Chinese timber supply chain disrupted by massive imports of European infested softwood
In the first half of 2020, the total import and export volume of my China's timber and wood products [...]
September 3, 2020
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Global construction activity expected to further slow due to Covid-19
Global construction activity contracted across all region in Q2 due to the lockdowns to control the spread of the COVID [...]
August 27, 2020
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Asian buyers of African tropical timber slowly returning; prices for EU market up
It has been reported that buyers for the Chinese and other Asian markets are slowly returning [...]
August 20, 2020
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African tropical timber exports driven down by pandemic
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has adversely affected West Africa’s export markets, imports, foreign investment, tourism and remittances [...]
August 10, 2020
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Weak COVID-19 signs in EU tropical timber import data
EU27 (i.e. excluding the UK) tropical timber product imports continued to defy expectations of COVID-19 driven collapse in [...]
July 28, 2020
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Global forest products trade remained strong despite pandemic
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted supply chains for many industry sectors worldwide, the [...]
July 27, 2020
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Rising e-commerce demands optimised wood processing supply chains
Many sectors are in the doldrums due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but for those companies managing to keep their [...]
July 27, 2020
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Global timber trade impacted by rising ocean freight rates
The latest maritime analysis report shows that the World Container Index has increased by 8.8%, or US$151, to [...]
July 11, 2020
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European demand for African tropical timber weakens
The impact of pandemic control measures have hit West African timber producers across the region hard, coming as it has [...]
July 6, 2020
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40% of Chinese factories in Gabon have ceased production
It is estimated that about 40% of Gabon’s Chinese factories have ceased production. In some cases, the plywood plants [...]
July 2, 2020
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