More than 42 percent of the pulp Brazil exported went to China in the first half of 2017, representing revenues of USD 1.3 billion; this is an increase of 25.5 percent over the same period in 2016.
August 3, 2017
From January to June of 2017, pulp exports rose 6.8 percent in comparison with the same period of the previous year, reaching 6.8 million tons; exports of wood panels increased by 34.8 percent, with 597,000 cubic meters directed to foreign markets, and paper exports grew 1 percent with almost 1.1 million tons traded. This positive performance propelled export revenues past the USD 4 billion mark in the first half of this year, a growth of 7.3 percent compared to the first six months of 2016; it also created a USD 3.6 billion surplus in the trade balance for the sector, an increase of 9.1 percent.
From January to June of 2017, pulp exports reached USD 3.0 billion (+9.8 percent), while paper exports were USD 925 million (-2.0 percent) and wood panel exports reached USD 137 million (+25.7 percent).
More than 42 percent of the pulp Brazil exported went to China in the first half of 2017, representing revenues of USD 1.3 billion; this is an increase of 25.5 percent over the same period in 2016. Latin American countries continued to be the main markets for paper and wood panels during this period, with export revenues of USD 593 million (+10.0 percent) and USD 75 million (+27.1 percent), respectively.
Brazilian pulp production surpassed 9.5 million tons, growing 5.0 percent between January and April of 2017 in comparison with 2016, and paper registered 5.1 million tons (-0.7 percent).
