The Pacific Rim's Largest Exporters and Importers of Wood Pulp,
with Directions of Trade, by Volume (thousand metric tons), 1997

Exporters è

Importers ê

Canada

USA

Chile

Indonesia

Russia

New Zealand

Non-Rim Exporters

Global Imports

USA

4,878

na

60

21

13

24

795

5,767

Japan

1,392

906

153

51

10

242

899

3,411

China

723

448

278

513

174

14

321

2,457

Korea

534

610

86

236

40

0

193

1,699

Indonesia

258

220

98

na

5

82

488

1,069

Thailand

86

96

24

16

0

17

178

400

Canada

na

233

3

0

0

0

3

239

Non-Rim Importers

3,163

3,815

873

448

741

207

10,392

20,018

Global Exports

11,034

6,328

1,575

1,285

983

586

13,269

35,060


Major non-Rim exporters include Sweden, Brazil, Finland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Norway.

Major non-Rim importers include Germany, Italy, France, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Mexico, Spain.

Compiled by George Draffan www.endgame.org from FAO Yearbook of Forest Products 1997, p. 242.

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