China forecasts 18% decline in softwood log imports and 10% in hardwood log imports expected in the next decade
China's logs, lumber and woodchips imports have been ascending rapidly and reached very high values. Between 2012 and 2017 [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
Accreditation body in China recognised by US EPA
According to the China Daily website China’s National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) has been recognised by the [...]
February 22, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Wood-based Panels / China / North America
EU importers advocate that the EUTR has stopped tropical suppliers
Some EU importers maintain that the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) has also played a part in an international hardwood trade [...]
February 21, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
Slowdown in China’s economy might affect Finnish lumber exporters
Concerns about the future development of the Chinese economy will again become headlines in Finland by the end of 2018 [...]
February 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
Chinese plywood companies make appeal against US antidumping duties
Chinese plywood producers, exporters and domestic importers have filed appeals at the US Court of International Trade, relating to antidumping [...]
February 15, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / North America
Logs buyers in China buy directly from exporters avoiding US sawmills
Logs buyers in China have been getting used to purchase the logs directly from exporters, avoiding sawmills in the US [...]
February 13, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
Global wood industry market predictions for 2018
In 2018, the US lumber producers will supply most of the 1.5bbf production gap in British Columbia, while the [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Energy / Wood-based Panels / China / Europe / North America
Other suppliers benefit from the US duties on Chinese plywood
US hardwood plywood imports grew strongly in October before declining again in November. Not surprisingly imports from China were significantly [...]
February 12, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...China / North America
As Canada starts case at WTO, the US warns to replace Canadian goods for Chinese softwood imports
Canada has filed a wide-ranging complaint to the World Trade Organization, explaining how the US applies the punitive tarrifs [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / China / North America
Guangdong wood-based panels exports went down in 2017
Chinese plywood exports from manufacturers in Guangdong Province fell in the first 11 months of 2017 with the largest drop [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...China
