New technology promises to create 3D printed wood products
A 3D printing process that uses a wood-based ink to produce components with the unique ‘ultrastructure’ of wood has [...]
July 7, 2019
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Global lumber-exporting countries increased their shipments in early 2019
The uptick in demand for lumber continued in early 2019, with most of the major lumber [...]
July 1, 2019
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West Africa: Logs & sawnwood FOB prices under pressure
European markets are uninspiring according to producers. FOB prices remain at the same level as in the past 2 months [...]
July 1, 2019
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Tropical timber imports to benefit from EU deforestation policies
Increasingly the twin concepts of “zero deforestation” and “embodied deforestation” lie at the heart of European policy making, both in [...]
June 24, 2019
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Swedish softwood lumber exports to China collapse, but compensated with booming deliveries to Egypt
Sweden increased softwood lumber exports to Egypt by 68.2% y-o-y in first quarter [...]
June 24, 2019
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Global sawlog prices on a downward trend in Q1/2019
The global flow of softwood logs from countries with a surplus of wood raw material to regions with tight, or [...]
June 18, 2019
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Tropical wood trade in EU strong this year
The EU’s trade in tropical wood products was more buoyant in the first quarter this year compared to the [...]
June 13, 2019
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US-China trade war affects African wood products traders’ confidence
The likely impact of a prolonged trade dispute between China and the US is undermining the [...]
June 5, 2019
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EU tropical timber imports on the rise
Total value of tropical wood imports into the EU increased slightly in 2018, although at a slower rate than imports [...]
May 27, 2019
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Germany shifts away from imports of tropical wood
Insights into the reasons for Germany’s shift away imports of tropical wood, particularly direct imports, were provided by the [...]
May 23, 2019
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