Press release: German sawmills leading exporters to India

10/12/2016

Total import of softwood lumber in India from leading exporters in Europe and North America amounted to 252,000 m³ during January-July. This is nearly exactly the same figure as for January-July 2015. Import from Germany, however, increased by no less than 29% to 172,000 m³. This means that the market share for German sawmills increased from 53% to 68%. “This is an impressive development,” says Jenny Wessung, CEO at Woodstat AB. “If we look at the figures in detail, we can see that leading exporters like U.S., Canada, Russia and Austria delivered clearly lower volumes this year.” The construction industry (houses, infrastructure etc) will expand further in the next coming years and the demand of softwood lumber will increase.

For more information contact:
Jenny Wessung, CEO
Woodstat AB
jenny.wessung@woodstat.com
https://www.woodstat.com 


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