Caracterização da indústria madereira na Província de Maputo 2001-2003

Abstract

The present work essentially aims to characterize the timber industry in Maputo province from 2001 to 2003 (after the last survey of the timber industry at national level published by Eureka in 2001, and the approval of the new forestry regulation in 2002) in aspects relating to the supply of raw material, production process, main products and the respective market. For this purpose, the collection of information was carried out based on the literature review, carrying out a survey of 19 registered sawmills, with and without carpentry, (according to the list provided by the SPFFB in Maputo) and carrying out semi-structured interviews, to informants at DNFFB and SPFFB. It was found that the main species sawn in sawmills in the province are: Afzelia quanzensis (Chanfúta), Pterocarpus angolensis (Umbila) and Millettia sthulmannii (Jambire). And the most common way of obtaining the forest resource, in these companies, is through intermediary suppliers. On the other hand, it was found that the current production capacity of sawn wood is lower than the installed one, a situation that derives mainly from the lack of customers, raw material, machinery breakdowns, defective logs that hinder the sawing process and lead to interruptions, among others. It was also found that no investments have been made in the surveyed sawmills in machinery since the study carried out and published by Eureka in 2001, thus continuing the industry to be characterized by having old and obsolete machinery. The main products identified by the sawmill were boards, beams, beams, wood for the production of doors, door and window frames, for school desks and parquet, and are intended almost exclusively for the domestic market.