2016 - Inputs for wood-based panel products

Table 2.22 and Figure 2.4 show the inputs to mills that produce wood-based panels in the UK. The mills used a total of 3.9 million tonnes of material in 2015, unchanged from 2014. The inputs in 2015 comprised 1.3 million green tonnes of roundwood (34%), 1.7 million green tonnes of sawmill products (43%) and 0.9 million tonnes of recycled wood fibre (22%).

Table 2.22 Inputs to wood-based panel mills, 2006-2015
Year	UK roundwood¹		Sawmill products		Imports²		Total
	Soft wood	Hard wood	Soft wood	Hard wood	Soft wood	Hard wood	Soft wood	Hard wood	Recycled wood fibre³
thousand green tonnes
2006	1 365	1	1 794	0	3	0	3 162	1	1 173
2007	1 362	5	1 940	0	2	0	3 304	5	1 230
2008	1 219	2	1 591	0	0	0	2 810	2	1 119
2009	1 135	1	1 435	0	0	0	2 570	1	1 065
2010	1 375	1	1 631	0	7	1	3 013	2	1 120
2011	1 417	1	1 779	0	0	0	3 196	1	952
2012	1 269	2	1 851	0	0	0	3 120	2	909
2013	1 263	0	1 709	0	0	0	2 972	0	853
2014	1 283	0	1 809	0	0	0	3 092	0	812
2015	1 334	0	1 687	0	12	5	3 033	5	852

Source: Wood Panel Industries Federation

Notes:

1. UK roundwood derived from stemwood.

2. Imports include roundwood, wood products and products from imported wood.

3. Recycled wood fibre is wood fibre recovered from both pre- and post-consumer wood waste for use in wood-based panel production. Quantities are as delivered.

Figure 2.4 Inputs to wood-based panel mills

Note:

1. Recycled wood fibre data not available before 1999.

Source: Wood Panel Industries Federation

2016 – Inputs for wood-based panel products

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