China

The International Softwood Conference 2019 to be held in Antwerp

Antwerp, on the crossroads of international trade and a major harbour for wood and wood products, will be the host [...]

Prices for Chinese logs and sawnwood imports at main timber markets

The report below contains the latest prices of logs and sawnwood from main timber markets in China, between 16-30 [...]

New Zealand’s logs price decreases, as Chinese market uncertain

The price of logs transported to the ports around New Zealand dropped by an average of NZ$7 in April [...]

SCA and Martinsons bring Swedish pine to China, for the construction of the world’s longest bridge

Pine from the northern parts of Sweden has been used at the world's longest bridge over water. The 55 [...]

Wood pellets global trade raises by 21%, with US, Canada, Vietnam as major suppliers

Global trade of wood pellets jumped more than 21% year-over-year in 2018 when a new record of 22 [...]

New Zealand, top softwood logs exporter for China in 2018

China had another record year of softwood log imports in 2018, when over 40 million m3 of logs landed at [...]

New Chinese OSB plant to start production in 2020

      Work to build a new Chinese OSB factory for wood-based materials manufacturer Jiangsu [...]

European softwood lumber exports to China crash in 2018

The European softwood lumber exports to China fell by -32% during January-December 2018, as compared to the same period [...]

Negative outlook for the global forest products industry, says Moody’s

The outlook for the global paper and forest products industry has been changed to negative from stable, Moody's says [...]

Sluggish markets in US, China, UK and Japan generate low global lumber trade

In 2018, global trade of lumber fell for the first time in five years, with total trade down 7% year [...]