In first eight months of 2013 imports of particleboard to Peru were valued at $56.2 million while imports of MDF totaled $22.1 million. The main supplier of panels was Ecuador, with shipments valued at $24.4 million and a market share of 43.5% for imported particleboard.

Peru: Woodbased panel imports reach $78 million

18:05 / November 4, 2013

Nov 04, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. In first eight months of 2013 imports of particleboard to Peru were valued at $56.2 million while imports of MDF totaled $22.1 million. The main supplier of panels was Ecuador, with shipments valued at $24.4 million and a market share of 43.5% for imported particleboard. The second largest supplier was Chile at $23 million (40.9% market share) followed by Spain $4.6 million (8.2% share) and Portugal $3 million (5.4% share), ITTO reports.

In the first eight months the main importer was Novopan Peru with purchases worth $22.1 million and a share of 39.3 % of all imported particleboard followed by Arauco Peru (21.5%), Masisa Peru (19.4%) and Representative Martin (9.4%).

For MDF, the main supplier was Chile ($14.7 million, 66% share of total imports) followed by Turkey, ($2.6 million, 11.8% share), Uruguay, ($1.8 million, 8.2% share) and Ecuador which supplied $1.1 million for a 4.9% share of total imports of MDF.

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Peru: Woodbased panel imports reach $78 million

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