China: Considerable rise in European spruce log inventories
Softwood log inventories at China’s main ocean ports totaled 3.72 million m3 on October 29th, 2022, a slight [...]
November 22, 2022
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Wood industry at COP 27: Combining climate protection and business
At the COP 27 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Austria's timber [...]
November 20, 2022
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Ocean freights drop sharply as global trade slows down
In 2021, the skyrocketing shipping prices have made the world's major shipping companies more profitable, but now, such good [...]
November 11, 2022
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Global trade of softwood lumber down 10%
Global trade of softwood lumber fell about 10% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in [...]
November 10, 2022
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IHC 2022: Hardwood market between shortages of raw materials and high energy costs
On the 28th of October, a successful International Hardwood conference was organised in Lyon by the French National Wood Federation [...]
November 7, 2022
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Disruptions in global trade of lumber and logs due Ukraine war
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24th came as a shock to many in Europe [...]
November 4, 2022
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India: Logs and sawn timber import demand slows
Economic activity started slowing in India in the middle of October as preparations commenced for Diwali (Festival of Lights) on [...]
November 3, 2022
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China: Softwood log demand and prices low; spruce imports from Europe down sharply
China softwood log inventory remains below the 4m m3 despite China having the Golden Week holiday at the start of [...]
October 31, 2022
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Global softwood log trade drops by 20%
A halt in Russian log exports and reduced wood demand in China contributed to a 20 [...]
October 24, 2022
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ISC 2022: Softwood market expected to remain subdued short to medium-term
After the successful hybrid event last year in Helsinki, this year the organizers offered once again the opportunity to follow [...]
October 18, 2022
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