STTC Conference to consider links between FLEGT licenses and forest certification
To rebuild share in the European market, the tropical wood sector must exploit emerging opportunities from [...]
December 20, 2019
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Russia to become world’s largest softwood lumber exporter in 2019
Russia has surpassed Canada to become the world’s largest exporter of softwood lumber in 2019 [...]
December 19, 2019
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Sawlog prices falling in most major markets around the world
A plentiful supply of logs coupled with declining demand moved sawlog prices downward in most major markets around the world [...]
December 19, 2019
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Global timber trade flows rapidly changing due to bark beetle infestation and storm damaged timber in Europe
Up to the end of October, European log exports to China imports were a whopping 5.6 million [...]
December 18, 2019
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South Korea to launch anti-dumping probe into Vietnamese plywood
South Korea's trade commission has launched an anti-dumping investigation into plywood imported from Vietnam, as local firms claimed [...]
December 17, 2019
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Many Chinese wood and furniture business to relocate factories to Indonesia
59 Chinese investors engaged in the wood and furniture business will relocate factories to Indonesia. The investors plan to relocate [...]
December 11, 2019
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IHC 2019: Hardwood industry marked by trade tensions and economic slowdown
On November 20-21 the 2019 edition of the International Hardwood Conference (IHC) took place in Berlin. The international meeting [...]
December 10, 2019
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Pulp and paper markets in Asia slow down as global economy cools
From January to August 2019, production of paper products and pulp recorded mixed trends across selected markets. Whereas production increased [...]
December 9, 2019
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BC forest companies search for business opportunities in China and Japan
B.C.’s forests minister Doug Donaldson and 35 senior executives from B.C. forest companies and associations wrapped up [...]
December 9, 2019
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US to investigate plywood coming from Vietnam
The import tariff on Vietnamese plywood in the US market is in range of 0–8%; meanwhile, the anti-dumping [...]
December 5, 2019
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