Ukraine war creates new opportunities in the EU market for some tropical wood products
Between April and June this year, EU27 import value of tropical wood and wood [...]
September 7, 2022
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China: August review of the softwood log market
China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 4.6 - 4.7m. Fresh pine logs are sold quickly after [...]
September 6, 2022
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Dramatic decline in China’s softwood log imports in H1/2022
China’s log imports in the first half of 2022 totaled 22.38 million cubic meters valued at US$4 [...]
August 17, 2022
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EU tropical wood product imports benefit from curtailment supplies from Russia and Belarus
In the first four months of this year, the value of EU imports of tropical wood and wood furniture totalled [...]
July 25, 2022
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Brazil doubles plywood exports to EU
In June, Brazilian exports of plywood to the European Union jumped 93% year-on-year to 76 thousand m3. The [...]
July 11, 2022
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Brazil expands plywood exports to EU as falling supplies to US
In May, Brazil reduced plywood exports to the U.S. by 38% year-on-year to [...]
June 21, 2022
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Global port congestion improves, freight rates will remain high
High freight costs, congestion at terminals, earlier peak seasons and due to strict Covid-19 lockdown measures have had a [...]
June 13, 2022
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Rebound in China’s log imports expected from August
Generally, in June there is a supply and demand imbalance in China as the seasonal demand drops during the Chinese [...]
June 10, 2022
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US lawsuit bans Brazilian plywood due to poor quality
A federal court judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently entered a permanent injunction ordering the revocation [...]
June 8, 2022
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Sonae Arauco inaugurates particleboard plant in Germany
Sonae Arauco officially inaugurated its state-of-the-art particleboard plant the Beeskow. Although the plant started operations in July [...]
June 8, 2022
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