Russian attack on Ukraine hits global markets
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine roiled global markets Thursday, driving up prices for crude oil and natural gas as investors [...]
February 24, 2022
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2022 trends in China’s softwood logs imports likely to be similar with 2021
The ups and downs of last year’s softwood log market in China give us some clues for what to [...]
February 24, 2022
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Sharp rise in CIF prices for China’s softwood log imports
According to China Customs, log imports in 2021 totalled 63.58 million cubic metres valued at US$11.594 billion [...]
February 21, 2022
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Global supply chain chaos could worsen this year
According to a survey conducted by Container Xchange, a container leasing and trading platform, among 800 practitioners in the logistics [...]
February 16, 2022
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Prices for imported softwood logs in China start to pick up as inventories fall
Domestic log prices in China have continued to firm in the last 4 weeks with the Chinese Government implementing a [...]
February 15, 2022
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Softwood log inventories fall in China
GWMI industry sources in China reported that softwood log inventories at the country’s main ocean ports totalled 5.3 [...]
February 10, 2022
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2022 global wood pellet market outlook
The industrial wood pellet markets have been growing at an annualized rate of about 1.66 million metric tonnes per [...]
February 2, 2022
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China: 2021 logs and lumber imports rise in value thanks to higher prices
In 2021, the value of China's lumber imports reached 7.179 billion US dollars, while [...]
February 1, 2022
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EU to challenge Russian wood export restrictions at WTO
The EU is requesting consultations with Russia at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning export restrictions [...]
January 25, 2022
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Chinese timber import market faces a complicated 2022
At the beginning of the new year, the Chinese timber industry is waiting for the market [...]
January 24, 2022
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