UK imports 5.5 million m3 of sawnwood in 2013, up 6% year-over-year, wood based panel imports increase 12% to 3.0 million m3; country's production of sawnwood rises 5% to 3.6 million m3, wood based panel output climbs 1% to 3.0 million m3

Wendy Lisney

EDINBURGH , May 15, 2014 (press release) – National Statistics on UK Wood Production and Trade for 2013 (provisional figures) were released today in accordance with the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

These statistics were produced by the Forestry Commission, and include data on production, imports and exports of roundwood and wood products for the UK for the calendar years 2009 to 2013.

The key points for 2013 from the latest release are (with percentage changes from 2012):

Removals (harvesting) of UK roundwood:

• 10.9 million green tonnes of softwood (+8%);
• 0.5 million green tonnes of hardwood (-1%); and
• 0.4 million green tonnes of softwood under movement licence.

• Total: 11.0 million green tonnes of roundwood (softwood and hardwood) (+6%), of which: ◦sawmills took 6.4 million green tonnes (+5%);

• 3.6 million cubic metres of sawnwood (+5%);
• 3.0 million cubic metres of wood-based panels (+1%);
• 4.6 million tonnes of paper and paperboard (+2%); and
• 0.3 million tonnes of wood pellets and briquettes (+8%).

• 5.5 million cubic metres of sawnwood (+6%);
• 3.0 million cubic metres of wood-based panels (+12%);
• 5.0 million cubic metres of wood pellets (+128%);
• 7.2 million tonnes of pulp and paper (-1%);

• The total value of wood product exports was £1.7 billion (-5%), of which £1.5 billion was pulp and paper (-4%).

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