Apr 16, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. During the first two months of 2010, China’s exports of plywood were 938,000 cubic metres, up 67% on the same period in 2009. Of the total, 173,000 cubic metres went to the United States, up 40,300 cubic metres over the same period of 2009, ITTO reported. Plywood exports to the UK rose sharply in January and February (195%), Japan’s imports jumped 57%, South Korea increased imports by 118% and the United Arab Emirates imports from China rose 115%. The main plywood exporters are in Shandong, from where some 361,000 cubic metres was exported in the first two months (up 83%); Jiangsu, 311,300 cubic metres (up 58%); Zhejiang, 62,800 cubic metres (up 61%); Guangdong, 49,800 cubic metres (up 86%) and Shanghai, 26,400 cubic metres, up 22%. Exports of MDF also increased in the first months of 2010. A total of 226,700 tonnes of MDF were exported during this period, up 95% year on year. Of the total, MDF exports to the USA rose 59%, to Russia by 140%, to Korea by 126%, to Canada by 187%, to the UAE 120% and to Saudi Arabia by 10%. Exports of MDF mainly came from Jiangsu (146,500 tons), Shandong (17,500 tonnes), Guangdong (12,300 tonnes), Shanghai (10,600 tonnes), Zhejiang (7,600 tonnes) and Guangxi (5,300 tonnes). Exports of particleboard were only 13,700 tonnes but were still up 40% over 2009.