Currently eucalyptus is the third most available plantation timber in China. The area of eucalyptus plantations is around 4.5 million hectares accounting for just 2% of China’s forest area.
However, the annual timber output from these eucalyptus plantation will exceed 30 million cubic metres making up around 27% of the annual domestic timber output. It is estimated that more than 10 million jobs are supported along the eucalyptus supply and manufacturing chain.
Source: ITTO
