Green forest fire notification in China

Supply-chain Risk Briefing: China Forest Fire

1) Summary A forest fire occurred in China, lasting for 3 days from April 14 to 16, and is currently classified as medium risk level. The specific location and extent of damage have not yet been confirmed, but considering the duration, a certain scale of forest loss is expected.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Timber and pulp supply: Potential temporary disruptions to raw wood, pulp, and paper supply chains due to timber resource losses in fire-affected areas
• Agriculture-related impacts: Concerns over grain, vegetable, and other agricultural product production and supply delays if nearby farmland or agricultural facilities are damaged
• Power infrastructure: Risk of power supply instability in manufacturing-intensive areas due to potential transmission line damage from forest fires
• Logistics network: Need for land transport route diversions due to road controls for fire suppression and safety purposes

3) Watch points

• Need to track specific fire location and damage status of surrounding industrial facilities (manufacturing, logistics centers, etc.)
• Monitoring Chinese authorities' fire suppression completion declaration and transportation infrastructure recovery schedule