At a total of roughly 1.54m m³ the Japanese gluelam industry raised its production volume by around 5% last year and thereby increased its output for the third year in succession. In spite of the repeated growth, the previous peak figure of 1.68m m³ achieved in 2006 remained unmatched again. The data published by Japan Lumber Journal shows that 1.37m m³ and thus, like last year, 90% of the total output was accounted for by gluelam assortments for structural timber. Roughly 98% of this volume comprised medium to smaller dimensions.
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