In four months, Japan bought 120,000 m³ of glulam and CLT from Finland – i.e. mainly from Stora Enso. This is a 20% increase compared to the same period of 2019. Austria shipped nearly 40,000 m³ (+16%) to Japan – also thanks to Stora Enso.
Romania (mainly HS Timber) saw its shipments to Japan rise by 8% to 55,000 m³ in the period January to April.
In total, Japan imported 310,000 m³ of glulam and CLT which is 13% more than last year according to Statistics of Japan.
Japan laminated timber imports January to April 2020
| Country | 2020 | 2019 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 121,863 | 101,966 | 19.5 |
| Romania | 55,269 | 51,311 | 7.7 |
| Austria | 39,317 | 33,881 | 16 |
| Russia | 27,231 | 21,587 | 26.1 |
| Estonia | 20,463 | 20,445 | 0.1 |
| Poland | 11,482 | 16,479 | -30.3 |
| China | 10,388 | 7,990 | 30 |
| Indonesia | 10,000 | 11,114 | -10 |
| Sweden | 7,046 | 6,225 | 13.2 |
| Germany | 5,045 | 1,673 | 201.6 |
| Other countries | 1,247 | 1,626 | -23.3 |
| Total | 309,351 | 274,297 | 12.8 |
