Global forest industry trends during the first quarter of 2018
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) jumped 5.1% q-o-q in the 1Q/18 to reach its highest [...]
June 13, 2018
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Sawmills in France at risk because of higher oak logs demand from China
China's increased demand for wood has made the oak logs exports from France to boom. Moreover, the larger demand [...]
June 12, 2018
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Chinese imports of US hardwood reach record levels in Q1/2018
Amidst the trade dispute between China and the US, the hardwood exports to Sea and Greater China rallied [...]
June 6, 2018
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China increases tropical logs & sawnwood imports
China’s log imports from the USA in the first three months of 2018 totalled 1.41 million cubic metres [...]
June 6, 2018
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Global furniture production increased 3% in 2017
According to figures presented at the recent CSIL World Furniture Outlook seminar, world furniture production amounted to over USD 400 [...]
June 5, 2018
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Dieffenbacher THDF plant to deliver THDF plant for Guangxi Lelin Forestry
Dieffenbacher will build a state-of-the-art THDF plant for Guangxi Lelin Forestry Development Co. Ltd. near Nanning in [...]
June 5, 2018
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Chinese softwood lumber and logs imports tripled during the last 10 years
Softwood logs and softwood lumber imports to China have more than tripled in ten years with lumber volumes surpassing logs [...]
June 4, 2018
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Softwood logs exports from New Zealand reached record volumes in March
New Zealand's exports of softwood logs reached record volumes during March 2018. The shipments to [...]
June 4, 2018
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Norwegian Ekornes receives $630m cash bid from Chinese Qumei
China’s Qumei Home Furnishing Group on the 22nd of May made an all-cash bid for Norway’s Ekornes [...]
June 4, 2018
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Wood products trade between China and the US is on a downward trend
According to the data from China’s Customs the value of wood products trade between China [...]
May 31, 2018
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