China’s plywood exports hit record high
China’s plywood exports hit a record high According to China Customs plywood exports were 12 [...]
April 6, 2022
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High costs hit Vietnamese wood product manufacturers
Rising input costs are eroding the profits of Vietnamese wood product manufacturers putting them at risk [...]
April 5, 2022
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Near-term outlook of China’s logs and lumber imports market uncertain
Can Russia quickly expand its lumber exports to China? Same as last year, there are still [...]
April 4, 2022
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Greenply Industries plans to rise plywood prices to offset rising costs
Greenply Industries Ltd, one of the largest plywood producers in India, is likely to announce a price hike in April [...]
April 4, 2022
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Global log supply to China constrained; prices rising steadily
The price for logs in China has risen steadily through Quarter 1 with the price for A-grade logs now [...]
April 1, 2022
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Sanctions against Russian exports to permanently alter the global trade of forest products
Lumber trade flows changed almost instantly when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. Trade sanctions and restrictions in financial transactions [...]
March 30, 2022
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COVID outbreaks paralyze Chinese ports, threatening global supply chains
The queues of container ships outside major Chinese ports are lengthening by the day as COVID [...]
March 24, 2022
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War in Ukraine and its immediate effects for the global timber market
Trade with Ukraine has considerably reduced following the martial law in Ukraine and the mobilization of men. For sites that [...]
March 22, 2022
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China: Sharp rise in prices for imported softwood lumber
According to data from China’s Customs 2021 lumber imports totaled 28.84 million cubic meters [...]
March 21, 2022
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EU’s deforestation-free regulatory proposal sparks intense debate
Intense negotiations are ongoing as the draft EU law on "deforestation-free" and "forest degradation-free" products, published by the [...]
March 8, 2022
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