China extends ban on imports of timber from Australia
China has indefinitely suspended imports of all Victorian timber logs, less than a week after an unofficial ban on Australian [...]
November 23, 2020
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Chinese softwood logs and lumber imports update (Sep. 2020)
Softwood log stocks at China’s main ocean ports totalled 4.6 million m3 at the [...]
November 20, 2020
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China to ban imports of timber from Australia
China has suspended imports of timber from the Australian state of Queensland, China's foreign ministry [...]
November 11, 2020
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Strong demand for logs in China due to busy construction season
Log inventory in China has increased about 300k m3 in the last month to around 4.6m m3, with congestion [...]
October 28, 2020
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Global hardwood, softwood prices fell in Q2/2020
Wood raw-material costs fell for most pulp manufacturers throughout the world in the 2Q/20, reducing fiber price indices [...]
October 16, 2020
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Global housing markets expected to face a tough 2021
Most major housing markets won’t keep up with consumer price inflation in 2021 and are [...]
October 8, 2020
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New Zealand log exporters optimistic as demand in China is strong
Domestic demand for logs and sawn timber in New Zealand remains strong with many mills operating extra shifts to increase [...]
October 7, 2020
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Rising demand for logs and lumber in China due strong construction season
Sawmills report increased sale prices for lumber in Asian markets. These increases were agreed relatively quickly by the buyers which [...]
October 2, 2020
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Outlook for global forest sector turns positive, says Moody’s
The overall outlook for the global forest products industry has been changed to positive from negative [...]
September 25, 2020
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China imports huge amounts of softwood logs from Europe
China imported a total of 12% less softwood logs up to the beginning of August, but [...]
September 24, 2020
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