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BRIC guide for industry

A new market research report BRIC Forest Products is an industry guide with qualitative and quantitative information including market size, value and volume and forecast to 2017. Source: SB Wire

Brazil, Russian Federation, India and China (BRIC) are the emerging and fast growing countries within the forest products industry and had a total market value of US$702,651.5 million in 2012. Source:

India was the fastest growing country with a CAGR of 58.2% over the 2008-12 period.

Within the forest products industry, India is the leading country among the BRIC nations with market revenues of US$430,321.7 million in 2012.

This was followed by China, Russia and Brazil with a value of US$187,193.4, US$49,862.5, and US$35,273.9 million, respectively.

India is expected to lead the forest products industry in the BRIC nations with a value of US$938,975.4 million in 2017, followed by China, Russia, Brazil with expected values of US$257,591.0, US$92,406.1 and US$43,674.2 million, respectively.

The guide also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

It identifies the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the BRIC forest products market and uses the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of that market.

Leading company profiles reveal details of key forest products market players’ BRIC operations and financial performance.

It compares data from Brazil, Russia, India, and China, alongside individual chapters on each country.