421-4 (PDF) ISSN 1795-150X Atlas of the forest sector in Poland Yuri Gerasimov www.metla.fi Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 268 http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2013/mwp268.htm Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute publishes preliminary research results and conference proceedings. The papers published in the series are not peer-reviewed. http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/ ISSN 1795-150X Office Post Box 18 FI-01301 Vantaa, Finland tel. +358 29532 2111 e-mail [email protected] Publisher Finnish Forest Research Institute Post Box 18 FI-01301 Vantaa, Finland tel. +358 29532 2111 e-mail [email protected] http://www.metla.fi/ 2 Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 268 http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2013/mwp268.htm Authors Gerasimov, Yuri Title Atlas of the forest sector in Poland Year Pages ISBN ISSN 2013 62 978-951-40-2421-4 (PDF) 1795-150X Unit / Research programme / Projects Joensuu Unit / 7395 Central and Eastern European Forest Information Service / 3598 Topical follow-up of forest sectors in Russia, Central and Eastern European countries Accepted by Timo Karjalainen, Professor of International Forestry, 24.05.2013 Abstract This atlas is a collection of maps with a short description of the current situation of the forest sector in Poland including the regions of Dolnośląskie, Kujawsko-pomorskie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie, Łódzkie, Małopolskie, Mazowieckie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Pomorskie, Śląskie, Świętokrzyskie, Warmińsko-mazurskie, Wielkopolskie, and Zachodniopomorskie. The cartographic information covers forest resources, silviculture, wood harvesting, production and the most important producers of wood- based products (sawnwood, plywood, wood-based panels, pulp, paper, paperboard), potential of energy wood, producers of forest-related machinery, wood pellets and briquettes, forest education, and research institutions. This review serves the information needs of different stakeholders and those interested in the forest sector of Poland Keywords Forest resources, wood harvesting, forest industry, bioenergy, forest policy Available at http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2013/mwp268.htm Replaces Is replaced by Contact information Yuri Gerasimov, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Research Unit, P.O. Box 68, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland, [email protected] Other information Layout: Anne Siika/Metla 3 Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 268 http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2013/mwp268.htm Contents PREFACE ............................................................................................................................... 5 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 6 2 FOREST SECTOR POLICY .............................................................................................. 6 2.1 Forest ownership and administration .......................................................................... 6 2.2 Forest policy ............................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Forest certification ...................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Forest industry policy ................................................................................................. 10 2.5 Polish Technology Platform for the Forestry and Wood Sector ................................ 11 3 FOREST RESOURCES AND THEIR UTILISATION ...................................................... 12 3.1 Forest resources .......................................................................................................... 12 3.2 Utilisation of forest resources ..................................................................................... 14 3.3 Silviculture ................................................................................................................. 16 4 FOREST INDUSTRY AND MACHINERY ....................................................................... 17 4.1 Use of roundwood ....................................................................................................... 18 4.2 Production trends and foreign trade of the forest industry ......................................... 19 4.2.1 Sawnwood ........................................................................................................... 20 4.2.2 Wood-based panels ............................................................................................. 20 4.2.3 Pulp and paper ................................................................................................... 22 4.2.4 Pellets ................................................................................................................. 23 4.2.5 Value-added wood products ................................................................................ 24 4.3 Producers of forest machinery .................................................................................... 25 5 FOREST EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ...................................................................... 28 5.1 Education .................................................................................................................... 28 5.2 Research ...................................................................................................................... 34 6 FOREST ENERGY ............................................................................................................ 38 6.1 Biomass potential ....................................................................................................... 38 6.2 Biomass from forests ................................................................................................. 40 6.3 Biomass market ......................................................................................................... 40 6.4 Biomass plants ............................................................................................................ 42 7 MAPS ................................................................................................................................. 43 7.1 The Republic of Poland on the European Forest Map ............................................... 43 7.2 Administrative map of Poland .................................................................................... 44 7.3 Forest cover by province............................................................................................. 44 7.4 Forest area by habitat type ......................................................................................... 45 7.5 Forest area by age class ............................................................................................. 45 7.6 Forest area by tree species ......................................................................................... 46 7.7 Growing stock by age class ........................................................................................ 46 7.8 Growing stock by tree species .................................................................................... 47 7.9 Average growing stock per ha by age class ................................................................ 47 7.10 Average growing stock per ha by tree species ........................................................... 48 7.11 Wood removals by ownership .................................................................................... 48 7.12 Wood removals by ownership ................................................................................... 49 7.13 Roundwood removals by assortments ....................................................................... 49 7.14 Forest reforestation .................................................................................................... 50 4 Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 268 http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2013/mwp268.htm 7.16 Users of pulpwood .................................................................................................... 52 7.17 Largest wood pellet producers and power plants using energy wood ....................... 53 7.18 Education institutions in forest industries .................................................................. 54 7.19 Education institutions in forestry ............................................................................... 55 7.20 Energy wood production ......................................................................................................... 56 ANNEX 1 COMPANIES ON THE MAPS .......................................................................................... 57 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................... 60 5 Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 268 http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2013/mwp268.htm Preface The report is a collection of maps with a short description of the current situation of the forest sector in different administrative regions in Poland. This review aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the situation of the forest sector in Poland, but in a very compact form by presenting information mainly on maps. This publication