Chinese orders to boost Vietnamese wood industry
China’s policy on focusing on their domestic market has prompted foreign importers to place more orders with Vietnamese enterprises [...]
December 4, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Asia & Middle East / China
New Zealand: Log prices reach record high
Structural log prices in New Zealand reach the highest level in 24 years, while A-grade [...]
December 4, 2017
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
IHC 2017 review: Trends, challenges and new projects in international hardwood trade
On 15 and 16 November 2017 the International Hardwood Conference took place in Venice. Several speakers pointed out recent achievements [...]
December 4, 2017
Forestry / Sawmilling / ...Asia & Middle East / China / Europe / North America / Russia
US South sawmills the most profitable in the world
The US South was the highest margin sawmill region in North America – a place it has held since 2008 – as [...]
November 29, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia
Chinese demand drives up New Zealand’s log prices
Increased demand for New Zealand logs coming from China leads the foresters to take advantage of the strong log prices [...]
November 28, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
China moves shipping containers to US logging sites
China is currently moving shipping containers directly to logging sites in the United States. This might be detrimental as they [...]
November 10, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / China / North America
Finland sawmills to target the Chinese market
Finland now ranks among the top five global exporters of softwood lumber. The Finnish Sawmills Industries association forecasts that production [...]
November 7, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / China / Europe
Overview of this year’s International Softwood Conference
On the 5th and 6th October 2017 the 65th edition of the International Softwood Conference was [...]
October 15, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia
FSC and global companies launch the Vancouver Declaration
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) this week launched an ambitious new initiative to increase [...]
October 14, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Africa / ...Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
This year’s International Hardwood Conference to be organized in Venice
After the success of the last edition, the International Hardwood Conference 2017 will be organized from 15 to 17 November [...]
September 20, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
