Japan logs exports up by 50%
Total volume of Japanese log export during January and May this year reached to 259,515 cbms, 47.5% more [...]
August 5, 2015
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Asia & Middle East / China
Lumber prices fall in some parts of the world
Lumber prices have fallen throughout a majority of the main softwood lumber markets in the world during the 1Q/15 [...]
May 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Wood Industry Prices / ...Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Japan to open 33 biomass power plants
Japan has witnessed a surge in biomass power plants after FIT (feed in tariff) system was introduced in July 2012 [...]
May 7, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Global furniture trade hits US$128 billion
The Italy-based furniture industry research association CSIL analysis of world furniture trade, which draws on data from the world [...]
April 17, 2015
Market Analysis / Wood Furniture / ...Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Nippon Paper to start production of wood pellets
Nippon Paper Industries, Tokyo, plans to produce heavy efficient-burning wood pellets as to use them as biomass fuel for [...]
April 8, 2015
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Pulp & Paper / Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Softwood lumber prices drop in major global markets
Global trade of softwood lumber has continued to trend upward ever since the global financial crises in 2008. In 2014 [...]
March 19, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
China is making massive investments in foreign countries
Chinese enterprises have invested US$90 billion in 5,090 foreign companies in 156 countries, representing a year on YOY [...]
June 25, 2014
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Siempelkamp to deliver another MDF plant to Asia
Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) ordered a complete MDF plant including a high-end 4' ContiRoll® press from Siempelkamp in April [...]
June 16, 2014
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Indonesian wood manufacturers group plead over lifting export ban
A group of Indonesian wood product manufacturers is strongly opposed to the government's plan to resume log exports fearing [...]
April 10, 2014
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East
Malaysian industry let down by low demand for certified wood
The MTCC has released data for the last four months of 2013 on exports of wood products certified through the [...]
April 9, 2014
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East
