China

Vietnamese wood companies seek for alternative materials suppliers due to coronavirus crisis

   Local wood processing enterprises need to widen supply chains with a focus on seeking suppliers from domestic and [...]

FSC releases improved trademark license agreement

The revised and improved license agreement for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting [...]

China’s tariff cuts on US wood products entered into force

The China Customs Tariff Commission issued a notice on 6 February 2020 stating that China will halve the additional tariffs [...]

Coronavirus paralyzes wood exports from Europe to China

   he coronavirus could paralyze log export from Europe to China. Timber Industry News has learned this in discussions [...]

European beetle and storm wood starts to change the Chinese timber market

   The European bark beetle and windstorm calamity wood is starting to modify the dynamics of the Chinese timber [...]
March 2, 2020 Forestry / Sawmilling / ...China / Europe

China halves tariffs on US wood products

China announced Thursday that it will cut existing tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods in half as [...]

Coronavirus likely to disrupt the U.S. furniture industry

U.S. business groups and furniture importers expect the spread of a new virus that originated in China to disrupt [...]

Europe becoming China’s second softwood lumber supplier, surpassing Canada

   Europe is now the second softwood lumber supplier to China; with a 60% yoy increase in deliveries.  [...]