While total plywood imports picked up in July, shipments to Japan from the main suppliers were mixed. China does not feature prominently in the ranking of Japan’s plywood suppliers as the main emphasis is on Indonesia and Malaysia. Plywood imports from Malaysia fell sharply in July (- 28%) while imports from Indonesia rose by over 30% to fill the gap.

Japan: Plywood imports from Malaysia fell sharply in July

14:38 / September 18, 2015

Sep 30, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. While total plywood imports picked up in July, shipments to Japan from the main suppliers were mixed. China does not feature prominently in the ranking of Japan’s plywood suppliers as the main emphasis is on Indonesia and Malaysia, ITTO reported.

Plywood imports from Malaysia fell sharply in July (- 28%) while imports from Indonesia rose by over 30% to fill the gap.

However, despite the improvemment in Indonesia’s shippments in July 2015 they were down 12% year on year. The good news for Indonesian plywood exporters is that compared to June this year exports to Japan rose just over 33%.

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Japan: Plywood imports from Malaysia fell sharply in July

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