China’s pulp imports rose +20% y/y, +18% m/m, and up 5% y/y through the first eight months of 2018.

 

China’s August 2018 pulp imports rose to a nine-month high of 2.231 million metric tons, according to  data maintained by the China Customs Bureau. The rise was +20% y/y, +18% m/m, and up 5% y/y through the first eight months of 2018.

The graph below shows China’s monthly pulp import statistics kept by the China Customs Bureau for 2010 through August 2018.