China

Chinese furniture manufacturer gives EUR 30 million order to Homag Group

HOMAG Group has won a major contract with Chinese furniture maker Oppein with an order valued at over EUR 30 [...]

China International Furniture Fair receives over 191,000 visitors from around the world

The 39th China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou) (CIFF), which ran from March 18-21 and March 28-31, received 191 [...]

The global engineered wood market is set to rise by 2020

The global engineered wood market is estimated to reach $41,273 million by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 24 [...]

China invests in wood biomass consumption as a move to replace coal

China plans to expand the upgrade of biomass energy in the next 5 years as to reduce coal consumption and [...]
January 14, 2017 Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...China

Wooden building materials receive more promotion in China

China's Ministries of Industry and Housing have developed an action plan to promote the production and use of green [...]
November 16, 2015 Latest Trends / Wood Construction / ...China

Chinese imports of wood product expected to surge in the upcoming years

China has always been one of the biggest wood product importers in the world. In the first half of 2016 [...]
October 23, 2015 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China

New Zealand: Steady export log prices

The export log prices in New Zealand kept firm during October due to low shipping rates and a growing demand [...]

Outlook for the global furniture market uncertain

In spite of signs of a stabilisation and a more sustained recovery in various European markets as well as in [...]

US softwood lumber shipments to China down by 50%

In the first half of 2015, US softwood lumber exports to China dropped nearly 50% to 247,290 cubic metres [...]
September 13, 2015 Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...China / North America

Global prices for hardwood chips drop by 14%

Prices for hardwood chips traded overseas have been in steady decline since November 2011. In less than four years, the [...]