Jul 19, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. UK imports of Chinese plywood jumped 20% to 29 800 cubic meters in the first quarter of 2006, compared with the same period in 2005, ITTO said referring to Timbertrends. Malaysian imports rose slightly 2.2% to 34 700 cubic meters. Conversely, UK imports of Brazilian hardwood plywood dropped 35% to 27 000 cubic meters while Indonesian plywood imports plummeted over 42% to 13 500 cubic meters in the same quarter. Aggregated UK plywood imports from these four supplier countries declined 15% to 105 000 cubic meters in the first quarter of this year. The decline was due to crackdown on illegal logging in Indonesia and Brazil, strikes in Brazil’s Ibama and raw material shortages in Southeast Asia.