Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Global trade of wood chips was up in 2010 after a sharp decline in 2009
with China becoming a major importer, reports the Wood Resource
Quarterly
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Global trade of wood chips was up in 2010 after a sharp decline in 2009
with China becoming a major importer, reports the Wood Resource
Quarterly
Global trade of wood chips was up 25 percent in 2010 because of increased production
of pulp and paper products worldwide.
China showed the greatest growth in chip imports
with an increase over 400 percent in the past two years, as reported in the Wood
Resource Quarterly.
Australia continues to be the major exporter and shipped 11 percent
more in 2010 than in the previous year.
Seattle, USA.
The international financial crisis in 2009 had a major negative impact on
worldwide demand for pulp and paper products.
As a result, the consumption of wood
chips and pulpwood for pulp production was lower, and global trade of wood chips fell
accordingly.
However, in 2010, pulp markets improved and global shipments of wood
chips were up substantially.
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