1. Wood measurement from the perspective of an international forestry company.
Wood Measurement Seminar in Riga Rait Hiiepuu,
Manager of Stora Enso WSB

2. Short introduction of Stora Enso Wood Supply Baltic
Wood Supply unit, responsible within Stora Enso for:
Forest operations in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
Buying wood from 7 countries;
Selling wood to 5 countries
Employees: 210 persons
Incl. wood measurers 48 persons in 11 terminals
Customers
Stora Enso pulp and paper mills in Sweden and Finland and saw mills in Baltic;
Wood consuming companies in Baltic
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3. Place and role of measurement in value chain
Measurement (evaluation) is essential part of every operation stage, beginning with evaluation of growing stock in forest, followed by loging operations and ended with end consumer.
Crucial points in the chain are, where wood is shanging ownership
Role
Estimating volume
Base for payment - monetary aspect
Base for State reporting – statistic aspect
Base for trust between buyier and seller – reliability aspect
Base for fear competition within industry – competition aspect
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4. Expextations to measurement
To be trusted:
Measurement must be based on valid standards, like in Latvia LVS 82:2003
Measurement must be proceeded by competent professionals, where competnce is understood as good knowledge applied into practice
There must exist trustful controlling system
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5. Two ways to be relible in measurement practice
Impartial Measurement company, like VMF in Sweden, basing on agreement between sellers and buyiers organisations
Mill own measurement, verified and controlled by impartial verification body basing on agreement between sellers and buyiers. Used in Finland
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6. Measurement unification situation round Baltic sea.
Three big player countries and several smaller players round the Baltic sea
Traditions in big players contries has strong influence – as example Finland on bark, others under bark, slightly diferent formulas
Internal markets for big players are more important, than external markets
Same applies more and more to Baltic
Is it possible to unfy international part without changing the domestic traditions?
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7. Conclusion
Trustfurthy measurement practice within the country is base for
well functioning domestic wood market.
This is what the business in Baltic needs today.
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