European softwood lumber producers gain market shares in China

Amid the slowdown of the economy partly caused by widespread lockdowns over 2022, China has seen its combined imports of softwood lumber and softwood logs decline to 48.5 million m3 , back to the 2015 levels and -30% vs 2021. Softwood logs imports plummeted by 38% to 31.2 million m3 while softwood lumber imports declined by 10% to 17.3 million m3 . The market share of European nations exporting softwood lumber, however, significantly increased. More softwood lumber was imported from Finland (882,000 m3 ; +33%), Sweden (657,000 m3 ; +66%), and Germany (568,000 m3 ; +20%). A significant ...