In the first six months of 2015, Brazil’s revenue from exports of pulp, woodbased panels and paper totalled $3.6 billion, about the same level as in the first half of 2014. The January to June trade balance for the sector stood at $2.9 billion, a 6% increase compared to the same period in 2014, ITTO reports.

The volume of pulp exports in the first half of 2015 totalled 5.5 million tons, a 7% rise year on year.

Woodbased panel export volumes in the first six months of this year totalled 289,000 cubic metres a 48% rise over the same period in 2014.

Paper exports reached 987,000 tons between January and June 2015, an almost 4% growth year on year.

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Brazil's exports plantation wood products increased in the first 10 months of this year. Between January and October 2016, pulp exports increased 11% year-on-year to 10.7 million tonnes. Paper exports reached 1.7 million tones in the same period, a 3.2% growth compared to 2015. In addition there was an over 60% rise in exports volumes of woodbased panels 831,000 cubic metres, ITTO reported.

In the first 10 months of this year the plantation wood sector recorded export earnings of $ 6.3 billion (-2.5% year-on-year), pulp reached 4.6 billion (-1.7% y.o.y ), paper $1.6 billion (-7.3% y.o.y) and woodbased panels $201 million (+ 26.4% y.o.y).

China remains the main destination for Brazilian pulp, with a 38% share followed by Europe (34%). Latin American countries continue to be the main destinations for paper and woodbased panel exports accounting for almost 60% of total plantation wood based panel exports.

Source: lesprom.com