Australia and Pacific Region

Constrained log supply could maintain price pressure in China

The price for logs in China has risen steadily this year on the back of anticipated increased demand after the [...]

Sharp rise in CIF prices for China’s softwood log imports

According to China Customs, log imports in 2021 totalled 63.58 million cubic metres valued at US$11.594 billion [...]

Australia’s softwood log exports: Indian market not yet able to fill the Chinese void

November 2021 was the thirteenth consecutive month to record declines in Australia’s annual softwood log exports, with the annual [...]

Global supply chain chaos could worsen this year

According to a survey conducted by Container Xchange, a container leasing and trading platform, among 800 practitioners in the logistics [...]

Prices for imported softwood logs in China start to pick up as inventories fall

Domestic log prices in China have continued to firm in the last 4 weeks with the Chinese Government implementing a [...]

Australia: Timberlink to upgrade sawmill build new CLT plant

Timberlink’s Tarpeena sawmill, located in South Australia, is undergoing a multi-million-dollar expansion. The project will include an [...]

Softwood log inventories fall in China

GWMI industry sources in China reported that softwood log inventories at the country’s main ocean ports totalled 5.3 [...]