India has emerged as one of the United States’ most important export markets, with 116,000 cubic metres of softwoods shipped from the US’s West Coast to India last year alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Already its fastest-growing hardwood market<\/a>, the US is now capitalising on India’s booming construction industry, growing more than 13% last quarter (from 7% the quarter before) <\/a>– making up for a drop in Chinese demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last year, Wood Central reported that Indian demand for Roundwood will grow 70%<\/em><\/a>, from 57 million cubic metres in 2020 to 98 million cubic metres in 2030, driven to a large degree by a surge in construction activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n