In the 1Q 2014 containerised timber imports through Zhangjiagang Port, China, were 67,600 cubic metres valued at $29 million, a year on year increase of 94% in volume and 108% in value. Of the total, nearly 80% were imported logs

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China: Containerised timber imports through Zhangjiagang Port increase by 94% in 1Q

May 20, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. In the 1Q 2014 containerised timber imports through Zhangjiagang Port, China, were 67,600 cubic metres valued at $29 million, a year on year increase of 94% in volume and 108% in value. Of the total, nearly 80% were imported logs, ITTO reported.

Timber imports through Zhangjiagang in the 1Q 2014 were mainly from Gabon (10,493 cubic metres), Suriname (10,339 cubic metres), Cameroon (9,748 cubic metres), Myanmar (6680 cubic metres), Mozambique (8,327 cubic metres) and Central African (4,270 cubic metres).