Global pulp markets more profitable in 2017
Modest increases in wood fiber costs and a substantial rise in market pulp prices have improved [...]
April 9, 2018
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Greenpeace withdraws from FSC; claims the organization didn’t fulfill its goals
Greenpeace is withdrawing from the main global group for certifying sustainable wood products, saying it is failing to protect natural [...]
March 29, 2018
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Logs exports from New Zealand to China amounted to 1 million m3 in January
New Zealand exported more than one million cubic metres of softwood logs in January, only the second time in the [...]
March 29, 2018
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Global demand for softwood lumber reaches record-high in 2017
Global trade of softwood lumber reached a record-high in 2017, as demand for wood continued to increase in the [...]
March 27, 2018
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Global sawlog prices have increased during Q4/2017
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) increased to US$76.34/m3 in the 4Q/17, up 1.0 percent [...]
March 15, 2018
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Producers in Central and West Africa wait for Chinese buyers’ reaction to higher FOB prices
Analysts say there is little to report in terms of market reaction to the higher log FOB asking prices which [...]
March 14, 2018
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Softwood log exports from Russia to China declined in 2017, while hardwood shipments were up 23%
In 2017, China reduced the Russian roundwood imports by 0.8% and increased the purchases of hardwood by 23%.  [...]
March 13, 2018
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Chinese flooring sales up by 5% in 2017
According to the flooring Committee, China National Forestry Forest Industry Association (CNFPIA), China's wood and bamboo flooring sales in [...]
February 28, 2018
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New standards in China to reduce number of redwood species
A revised national standard, (GB/T 18107-2017 effective 1 July 2018), for Chinese redwood has been released by the [...]
February 27, 2018
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Woodworking machinery company in China acquires 75% of Italian Masterwood
Guangzhou KDT Machinery Co. will buy 75 percent of Masterwood, a recognized Italian brand of machinery for wood processing, for [...]
February 27, 2018
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