Chinese fiberboard sector expands production capacity
2006. In 2005, 56 new fiberboard production lines with a production capacity of 3.4 million cubic meters came into operation in mainland China, bringing the national total capacity to 22.6 million cubic meters.
May 18, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. In 2005, 56 new fiberboard production lines with a production capacity of 3.4 million cubic meters came into operation in mainland China, bringing the national total capacity to 22.6 million cubic meters, ITTO reported. It is predicted that the growth of the fiberboard industry will slow in 2006 and reach an annual production capacity close to 24.4 million cubic meters. China’s fiberboard production lines were distributed in 15 provinces in 2005. The top 5 provinces in added production capacity were Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Sichuan and Hubei. The top 10 provinces in fiberboard production capacity had 389 production lines with an annual production capacity of 18.1 million cubic meters, accounting for 80% of the national total. Shandong province ranked first in terms of production line (115) and production capacity (4.8 million cubic meters).