Asia & Middle East

Current trends in the Japanese wood pellet market

    The earthquake, tsunami and resulting damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant, triggered by the Great [...]

Illegal Myanmar teak seized in the Netherlands

In the first raid of its kind, Dutch police have seized a large quantity of Myanmar teak in the Netherlands [...]

Global wood pellet prices-forecast 2020

The price of pellets will be heavily influenced by long-term contracts for wood pellets. In fact, the volatility of [...]

Trends and evolution of the global wood pellet market in 2020

    Global wood pellet markets have had significant growth in the past decade. Between 2012 and 2018 [...]

Vietnam to ban import of Chinese plywood

On the 12th of November 2019 the Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam signed and announced Circular No [...]

India is a more and more attractive destination for American hardwood

A booming furniture market is expected to drive up demand for American hardwoods in India this year. With the total [...]

Indonesian forestry industry forecasts boost in exports in 2020

    Indonesian’s wood products exports totalled US$11.6 billion in 2019, a 4 per cent [...]

Japanese market for wood pellets continues to expand rapidly

Japan’s market for wood pellets continues to expand rapidly. The policy-driven market opportunity for foreign wood pellet suppliers [...]

Global softwood lumber production is projected to grow by 1.6% in 2020

    In reviewing 2019, where Europe is grouped as “one region,” the five largest producers are Europe [...]

Anti-dumping petitions against China and Brazil wood mouldings and millwork products

    The Coalition of American Millwork Producers (CAMP) filed antidumping (AD) petitions on imports of wood mouldings [...]