The amount of roundwood consumed in the manufacture of forest industry products increased in 2017 for the fifth year in succession, being the highest in ten years. Forest industries processed more domestic roundwood than ever before, while the consumption of imported roundwood continued to decrease.  The domestic content of roundwood consumed by the forest industries in 2017 was the highest in nearly 40 years. Of different industries, the highest amount of roundwood was consumed in the chemical pulp industry.  In 2017, the forest industries’ roundwood consumption totalled almost 70 million cubic metres, which was three per ...