Sawmills - Larger Mills |
Of all softwood sawlogs consumed by larger sawmills in 2012, 57% came from Scotland, 22% from England, 13% from Wales and 5% from Northern Ireland (Tables 2.16 and 2.16a). The remaining 2% were imported from other countries. This was similar to the breakdown by source in previous years.
95% of softwood sawlogs used by Scottish mills in 2012 came from Scotland. The corresponding proportions of mills' log use coming from within the same country were 66% for England, 80% for Wales and 62% for Northern Ireland.
|
Source |
England |
Wales |
Scotland |
Northern |
UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousand green tonnes | |||||
|
England |
1 090 |
54 |
141 |
0 |
1 285 |
|
Wales |
277 |
485 |
5 |
0 |
767 |
|
Scotland |
278 |
71 |
2 893 |
72 |
3 314 |
|
Northern Ireland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
315 |
315 |
|
Total UK logs |
1 646 |
610 |
3 039 |
386 |
5 681 |
|
Other countries |
0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 |
|
Total log consumption |
1 646 |
610 |
3 039 |
511 |
5 805 |
Source: Sawmill Survey (detailed)
Notes:
1. Sawmills producing at least 10 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood).
|
Year |
Source |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
England |
Wales |
Scotland |
Northern |
Other |
|
| per cent of total consumption | ||||||
|
2008 |
24 |
13 |
54 |
5 |
4 |
100 |
|
2009 |
22 |
12 |
57 |
7 |
3 |
100 |
|
2010 |
19 |
13 |
60 |
6 |
2 |
100 |
|
2011 |
21 |
13 |
59 |
5 |
2 |
100 |
|
2012 |
22 |
13 |
57 |
5 |
2 |
100 |
Source: Sawmill Survey (detailed)
Notes:
1. Sawmills producing at least 10 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood).