Global construction boom is most likely to have reached its peak in 2018
After ten years of growth (2008-2018), the peak has been reached in the global construction growth cycle: 2018 will [...]
December 21, 2018
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European imports of tropical logs recover this year
After a downturn in 2017, the quantity of EU imports of tropical logs recovered ground in the first nine months [...]
December 11, 2018
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EU tropical timber imports recover in Q3/2018
EU imports of tropical wood products dipped sharply in 2017 and started this year very slowly but recovered some lost [...]
December 6, 2018
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22,6% of the global industrial roundwood production is now FSC certified
A recent analysis across FSC forest management audit reports revealed that approximately 423 million cubic meters of wood are harvested [...]
December 6, 2018
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Sawlog prices on a downward trend in Russia, Brazil and Eastern Europe
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell by 1.4% from the 1Q/18 to the 2Q/18. This was [...]
November 14, 2018
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Russia, China and Brazil deliver considerably more plywood to EU countries
The output of plywood imports to Europe showed an important improvement in the first nine months [...]
November 13, 2018
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Overview of the Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition’s annual conference
The EU’s Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition held its annual conference in Paris on 26 September. The conference highlighted the [...]
November 8, 2018
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Brazil: October prices for logs, sawnwood and plywood
Latest prices for Brazilian logs, sawnwood and plywood as of 16-31 October, 2018. [...]
November 8, 2018
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Certified tropical timber a key topic at the STTC conference
The EU’s Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition held its annual conference in Paris on 26 September. The conference highlighted the [...]
November 7, 2018
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Global pulp industry goes through prices decline
In the 2Q/18, global fiber prices indices dropped for the first time in five quarters, mainly because of the [...]
November 6, 2018
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