The industrial round wood market is anticipated to register a CAGR of 5.0% during the forecast period. In 2018, global industrial roundwood removals grew by 5 percent to reach a record level of 2.03 billion m?. Global trade grew 7% to a record high of 138 million m?, of which 43 % was imported by China. New Zealand overtook the Russian Federation to become the top exporter of industrial roundwood in 2018. s. In 2018, China’s imports of industrial roundwood increased by 8%. Trends in total trade and net trade over the observed period showed a decline of 6% in 2015 followed by an increase of 5% in 2016, and 7% increase in 2018. At a regional level, Asia-Pacific was a net importer of industrial roundwood, and all other regions were net exporters. In 2018, net imports of 41 million m? accounted for about 7% of consumption in the Asia-Pacific region. Europe and Northern America were the main net exporters of industrial roundwood, with net exports in 2018 of 12 million m? and 13 million m? respectively.

Key Market Trends

Constant Rise in the Production of Industrial Round Wood

From 2016-2018, global industrial round wood production increased by 6.4%. For instance, in 2016, the global production was 1,904.4 million m3 and the production increased to 2,025 million m3 by 2018. China, Brazil, Canada, the United States, and Russia Federation are the five largest producers at the country level. In 2018, the production of these countries accounted for 1,077 million m? in 2018, accounting for 53% of global production. The USA produced 368 million m? in 2018 and the production increased by 4% to that of 2017. Production in the Russian Federation and China increased by 11%, and in Brazil by 5%, while Canada saw a 3% decline in 2018. Brazil overtook Canada and became the fourth-largest producer of industrial roundwood in 2018.

Asia-Pacific Dominates the Global Import Market

In 2018, the global industrial round wood import was valued at USD 19.64 billion. By country, China, India, Japan are the major importers of industrial round wood. For instance, in 2018, China imported USD 12.08 billion worth industrial round wood products. India and Japan together imported USD 1.98 billion worth products. In 2018, nearly 12% of the global consumption was dominated by China. During the study period, it is observed that the domestic supply of industrial wood in China has failed to keep up with China’s industrial manufacturing capacity due to a low level of per-capita forest resources and the government’s policies on the protection of natural forests. To meet the wood supply deficit in the country, China has become the world’s largest importer.



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