Growing laminated timber imports

Article by Birgit Fingerlos (translated by Eva Guzely) | 03.10.2024 - 09:55

From January to August, Japan imported 461,500 m³ of laminated timber, i.e. 23.5% more than in the same period of last year.

Shipments from Finland, Japan’s main supplier of glulam and CLT, grew by 17% and reached a total of 204,000 m³ in the first eight months. Increases were also recorded in imports from Romania (60,000 m³; +29%), Austria (51,000 m³; +31%), China (29,000 m³; +91%), Germany (18,500 m³; +9,630%), Sweden (14,000 m³; +75%) and the US (231 m³; +413%). Glulam and CLT imports from Estonia (35,000 m³; -5%) and Poland (23,000 m³; -12%), on the other hand, decreased compared to the first eight months of 2023.

Data are collected and published by Statistics of Japan. As always, you can find more detailed figures in our Datacube.