An analysis of Eurostat import data for 2007 for the EU-25 group of countries (all EU members excluding Romania and Bulgaria) carried out by Forest Industries Intelligence Limited reveals the following:
Tropical Hardwood Logs
• EU tropical hardwood log imports during the year
reached 847,100 m³, down 3% on the previous year.
• Leading EU importing countries of tropical hardwood
logs in 2007 were France (406,100 m³), Italy (112,400
m³), Germany (109,500 m³), Portugal (86,700 m³) and
Spain (54,900 m³).
• Imports of tropical hardwood logs fell dramatically in
Italy (-8%), Portugal (-14%), and Spain (-16%) during
2007. However, this was partly offset by a slight
increase in imports by France (up 2%).
• Leading countries supplying tropical hardwood logs to
the EU during 2007 were Gabon (334,600 m³),
Democratic Rep. of the Congo (150,400 m³), Cameroon
(123,100 m³), and the Congo (79,600 m³).
• EU imports of tropical hardwood logs from Gabon
remained stable between 2006 and 2007. Imports
increased from the Democratic Rep. of the Congo (up
21%) and Cameroon (up 19%). However there was a
significant fall in imports from the Congo (down 51%).
Tropical Hardwood Sawn
• EU-25 tropical hardwood sawn imports during 2007
reached 2,314,300 m³, up 4% on the previous year.
• Leading EU importing countries of tropical hardwood
sawn in 2007 were the Netherlands (553,000 m³),
France (345,800 m³), Italy (335,000 m³), Spain (332,400
m³), Belgium (220,400 m³) and the UK (151,000 m³).
• Imports of tropical hardwood sawn fell dramatically in
Italy (down 10%) and more moderately in Spain (down
2%) during 2007. However, this was offset by a
significant increase in imports by Netherlands (up 6%),
France (up 11%), Belgium (up 4%) and the UK (up
15%).
• Leading countries supplying tropical hardwood sawn to
the EU during 2007 were Brazil (639,700 m³),
Cameroon (580,700 m³), Malaysia (345,800 m³), Cote
d’Ivoire (231,700 m³), Gabon (117,700 m³), and Ghana
(82,800 m³).
• EU imports of tropical hardwood sawn rose strongly
from Brazil (up 31%) and Gabon (up 13%) and more
moderately from Cameroon (up 3%) during 2007.
However there was a significant fall in imports from
Malaysia (down 26%), and a slight fall in imports from
Ghana down 6%).
Hardwood plywood
• EU-25 imports of hardwood-faced plywood (both
temperate and tropical hardwood) during 2007 reached
2,773,100 m³, up 8% on the previous year.
• Leading EU importing countries of hardwood plywood
in 2007 were the UK (756,800 m³), Germany (449,000
m³), Belgium (281,700 m³), Italy (227,900 m³), and the
Netherlands (191,200 m³).
• Imports of hardwood plywood fell slightly to the UK
(down 4%) and the Netherlands (down 3%) during
2007. However, this was offset by a significant increase
in imports by Germany (up 24%) and Italy (up 13%),
and a moderate increase in imports by Belgium (up 2%).
• Leading countries supplying hardwood plywood to the
EU during 2007 were China (1,092,000 m³), Russia
(754,200 m³), Brazil (247,700 m³), Malaysia (237,300
m³), and Indonesia (139,500 m³).
• EU imports of hardwood plywood rose strongly from
China (up 31%) and Russia (up 14%) and more
moderately from Malaysia (up 3%) during 2007.
However there was a significant fall in imports from
Indonesia (down 39%), and a slight fall in imports from
Brazil (down 6%).
| EU-25 tropical hardwood log imports 2007 (1000 m3) |
| |
FR |
IT |
DE |
PT |
ES |
OTHER |
TOTAL |
| |
| GABON |
226.8 |
25.1 |
32.9 |
15.6 |
18 |
16.2 |
334.6 |
| DRC |
85 |
13.9 |
0.4 |
33.6 |
0.4 |
17.2 |
150.4 |
| CAMEROON |
25.2 |
26.2 |
38.9 |
15.8 |
10.5 |
6.4 |
123.1 |
| REP CONGO |
31.4 |
15.4 |
6.1 |
12.3 |
9.8 |
4.6 |
79.6 |
| EQ. GUINEA |
24 |
9.3 |
21.4 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
2.9 |
66.2 |
| CAR |
12.4 |
11.7 |
3.3 |
5 |
10.9 |
1 |
44.3 |
| OTHER |
1.5 |
10.8 |
6.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
29.2 |
49 |
| TOTAL |
406.1 |
112.4 |
109.5 |
86.7 |
54.9 |
77.5 |
847.1 |
| EU-25 tropical hardwood log imports (% change 06-07) |
| |
FR |
IT |
DE |
PT |
ES |
OTHER |
TOTAL |
| GABON |
8 |
-31 |
14 |
15 |
2 |
-40 |
0 |
| DRC |
43 |
29 |
51 |
-23 |
43 |
67 |
21 |
| CAMEROON |
30 |
-1 |
29 |
52 |
30 |
-27 |
19 |
| REP CONGO |
-57 |
-50 |
-64 |
-42 |
-43 |
80 |
-51 |
| EQ. GUINEA |
12 |
436 |
-7 |
-39 |
7 |
-55 |
5 |
| CAR |
-16 |
45 |
-52 |
-1 |
-35 |
26 |
-16 |
| OTHER |
-1 |
33 |
43 |
253 |
-37 |
84 |
59 |
| TOTAL |
2 |
-8 |
-1 |
-14 |
-16 |
8 |
-3 |
| Source: Forest Industries Intelligence Limited analysis of Eurostat. All figures exclude intra-EU trade |
| EU-25 hardwood plywood imports 2007 (1000 m³) |
| |
GB |
DE |
BE |
IT |
NL |
OTHER |
TOTAL |
| CHINA |
329.6 |
215 |
169.4 |
38.4 |
67.8 |
271.8 |
1092 |
| RUSSIA |
66.4 |
121.3 |
4.2 |
107.6 |
41.8 |
412.9 |
754.2 |
| BRAZIL |
113.7 |
36.8 |
27.6 |
31.2 |
5.3 |
33.1 |
247.7 |
| MALAYSIA |
201 |
2.5 |
13.4 |
2.9 |
11.3 |
6.3 |
237.3 |
| INDONESIA |
18.7 |
34.7 |
51.4 |
4.4 |
15.9 |
14.4 |
139.5 |
| BELARUS |
0.4 |
16.6 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
55.9 |
76 |
| UKRAINE |
0 |
13.2 |
1.4 |
8.1 |
13.1 |
31.1 |
66.9 |
| GABON |
0 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
14 |
12 |
15.3 |
42.5 |
| MOROCCO |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
13.7 |
19.6 |
0.7 |
35.3 |
| OTHER |
27 |
8.9 |
11.8 |
6.4 |
2.6 |
25 |
81.8 |
| TOTAL |
756.8 |
449 |
281.7 |
227.9 |
191.2 |
866.5 |
2773.1 |
| EU-25 hardwood plywood imports (% change 06-07) |
| |
GB |
DE |
BE |
IT |
NL |
OTHER |
TOTAL |
| CHINA |
10 |
46 |
48 |
33 |
-13 |
62 |
31 |
| RUSSIA |
7 |
19 |
45 |
24 |
44 |
10 |
14 |
| BRAZIL |
-21 |
68 |
-1 |
18 |
35 |
-15 |
-6 |
| MALAYSIA |
1 |
-26 |
3 |
576 |
25 |
27 |
3 |
| INDONESIA |
-53 |
-21 |
-47 |
-43 |
-7 |
-40 |
-39 |
| BELARUS |
na |
-7 |
387 |
-6 |
-36 |
-13 |
-12 |
| UKRAINE |
na |
4 |
32 |
-48 |
-25 |
6 |
-12 |
| GABON |
na |
-66 |
-1 |
12 |
115 |
29 |
35 |
| MOROCCO |
-61 |
na |
62 |
-3 |
-29 |
-43 |
-19 |
| OTHER |
-41 |
-37 |
-35 |
-16 |
-66 |
-3 |
-31 |
| TOTAL |
-4 |
24 |
2 |
13 |
-3 |
16 |
8 |
| Source: Forest Industries Intelligence Limited analysis of Eurostat All figures exclude intra-EU trade |
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