Softwood log import prices in China have soared at the beginning of the year
After the New Year's holiday, many log traders are worried about future market uncertainties, and many softwood prices have [...]
January 18, 2021
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Global lumber markets benefit from rising prices
Lumber prices have increased worldwide in the second half of 2020 with US prices almost doubling Lumber Markets [...]
January 15, 2021
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Facing Chinese trade ban, Australia looks to India as a new market for its timber
With the embargo imposed by China on the importation of Australian logs still in effect, it is becoming a race [...]
January 15, 2021
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Australia’s role as a hardwood chip supplier to China and Japan dramatically diminished
Hardwood chip exports from Australia fell 14% from 2018 to 2019, the first y-o-y [...]
January 13, 2021
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China: Timber enterprises cut or cease production due to air pollution
An orange alert for heavy air pollution has been issued in Lanshan District of Linyi City, Shandong Province and an [...]
January 6, 2021
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China running out of softwood logs
Softwood log inventory in China has dropped by approximately 14% over the last month to 3.0-3.2m m3 [...]
January 6, 2021
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African tropical timber in rising demand but prices easing
As businesses in importing countries adapt to working with the coronavirus risk trade has started to revive and some FOB [...]
January 4, 2021
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China-Europe container rates continue to skyrocket; price pressure in wood industry
The China-Europe container crisis has escalated over the past week, with container prices reaching new highs, while the container [...]
December 21, 2020
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Wooden surfaces can fight against spread of coronavirus
The survival of viruses on wooden surfaces is studied in a project started last summer by the universities of Eastern [...]
December 18, 2020
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Prices for imported softwood timber rise sharply in China
Market demand recovery, the ban on imports of Australian logs and rising ocean freight rates have recently triggered a sharp [...]
December 18, 2020
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