Sawmills - Larger Mills |
Of all softwood sawlogs consumed by larger sawmills in 2015, 58% came from Scotland, 21% from England, 14% from Wales and 4% from Northern Ireland (Tables 2.16 and 2.16a). The remaining 3% were imported from other countries. This was similar to the breakdown by source in previous years.
97% of softwood sawlogs used by Scottish mills in 2015 came from Scotland. The corresponding proportions of mills' log use coming from within the same country were 65% for England, 80% for Wales and 51% for Northern Ireland.
Source |
England |
Wales |
Scotland |
Northern |
UK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousand green tonnes | |||||
England |
1 108 |
46 |
86 |
0 |
1 240 |
Wales |
320 |
490 |
0 |
0 |
810 |
Scotland |
281 |
80 |
3 029 |
69 |
3 459 |
Northern Ireland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
263 |
263 |
Total UK logs |
1 709 |
616 |
3 115 |
332 |
5 772 |
Other countries |
0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 182 |
Total log consumption |
1 709 |
616 |
3 115 |
514 |
5 954 |
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 softwood consumption | ||||||
2011 |
21 |
13 |
59 |
5 |
2 |
100 |
2012 |
22 |
13 |
57 |
5 |
2 |
100 |
2013 |
22 |
13 |
58 |
5 |
2 |
100 |
2014 |
22 |
13 |
58 |
4 |
2 |
100 |
2015 |
21 |
14 |
58 |
4 |
3 |
100 |
Source: Sawmill Survey (detailed)
Notes:
1. Sawmills producing at least 10 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood).