EU hardwood log export hike continues In 2017, total EU hardwood log exports were 2.8 million tonnes, up 15% on 2016 and 53% on 2012. In 2004, the EU exported just 7000 tonnes of hardwood logs to Vietnam.  By 2017 that figure had risen to 377,000 tonnes. The growth in imports continued to accelerate throughout the period, with the biggest jump of 577% coming in the five years from 2012.  While it may have outstripped it in terms of growth rate, however, Vietnam still has some way to go to catch up with China ...