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 [...]
May 17, 2019
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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 [...]
May 15, 2019
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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 [...]
May 13, 2019
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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 [...]
May 8, 2019
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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 [...]
May 8, 2019
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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 [...]
April 9, 2019
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New Chinese OSB plant to start production in 2020
Work to build a new Chinese OSB factory for wood-based materials manufacturer Jiangsu [...]
April 8, 2019
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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 [...]
April 5, 2019
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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 [...]
April 5, 2019
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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 [...]
April 2, 2019
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