Sawmills on the West Coast of the United States are the most profitable in the world, with 2004 earnings at average mills more than twice the overall global average earnings of USD 24/m3. Mills in Australia held the number two spot with earnings of USD 58/m3, followed by British Columbia’s Interior region sawmills at USD 55/m3. The lowest average sawmill earnings in 2004 occurred in European countries as well as parts of Russia where they ranged from around break-even to a high of USD 15/m3 in the Baltic States.
The Global Lumber/Sawnwood Cost Benchmarking Report—2004 Basis was researched and produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, International WOOD Markets Research Inc., and the Beck Group. The report analyzes and compares sawmill operational and financial data from sawmills in Canada, United States, Brazil, Chile, South Africa, Europe and Scandinavia, Russia, China, Australia and New Zealand.
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