Borg Manufacturing starts thin MDF board production at Oberon site in Australia
Borg Manufacturing produced its first board on the new MDF plant made by Siempelkamp. This milestone [...]
August 29, 2022
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China: Falling stocks of N. American logs and European spruce logs
Softwood log inventories at the China’s main ocean ports totalled 4.96 million m3 on July 30th, 2022, a [...]
August 23, 2022
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Dramatic decline in China’s softwood log imports in H1/2022
China’s log imports in the first half of 2022 totaled 22.38 million cubic meters valued at US$4 [...]
August 17, 2022
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New Zealand’s log export outlook uncertain due to high shipping prices and supply chain disruptions
New Zealand log exports are forecast to drop by 12 percent to $3.4 billion for [...]
July 14, 2022
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Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in early 2022
Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in early 2022, in particular lumber headed to China, the US, and Germany, where [...]
July 12, 2022
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New Zealand log export prices to China fall more than 20% in June
A weaker timber market in China, rising transport costs and exchange rate impacts have contributed to a drop of more [...]
July 7, 2022
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New Zealand log export prices at a low level in June
June is historically the poorest performing month in the New Zealand export log market and this [...]
June 13, 2022
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Global port congestion improves, freight rates will remain high
High freight costs, congestion at terminals, earlier peak seasons and due to strict Covid-19 lockdown measures have had a [...]
June 13, 2022
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Rebound in China’s log imports expected from August
Generally, in June there is a supply and demand imbalance in China as the seasonal demand drops during the Chinese [...]
June 10, 2022
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China’s demand for logs depends on lockdown easing; but hopes are high from August
China softwood log inventory has risen steadily to 5.6m. Considering significant parts of China have been in lockdown, log [...]
June 7, 2022
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