Sumitomo Forestry (Tokyo, Japan) announced to increase forest products export business as a part of overseas business expansion plans. This year’s target volume is about 80,000 cubic metres, about four times more than 2014. Up until last year, the main item of export was logs.

Sumitomo Forestry increases export of domestic logs

11:22 / 四月 30, 2015

Apr 30, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. Sumitomo Forestry (Tokyo, Japan) announced to increase forest products export business as a part of overseas business expansion plans. This year’s target volume is about 80,000 cubic metres, about four times more than 2014. Up until last year, the main item of export was logs, ITTO reported.

About 80% of the market is China then 13% for Korea, 6% for Taiwan P.0.C and 1% for Vietnam.

China has variety of demand and the price is priority matter. Any buyer, which designates species is exporter of finished products to foreign markets. Sumitomo Forestry

Forest Service is in charge of log procurement in Japan then Sumitomo Forestry will handle shipment and marketing.

Species are 70% cedar, 20% cypress and 10% larch and fir. Main supply source is Kyushu with about 60% then 7-

8% from Hokkaido.

In Japan, demand for low grade materials for biomass generation will increase so to increase procurement may not be easy but there is a possibility of large expansion of the demand if the price is right for huge softwood market in China.

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Sumitomo Forestry increases export of domestic logs

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