Moody’s forecast for global paper and forest products industry upgrades to ‘positive’
Moody’s Corporation, bond credit rating business Moody’s Investors Service, has released a report which has changed the outlook [...]
June 29, 2018
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Strong wood demand in Central/West Africa will bring better prices for logs and sawnwood
Producers in Central and West Africa announced that the stable market situation reported last month is being maintained and they [...]
June 12, 2018
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Government of Cameroon starts to investigate Douala port operations
The Cameroon government has appointed a new Commission to investigate the failed operations at Douala Port. [...]
June 11, 2018
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EU imports of tropical sawnwood went down during Q1/2018
EU imports of tropical sawn wood decreased 6% to 166,100 MT in the first quarter of 2018. This was [...]
June 6, 2018
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China increases tropical logs & sawnwood imports
China’s log imports from the USA in the first three months of 2018 totalled 1.41 million cubic metres [...]
June 6, 2018
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Market opportunities in Egypt for American softwood producers
Aiming to throw the spotlight on the potential and importance of Egypt as a market for [...]
June 4, 2018
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Rising wood logs prices in Africa and SE Asia, says the World Bank
The World Bank reconsidered forecast for logs and sawnwood in the recently updated Commodity Markets Outlook. [...]
May 25, 2018
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Gabon, one of the most important tropical veneer producer
Gabon is the 6th largest producer of tropical veneer. Its production of 270,000 cubic metes in 2016 represented 6 [...]
May 25, 2018
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Global MDF market reports robust growth
In 2017, the global MDF market amounted to 96.4 million m3, posting solid gains over [...]
April 25, 2018
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Global sawlog prices driven by strong markets in the US and Europe
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) increased substantially, driven by strengthening lumber markets in both the US and Europe. The [...]
April 19, 2018
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