Global trade of forest products goes on despite coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted the supply chains for numerous industry sectors worldwide the past few months. [...]
June 3, 2020
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EU softwood lumber exports to China rise 30% in Q1/2020 despite pandemic
Despite the coronavirus pandemic which first hit China and than [...]
May 27, 2020
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European lumber producers become more globally competitive due to falling sawlog prices
Sawlog prices throughout Europe decline in 2019, early 2020 mainly from oversupply, enabling European lumber producers to become more globally [...]
May 26, 2020
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Chinese exports of plywood, wooden furniture crash in Q1/2020
According to China Customs, in the first quarter of 2020, China’s plywood exports were 1.85 million cubic metres [...]
May 26, 2020
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Raute to deliver modern veneer drying and lay-up technology to China
Raute has signed a contract with Guoxu-Springwood Wood Panel Company in Guangxi province in South China for [...]
May 26, 2020
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Sawn softwood prices in Chinese on the rise
The interruption of the supply chain from China to Europe and Russia led to a lack [...]
May 21, 2020
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Homag acquires Chinese partner
Homag Group is strengthening its leading market position in China with an acquisition. [...]
May 20, 2020
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Sharp drop in China’s tropical log imports
Tropical log imports in the first two months of 2020 amounted 1.30 million cubic metres, down 26% year on [...]
May 19, 2020
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Germany becomes the second supplier of logs to China
China’s log imports in the first two months of 2020 totalled 7.73 million cubic metres valued at US [...]
May 12, 2020
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First shipments of New Zealand radiata pine to China expected soon
After nearly a month of strict lockdown, forest industry businesses in New Zealand has restarted activity, after the Government moved [...]
May 11, 2020
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