Wood fiber consumption by the Japanese pulp industry was up six percent in first half of 2014 with hardwood chip supply from Vietnam and South Africa increasing the most, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly

The pulp manufacturing industry in Japan has increased production levels in 2014 resulting in higher import volumes of both softwood and hardwood chips. The biggest increases in import volumes have been softwood chips from the US and hardwood chips from Vietnam and South Africa, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Hardwood prices have trended downward the past year, while softwood prices have gone up.

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