China

China’s new forest law to fight illegal logging

       In the first revision to the country’s Forest Law in over twenty years [...]

China allows U.S. softwood exporters exemption from import tariffs

    U.S. softwood exporters may soon sell to China duty-free for the first time since [...]

Russian timber industry in search for new markets

Many exporters of the Russian timber industry are suffering losses because of the coronavirus. The majority were forced to change [...]

European timber exporters face heavy pressure due to coronavirus

Factories closed, ports idling, lack of containers, rising freight costs, shipments in stand-by… The coronavirus obviously does not spare [...]

China’s construction industry collapses in the first two months

    The number of new housing starts in China over January-February slumped by 45% year on [...]

Timber prices on the rise in China

In less than a week, Shandong's timber prices have continued to adjust, rising continuously, and the price has increased [...]

Overview of the global forest industry in 2019

    Global trade of softwood logs in 2019 remained practically unchanged from 2018 at 93 million m3 [...]