US hardwood plywood imports increase by one-third

In spite of pronounced losses in the second half of the year, US hardwood plywood imports in 2022 remained higher than those in the previous year. The increase of 6% to 3.670m m³ (2021: 3.462m m³) is due above all to the 13% higher imports from Southeast Asia to 2.323m m³ (2.056m m³). The growth in these in 2021 (+35%)...

During past weeks, Central European importers have been ordering larger volumes of birch plywood for the first time in a considerable period. Until recently, they had been generally holding back on new orders due to persistently weak demand. Customers had instead been supplied from stocks accumulated before the EU...

In the fourth quarter of 2022, business with European poplar plywood predominantly featured reductions of stock levels at industrial processors and trading companies. Due to persistently high prices as well as uncertainties regarding future demand and price developments, customers from the retail trade in particular...