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China's wood-based panel export increased by 24.79% year-on-year in 2024
[Feb 4, 2025]




In 2024, China's total imports and exports of wood-based panels will be 19.989 million cubic meters (converted), up 25.89% year on year, and the total imports and exports will be 7.855 billion dollars, up 14.39% year on year.

China exported a total of 17.859 million cubic meters of artificial board products (converted), a year-on-year increase of 24.79%, with an export value of 6.929 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%. A total of 2.1291 million cubic meters of artificial board products were imported (converted), an increase of 36.02% year-on-year, with continuous growth for five years. The import value was 926 million US dollars, an increase of 56.68% year-on-year. Overall, both the import and export volume of artificial boards increased, but the average unit price of imports and exports decreased.

In 2024, the export volume of plywood products in China was 13.1887 million cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 22.82%, with an export value of 5.269 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 9.4%; Imported plywood products amounted to 793000 cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 172.41%, with an import value of 222 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 7.25%.

In 2024, particleboard remains the only product in China with an import volume greater than its export volume. A total of 1.2617 million cubic meters of particleboard products were imported throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 5.02%. The import value was 657 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 48.86%, and both the import volume and import amount increased. The top five countries for China's imported particleboard are Thailand, Brazil, Poland, Romania, and Germany.

China exported 840000 cubic meters of particleboard products (converted), an increase of 34.61% over the previous year, with an export value of 300 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%. The top five export destinations are Taiwan, China, Mongolia, Nigeria, Chile and Vietnam. Compared with 2023, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will exit the top five in terms of import volume, while Chile and Vietnam will enter the top five.

 


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