China

Global forest products trade remained strong despite pandemic

    Although the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted supply chains for many industry sectors worldwide, the [...]

New Zealand log prices down and have potential to fall further this summer

    The age-old adage 'what goes up must come down' has played out as expected with [...]

Radiata pine logs under pressure in Chinese timber markets

The Chinese timber market is currently under the influence of increased rain weather and rising temperatures.     [...]

Prices for New Zealand exported logs to China dropping

CFR price in China has fallen further to stabilise at 110 USD per JASm3 for  New Zealand A grade logs [...]

S. America, Europe boost log supply to China, N. Zealand exports dropping

Log supply into China has increased, with South America and Europe responsible for most of this increase. European supply during [...]

Chinese flooring giant to invest big in US

Chinese flooring manufacturing giant Create Flooring Solutions (CFL) will invest $70 million in a new 252,000-square-foot manufacturing [...]

Interruption of Chinese plywood supply to Europe

    On supply, some interruption was reported out of Indonesia and Malaysia due to the lockdown; some [...]

Sweden and Germany expand softwood lumber exports to China

    Despite the ongoing pandemic and the lockdowns which have slowed trade in many European countries, EU [...]