According to Destatis, German producers exported a total of 2.19 million m³ of chipboards and OSBs from January to November 2019. In the same period of 2018, nearly 2.29 million m³ were exported. The overall volume thus decreased by 4%.
The biggest quantities were exported to Poland (295,000 m³; +2%), Great Britain (277,000 m³; +0.1%) and the Netherlands (218,000 m³; -16%). The most marked relative increase was registered in chipboard sales to China. Deliveries rose from 81,000 m³ in the first ten months of 2018 to almost 108,000 m³ in the same period of 2019, i.e. by 33%.
Austria received 193,000 m³ of chipboards and OSBs in this period which corresponds to a decrease of 8% compared to the previous year (211,000 m³).
Germany Chipboard and OSB exports January – November 2019
| Country | 2019 | 2018 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 295,462 | 290,133 | 1.8 |
| Great Britain | 277,292 | 277,005 | 0.1 |
| Netherlands | 218,223 | 259,234 | -15.8 |
| France | 209,824 | 209,584 | 0.1 |
| Austria | 193,331 | 210,891 | -8.3 |
| Switzerland | 111,480 | 124,809 | -10.7 |
| China | 107,870 | 81,006 | 33.2 |
| Italy | 102,899 | 119,721 | -14.1 |
| Belgium | 99,718 |
94,315 | 5.7 |
| Czech Republic | 75,335 | 77,813 | -3.2 |
| Other countries | 499,035 | 541,469 | -7.8 |
| Total | 2,190,469 | 2,285,980 | -4.2 |
