North America

Sharp drop in export of hardwoods to China has important implications for US hardwoods

Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]

Global wood pellet prices-forecast 2020

The price of pellets will be heavily influenced by long-term contracts for wood pellets. In fact, the volatility of [...]

Brazil becomes the main particleboards supplier to the United States

In 2019 the United States became the main export market for Brazilian particleboard /MDP (PB/MDP).     [...]

Trends and evolution of the global wood pellet market in 2020

    Global wood pellet markets have had significant growth in the past decade. Between 2012 and 2018 [...]

Vietnam to ban import of Chinese plywood

On the 12th of November 2019 the Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam signed and announced Circular No [...]

January 2019 prices from China’s imports of lumber

    he table above contain the latest price data of different imported lumber assortments at several Chinese [...]

India is a more and more attractive destination for American hardwood

A booming furniture market is expected to drive up demand for American hardwoods in India this year. With the total [...]

Hardwood lumber included in the U.S.-China “Phase One” trade deal

The U.S. and China formalised a limited trade agreement today, signalling a truce in the nearly two-year trade [...]

Global softwood lumber production is projected to grow by 1.6% in 2020

    In reviewing 2019, where Europe is grouped as “one region,” the five largest producers are Europe [...]

Anti-dumping petitions against China and Brazil wood mouldings and millwork products

    The Coalition of American Millwork Producers (CAMP) filed antidumping (AD) petitions on imports of wood mouldings [...]