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Japan imported more laminated timber

Article by Günther Jauk (translated by Eva Guzely) | 29.12.2020 - 09:49

In the first eleven months, Japanese glulam and CLT imports grew by 10% compared to the same period of last year.

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From January to November, Japan imported a total of 888,000 m³ of glulam and CLT, i.e. 10% more than in the same period of 2019. The three main suppliers Finland (340,000 m³; +13%), Romania (182,000 m³; +24%) and Austria (110,000 m³; +5%) shipped bigger volumes to Japan. Imports from Russia (64,000 m³; -7%), Estonia (55,000 m³; -3%) and Poland (36,000 m³, -10%), on the other hand, saw decreases compared to 2019.

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

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