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The total commercial timber plantation area in 2016/2017 was 1 212 383 hectares. Private sector ownership accounts for 82% of the total plantation area.
Softwood species cover 50% of the area and hardwood species cover 50% . 57% of the plantation area is managed mainly for pulpwood production, 37% for sawlog purposes and 2% for mining timber with the remaining 3% for other purposes.
During the 2016/2017 year 9 786 310 tons were sold as pulpwood, 4 702 445 m³ as sawlogs and 291 611 tons as mining timber.
A comparison, by province, of the 2016/2017 reported plantation area and the area included in this Report is given in the table below.
Primary Roundwood Processing
142 plants were in operation, of which 77 were sawmills (including veneer and plywood plants), 32 pole treating plants, 20 pulp and board mills and chipping plants and 14 mining timber mills.
The total roundwood intake during the year was 17 732 543 m³. The delivered at mill cost of the total roundwood intake was R10.10 billion. The value of sales of timber products totalled R26.61 billion. An amount of some R22.06 billion (R21.81 billion) was invested in primary roundwood processing plants.
Sales of Products
1.Sales Value The total value of reported sales of timber based products in 2016/2017 amounted to R26.61 billion an increase of 4.2% on the value of R25.53 billion reported for the 2015/2016 period. Woodpulp and paper products continue to dominate the industry accounting for R14.55 billion or 54.7% .
Refer to Table B16.0 on page 112 for a list of all values.
2.Sale Quantities
The reported sales quantities for the major wood products and major pulp and board products are reflected in summarised Tables on the following page.
Quantity of sales of major wood products
Sawn timber 2 141 199m³
Poles 583 964 m³
Mining timber 323 634 tons
Woodchips 1 951 890 tons
Quantity of sales of pulp and board products
Paper grade pulp 475 060 tons
Dissolving pulp 967 446 tons
Particle board 1 015 031 m³
Fibreboard 411 403 m³
