As a result, the production of fibreboard in China has skyrocketed, from 5.1 million m3 in 2000 to 64.6 million m3 in 2014.
China added 4.25 million m3 of MDF/HDF capacity in 2014 and is expected to add another 3.95 million m3 this year and next.
Total North American capacity is 4.81 million m3.
