India’s timber import market in crisis
India's biggest timber cluster at Kandla is staring at a dark future, with fears of production suspension, leaving workers [...]
May 13, 2021
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Global trade of wood chips drops sharply in 2020
Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to [...]
May 12, 2021
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Chinese log imports and prices rising high in Q1/2021
China's log import volume in the first quarter of this year was 14.95 million [...]
May 12, 2021
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Global timber crisis is expected to continue for a long time
The global shortage of timber is getting worse. Due to the superposition of various factors such [...]
May 11, 2021
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Prices for imported European spruce logs in China at record highs
For the Chinese timber import market, 2021 can be described as a crazy year. The prices of most wood species [...]
May 11, 2021
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New Zealand: Prices of logs exported to China at record levels
The CFR prices for New Zealand radiata pine logs in China increased approximately 20 USD over the last month. The [...]
May 4, 2021
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International wood markets under a volatile period
Over the last six months we have witnessed one of the most volatile periods in forest product markets we've [...]
May 3, 2021
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China’s softwood lumber imports fall sharply, inventories low
China imported approximately 4.13 million m3 of softwood lumber during January-March 2021. This means a reduction with 20 [...]
May 3, 2021
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China: Softwood log imports remain strong despite shipping issues and rising prices
Softwood log market in China remained strong throughout the first quarter of 2021 with exporters paying king’s ransom for [...]
April 28, 2021
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Australia: Log exports to China remain suspended with no end in sight to trade dispute
Australia's forestry sector claims there are no signs of any movement by Chinese officials to [...]
April 28, 2021
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