Archives: March 2020

New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China complicated

The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]

Coronavirus: Chinese timber market faces severe demand shrinkage this year

   The Chinese timber market, which was forced to extend holidays due to the coronavirus outbreak, officially resumed work [...]

New Siempelkamp short-cycle press for Egger

    In February 2018, EGGER and Siempelkamp signed the contract for the new delivery of a high [...]

U.S. DoC issues final duties on Chinese imports wooden cabinets

     The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued final duty determinations on Chinese imports of wooden [...]

Anti-dumping investigations for Vietnamese plywood required in US

On February 25, the Fair Trade Alliance of American Hardwood Plywood requested to the US Department of Commerce (DOC) to [...]

U.S. hardwood products included in the new Chinese tariff exclusions

The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing issued an official translation of the Chinese Tariff [...]

Stora Enso completed divestment of mill in Germany

    Stora Enso has completed the sale of its KVH plant in Pfarrkirchen, Germany to the financial [...]

Andritz completes equipment start-up for Moelven’s sawmill in Sweden

     Andritz has successfully completed the start-up of a Universal Shredder FRP at the Moelven Notn [...]

Record wood pellet production in Germany; prices still stable

     Of the record production of more than 2.82 million t of wood pellets (+ 16.8 [...]