WTO says that US’ tariffs on Chinese products break global trade rules
The World Trade Organization has ruled that tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in 2018, triggering a trade war [...]
September 25, 2020
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BC government changes lumber regulations
British Columbia government made changes to the Manufactured Forest Products Regulation (MFPR) around export requirements for [...]
September 25, 2020
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China imports huge amounts of softwood logs from Europe
China imported a total of 12% less softwood logs up to the beginning of August, but [...]
September 24, 2020
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Interfor sells its Gilchrist sawmill to Neiman
Interfor announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its specialty sawmill located in Gilchrist [...]
September 24, 2020
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Current lumber market in US considered unprecedented
The North American lumber industry is having its craziest year in memory -- and that was before [...]
September 24, 2020
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EU carbon market set to include shipping
Given that wood exports are impacted by ocean freight rates the following news may have an [...]
September 24, 2020
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COVID-19 impact on US forest supply chain
The global forest products industry has been making headlines since the COVID-19 pandemic struck at [...]
September 21, 2020
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Lumber prices in US expected to fall this autumn
Lumber prices notched a record on Thursday but are likely to fall back to earth.  [...]
September 21, 2020
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Prices of imported lumber in September 2020 at various Chinese timber markets
The tables above contain the latest price data of different imported lumber assortments at several Chinese markets.   [...]
September 21, 2020
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Positive trends in the global softwood lumber markets
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its bad consequences on trade, there are more positive signals to notice in the [...]
September 18, 2020
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