Falling parquet production and consumption in Europe
After three years of moderate growth or stabilisation, and despite a generally good start of the year, the overall consumption [...]
June 27, 2019
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Swedish wood construction – a key point on the agenda at the first UN-Habitat Assembly
Swedish wood construction was a key point on the agenda at the first UN-Habitat Assembly, which focused on innovations [...]
June 27, 2019
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Export prices for New Zealand’s logs start to fall
Prices for New Zealand domestic log sales in June are mostly unchanged from May as we [...]
June 27, 2019
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Record logging volume in Finland
78.2 million cubic metres of roundwood was felled in the forests of Finland in 2018 [...]
June 27, 2019
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Wood products trade in China continues to rise
The total value of China’s wood products trade rose 6% to US$163.5 billion [...]
June 27, 2019
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Closing sawmills in US and falling hardwood prices due to Chinese tariffs
24% of hardwood produced in the United States is exported to China and 22% is exported [...]
June 27, 2019
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Current trends in Russia’s birch plywood market
Global plywood production has reached a level of about 160 million m3 in the recent years. China accounts for over [...]
June 26, 2019
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West Fraser to close Chasm lumber mill
West Fraser announced its intention to permanently close its Chasm lumber mill and eliminate the third [...]
June 26, 2019
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More than 600 US companies want to urge Trump to end tariffs of Chinese products
Companies across a wide array of industries have almost uniformly opposed the Trump administration's plan [...]
June 26, 2019
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Global trade of softwood lumber reaches the second highest level in history
Global trade of softwood lumber reached 120 million m3 in 2018, the second highest level on [...]
June 26, 2019
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