Brazil’s exports of wood-based panels tripled between January and April 2016 amounting to 269,000 cubic metres, compared to 86,000 cubic metres exported in the same period in 2015, ITTO reported.
Pulp exports January to April grew 16.7% year-on-year and paper exports increased 7.8% over the same period.
Total earnings from wood-based panel, pulp and paper exports between January-April 2016 amounted to $2.6 billion, a 7.3% increase compared to the same period in 2015.
Domestic sales of wood-based panels totalled 2.1 million cubic metres in the first four months of 2016 some 8% lower compared to the same period last year.
