China

Chinese wood-based panels manufacturers to cease production due to environmental requirements

According to the Chinese government’s environmental policy called the “Three-Year Plan on Defending the Blue Sky” industrial enterprises [...]

China: Redwood imports on the rise

The average growth in the value of retail sales of commodities in 2017 was 8.2% but sales of furniture [...]

Chinese wood-based panel industry faces huge challenges

China’s production of wood products, especially wood-based panels, has increased rapidly in recent years.     [...]
August 23, 2018 Latest Trends / Wood-based Panels / ...China

Homag Group’s incoming orders decrease, as Chinese demand drops

In the first half of 2018 (1H-2018), the Homag Group recorded an increase in sales over the previous year [...]

China to publish FSC national forest stewardship standard

    China launches FSC national forest stewardship standard, reports FSC in its press release. Thus, China is [...]
August 16, 2018 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / China

Russia: Sawnwood exports drop sharply due to low Chinese demand

In the first quarter of 2018, the supply of sawn softwood from Russia increased by 1.8% (YoY) to 6 [...]

Dropping Chinese demand cause major setback in Finland’s softwood lumber exports

    he Finnish softwood lumber exports to the world decreased by -4% during January - May 2018, as [...]
August 14, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / China / Europe

Softwood logs exports from Europe to China excedeed those of softwood lumber

      Due to a massive boost of exports from France, total European softwood logs deliveries [...]

China’s wood companies face difficulties in the US market

    Data from China Customs shows that in 2017 total value of China’s wood products trade [...]