Export of Lumber Harvested in Forest Thinning
Protect the richness of the sea and the land
Accelerate a circular society
Some wood is harvested when thinning to improve forest health.
We sell approximately 150,000 square meters of such wood to
countries such as China and Taiwan.
Ways to use such wood in Japan had been slow to develop.
Exporting them contributes to vitalizing the local economy by
boosting the price of wood in general and creating employment,
and it also promotes forest management in Japan, protects
national land, and promotes forest carbon storage.
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Wood exported from Japan had been mostly low-quality logs with
low prices. For packaging, for example, it was in fierce
competition with inexpensive lumber from other countries.
We looked for overseas customers who would recognize the
special traits of Japanese cedar and cypress and proposed use
in applications with high added value, such as for roofs and
fences, thereby improving the profit of export sales. We also
improved the collection structure in Japan to achieve stable
exports to India, Taiwan, China, Korea, Vietnam, and other
countries.
Logs being loaded onto ships
Wood products awaiting shipping