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World Forestry Equipment to 2019

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Date: 12-Jun-2015
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World demand to rise 4.5% annually through 2019

World demand for forestry equipment (including both purpose-built and converted machinery) is forecast to climb 4.5 percent annually to $9.3 billion in 2019. This will represent a moderation from the 2009-2014 pace of increase, a period during which market gains were bolstered by a rebound in roundwood production from lows posted during the 2009 global recession, as well as by the institution of new engine emissions standards in the European Union (EU) and US. Sales advances will be driven in part by the ongoing mechanization of forestry operations in developing regions. In mature, developed world markets, an acceleration in economic growth and a generally favorable fixed investment climate will help boost demand as forestry companies seek to reduce their operating costs and increase output through the use of technologically sophisticated, high-value machinery. Additional government regulatory actions are also likely to bolster sales of new, higher priced units engineered to meet these requirements. In deflated, constant dollars, forestry equipment demand will rise at a 2.3 percent annual rate through 2019, marginally faster than expected growth in industrial roundwood output.

US to record largest increases in equipment sales

The US and Canada together represent the largest geographic market for forestry equipment, accounting for one-third of global product demand in 2014. Western Europe is the second largest market, with a 22 percent share of all equipment sales in 2014, followed by the Asia/Pacific region, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Africa/Mideast region. The US will record the largest increases of any forestry equipment market in dollar terms through 2019, supported by a pickup in economic activity and construction expenditures, a healthy capital spending environment, and growth in roundwood output. Brazil, a considerably smaller but still sizable forestry machinery market, will register larger increases in percentage terms, expected to average 6.5 percent per year through 2019. A number of smaller national markets -- including New Zealand, Poland, Finland, and Indonesia -- will also post above average demand gains. On a regional basis, Latin America and Eastern Europe will record the fastest sales increases in percentage terms, and Western Europe will register the weakest market advances, restricted by the already high mechanization rates in the largest national forestry machinery markets in this region. However, lower mechanization levels in parts of Western Europe will provide some impetus to growth in product demand through 2019.

Harvesters, forwarders to be fastest growing products

Felling equipment accounts for the largest share of world forestry equipment sales, followed by separately sold parts and attachments, and extracting equipment. On-site processing equipment and all other forestry equipment account for remaining demand. The fastest market gains will be posted by harvesters and forwarders, supported by increased use of cut-to-length harvesting methods relative to tree-length and whole-tree systems. Sales of on-site chippers and grinders will also expand at a comparatively fast pace, spurred by rising demand for wood pellets as a power plant feedstock, most notably in the EU. Harvesting and other cutting heads will also grow at an aboveaverage rate, fueled by both heightened roundwood output and growing usage of mechanized harvesting and on-site processing equipment in developing areas.

Company Profiles

Profiles for 39 competitors in the global industry including Blount International, Caterpillar, Deere, Hitachi, Husqvarna, Ponsse & STIHL

Additional Information

This study analyzes global supply of and demand for forestry equipment, including both purpose-built forestry machinery, and agricultural and construction equipment adapted for use in forestry applications.

The following types of products are covered:


  • Felling equipment (chainsaws, harvesters, and feller bunchers and other)

  • Extracting equipment (forwarders, skidders, and other, including cable yarding systems, farm tractors, and shovel loggers)

  • On-site processing equipment (chippers and grinders; and delimbers, slashers, and other)

  • Other forestry equipment (loaders, and mulchers and all other)

  • Separately sold parts and attachments (harvesting and other cutting heads; saw chain, guide bars, blades, and teeth; and other parts and attachments)


In addition to equipment used directly in mechanized and motor-manual (principally chainsaw-based) felling, extracting, on-site processing, and loading operations, the study covers equipment (such as dozers) used to prepare sites for harvesting operations.

World Forestry Equipment to 2019

Table of Contents

Introduction XII

I. Executive Summary 1

II. Market Environment 4
General 4
Global Macroeconomic Environment 5
Recent Historical Trends 5
World Economic Outlook 7
World Population Overview 9
World Personal Income Trends 11
World Forested Land 14
World Roundwood Production 16
Legal & Regulatory Environment 19
Engine Emissions 19
Worker Safety 21
Environment/Wildlife Habitat Protection & Sustainable Forestry Practices 22
Pricing Patterns 24
Technology Trends 26
Used & Rebuilt Equipment 29

III. World Supply & Demand 31
General 31
Regional Overview 32
Demand 33
Production 36
International Trade 39
Demand by Type 40
Felling Equipment 45
Chainsaws 48
Harvesters 50
Feller Bunchers & Other 52
Extracting Equipment 55
Forwarders 58
Skidders 60
Other 63
On-Site Processing Equipment 65
Chippers & Grinders 67
Delimbers, Slashers, & Other 69
Other Forestry Equipment 72
Loaders 74
Mulchers & All Other 76
Separately Sold Parts & Attachments 78
Saw Chain, Guide Bars, Blades, & Teeth 81
Harvesting & Other Cutting Heads 83
Other Parts & Attachments 85

IV. United States & Canada 88
Economic Overview 88
Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 88
Forestry Equipment Market Outlook 91
United States 94
Canada 101

V. Western Europe 107
Economic Overview 107
Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 108
Forestry Equipment Market Outlook 111
Sweden 114
Finland 120
Germany 126
France 132
Other Western Europe 138

VI. Asia/Pacific 144
Economic Overview 144
Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 145
Forestry Equipment Market Outlook 148
China 151
Indonesia 158
India 164
New Zealand 170
Australia 175
Other Asia/Pacific 180

VII. Other Regions 186
Latin America 186
Economic Overview 186
Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 187
Forestry Equipment Market Outlook 189
Brazil 192
Other Latin America 198
Eastern Europe 204
Economic Outlook 204
Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 205
Forestry Equipment Market Outlook 208
Russia 211
Poland 217
Other Eastern Europe 222
Africa/Mideast 229
Economic Overview 229
Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 230
Forestry Equipment Market Outlook 232

VIII. Industry Structure 236
General 236
Industry Composition 237
Market Share 240
Product Development & Manufacturing 245
Marketing & Distribution 247
Cooperative Agreements 249
Financial Requirements 252
Mergers & Acquisitions 253
Company Profiles 256
Barko Hydraulics, see Pettibone Bell Equipment Limited 257
Blount International Incorporated 259
Bracke Forest, see Fassi Gru Caterpillar Incorporated 261
CLAAS KGaA mbH 264
CNH Industrial NV 266
Concern Tractor Plants 268
Cranab, see Fassi Gru
Deere & Company 270
Doosan Infracore Company Limited 275
ECHO, see Yamabiko Eco Log Sweden AB 276
EPSILON Kran, see Palfinger Fassi Gru SpA 278
High Technology Investments BV 280
Hitachi Limited 282
Husqvarna AB 286
Hyundai Heavy Industries Company Limited 289
Iggesund Forest, see Olofsfors Indexator Group AB 290
Joy Global Incorporated 292
Kesla Oyj 293
Kobe Steel Limited 295
Komatsu Limited 297
LBX, see Sumitomo Heavy Industries LeTourneau Technologies, see Joy Global Log Max, see Komatsu Logset Oy 300
Makita Corporation 301
Minsk Tractor Works OJSC 304
Mozyr Machine-Building Plant JSC, see Minsk Tractor Works OJSC
Olofsfors AB 306
Onezhsky Tractor Plant, see Concern Tractor Plants Palfinger AG 308
Pettibone LLC 310
PM-Group Lifting Machines, see Palfinger Ponsse plc 312
PRINOTH, see High Technology Investments Risutec Oy 315
Risutekniikka Ky, see Risutec Rotobec Incorporated 316
Rototilt Group, see Indexator Group Rottne Industri AB 317
Sampo Rosenlew Limited 319
SENNEBOGEN Maschinenfabrik GmbH 320
Silvatec Skovmaskiner A/S, see Concern Tractor Plants STIHL Holding AG & Company KG 322
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited 325
Tigercat Industries Incorporated 327
TriLink Saw Chain LLC 329
Vermeer Corporation 330
Vimek, see Fassi Gru Volvo AB 332
Xiamen XGMA Machinery Company Limited 334
Yamabiko Corporation 335
Other Companies Mentioned in the Study 337

List of Tables

Section I -- Executive Summary
Summary Table 3

Section II -- Market Environment
1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 9
2 World Population by Region 11
3 World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Region 13
4 World Forest Land Area by Country, 2014 15
5 World Roundwood Production by Type & Region 18
6 World Forestry Equipment Pricing Patterns 25

Section III -- World Supply & Demand
1 World Forestry Equipment Demand by Region 35
2 World Forestry Equipment Shipments by Region 38
3 World Forestry Equipment Net Exports by Region 40
4 World Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 43
5 World Forestry Felling Equipment Demand by Product & Region 47
6 World Forestry Chainsaw Demand by Region 50
7 World Harvester Demand by Region 52
8 World Feller Buncher & Other Felling Equipment Demand by Region 55
9 World Forestry Extracting Equipment Demand by Product & Region 57
10 World Forwarder Demand by Region 60
11 World Forestry Skidder Demand by Region 62
12 World Demand for Other Forestry Extracting Equipment by Region 65
13 World Forestry On-Site Processing Equipment Demand by Product & Region 67
14 World Forestry Chipper & Grinder Demand by Region 69
15 World Demand for Delimbers, Slashers, & Other Forestry On-Site Processing Equipment by Region 72
16 World Demand for Other Forestry Equipment by Product & Region 73
17 World Forestry Loader Demand by Region 75
18 World Demand for Mulchers & All Other Forestry Equipment by Region 78
19 World Demand for Separately Sold Forestry Equipment Parts & Attachments by Product & Region 80
20 World Forestry Saw Chain, Guide Bar, Blade, & Tooth Demand by Region 83
21 World Demand for Harvesting & Other Cutting Heads by Region 85
22 World Demand for Other Forestry Equipment Parts & Attachments by Region 87

Section IV -- United States & Canada
1 United States & Canada: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 90
2 United States & Canada: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 93
3 United States: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 98
4 United States: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 100
5 Canada: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 104
6 Canada: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 106

Section V -- Western Europe
1 Western Europe: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 110
2 Western Europe: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 113
3 Sweden: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 117
4 Sweden: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 119
5 Finland: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 123
6 Finland: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 125
7 Germany: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 129
8 Germany: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 131
9 France: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 135
10 France: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 137
11 Other Western Europe: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 141
12 Other Western Europe: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 143

Section VI -- Asia/Pacific
1 Asia/Pacific: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 147
2 Asia/Pacific: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 150
3 China: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 155
4 China: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 157
5 Indonesia: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 161
6 Indonesia: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 163
7 India: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 167
8 India: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 169
9 New Zealand: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 172
10 New Zealand: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 174
11 Australia: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 177
12 Australia: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 179
13 Other Asia/Pacific: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 183
14 Other Asia/Pacific: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 185

Section VII -- Other Regions
1 Latin America: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 189
2 Latin America: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 191
3 Brazil: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 196
4 Brazil: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 198
5 Other Latin America: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 201
6 Other Latin America: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 203
7 Eastern Europe: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 207
8 Eastern Europe: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 210
9 Russia: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 215
10 Russia: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 217
11 Poland: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 220
12 Poland: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 222
13 Other Eastern Europe: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 226
14 Other Eastern Europe: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 228
15 Africa/Mideast: Forestry Equipment Supply & Demand 232
16 Africa/Mideast: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type 234

Section VIII -- Industry Structure
1 Forestry Equipment Sales for Selected Manufacturers, 2014 239
2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 251
3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 255

List of Charts

Section II -- Market Environment
1 World Forest Land Area by Country, 2014 16
2 World Roundwood Production, 2004-2024 19
3 World Forestry Equipment Prices, 2004-2024 26

Section III -- World Supply & Demand
1 World Forestry Equipment Demand by Region, 2014 36
2 World Forestry Equipment Shipments by Region, 2014 38
3 Wood Harvesting Methods 43
4 World Forestry Equipment Demand by Type, 2014 44
5 World Forestry Equipment Demand: Projected 2014-2019 Annual Rate of Growth by Type 45
6 World Forestry Felling Equipment Demand by Product, 2014 48
7 World Forestry Extracting Equipment Demand by Product, 2014 58
8 World Demand for Separately Sold Forestry Equipment Parts & Attachments by Product, 2014 81

Section IV -- United States & Canada
1 North America: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type, 2014 94

Section V -- Western Europe
1 Western Europe: Forestry Equipment Demand by Country, 2014 111
2 Western Europe: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type, 2014 114

Section VI -- Asia/Pacific
1 Asia/Pacific: Forestry Equipment Demand by Country, 2014 148
2 Asia/Pacific: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type, 2014 151

Section VII -- Other Regions
1 Latin America: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type, 2014 192
2 Eastern Europe: Forestry Equipment Demand by Country, 2014 208
3 Eastern Europe: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type, 2014 211
4 Africa/Mideast: Forestry Equipment Demand by Type, 2014 235

Section VIII -- Industry Structure
1 World Forestry Equipment Manufacturers & Sales by Company Size, 2014 238
2 World Forestry Equipment Market Share, 2014 241

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