What role do forest and forest products play in the COP26 climate summit
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow focuses on increasing countries' commitments to reduce fossil emissions. What role will the forest [...]
November 4, 2021
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Global supply chain crisis could extend into 2023
The supply chain crisis threatening the global economy risks lasting at least another year unless governments [...]
October 28, 2021
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Vietnamese wood sector expected to pull up its exports after production halts
The rise in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has caused productions to halt in August and [...]
October 26, 2021
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ISC 2021: Softwood lumber production and consumption at record-high increase in Europe
It has been another extraordinary year in the softwood market since the International Softwood Conference (ISC [...]
October 20, 2021
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Vietnamese wood processors shut down temporarily
Although Vietnam’s wood and wood exports grew by more than 62% (year-on-year) in [...]
October 13, 2021
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US and Vietnam reach timber deal avoiding tariffs
The US and Vietnam reached an agreement over illegally harvested and traded timber that will see the Asian nation avert [...]
October 11, 2021
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Record high US lumber prices shifted global lumber trade flows in H1/2021
US lumber prices reached unprecedented highs in the 2Q/21. For example, the costs for 2x4 [...]
September 30, 2021
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Two scenarios for Vietnam’s wood product exports for the remaining months of 2021
In the first two quarters of 2021 exports of wood and wood products from Vietnam increased but due to the [...]
September 29, 2021
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Q3/2021 trends in the global forest industry
Softwood sawlog prices have gone up in worldwide in the past year. By far, the most [...]
September 28, 2021
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Skyrocketing freight rates puts pressure on European timber import prices
The key topic when it comes to European imports from Asia remains freight rates. A 40ft container from Malaysia or [...]
September 23, 2021
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