IKEA opens first store in India at the middle of 2018
IKEA has invested nearly Rs 1,000 crore during the last 2 years in the creation [...]
February 21, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Furniture / ...Asia & Middle East / Europe
Myanmar implements 10-year reforestation plan
Myanmar's government will apply a new plan for reforestation and rehabilitation of its forest across the country. The project [...]
February 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East
Japan’s lumber imports from Europe and North America forecast to drop
The Japanese Forestry Agency recently held a meeting for wood products demand projection for the first half of 2018. [...]
February 13, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe / North America
Sumitomo Forestry announces plans for 350 meter wooden skyscrapper in Tokyo
Sumitomo Forestry (SFC) summarized the concept W350 plan to realize a wooden high-rise building with a height of 350 [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Asia & Middle East
Companies in Japan changed to wood pellets to clean-up coal power
Companies in Japan are currently developing some biofuels which can be burned together with coal, as [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Myanmar Gov. banns private timber operations and cuts the teak prodution
Myanmar's government ordered the teak production to be reduced by 40% in the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Also, it [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Vietnam wooden products exports reach $9 billion in 2018
Vietnam's forestry products exports are forecast to reach $9 billion this year. The value of [...]
February 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Asia & Middle East
Japan adjusts biomass subsidies due to increased demand
Japanese regulators announced at the end of 2017 about plans to stop the issuance of set price Feed-in-Tariff [...]
February 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
European sawmills expand market share in East Asia
During the last few years softwood lumber import in Southeast Asia has increased dramatically with China as the top performer [...]
February 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe
The strong demand for lumber globally increases sawlog prices
Global sawlog prices were reported higher throughout the world in the 3Q/17 and are likely to continue upward into [...]
January 9, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
