Timber trade associations criticize EU ban on wood imports from deforestation countries
In mid-November 2021, the EU Commission adopted a proposal for a ban on deforestation-free supply chains. The timber [...]
February 9, 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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Chinese softwood lumber imports drop 26% in 2021
China’s imports of softwood lumber in 2021 declined by -26.2% year-over-year to [...]
January 26, 2022
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China to update phytosanitary requirements for pine logs and lumber imports
China’s General Administration of Customs released new phytosanitary requirements for pine logs and lumber from 7 countries (United States [...]
January 12, 2022
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China’s demand for softwood logs expected to be reduced in Q1/2022
Softwood inventory levels in China have dropped slightly to 4.5mln m3 and daily offtake remains steady at 75k per [...]
January 5, 2022
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Current trends in the global forest industry
Record-high lumber prices in North America and Europe have moved both sawlog demand and values [...]
December 22, 2021
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Mixed verdict on EUTR effectiveness
The long awaited "Fitness Check" of the EUTR and the FLEGT Regulation was published on 17 [...]
December 13, 2021
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Top global lumber companies: large acquisitions and expansions continue
With lumber companies being flush with cash from record prices in 2020 and 2021, there continues to be several new [...]
December 8, 2021
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Deforestation-risk countries’ ban proposal would significantly alter and extend EUTR obligations
On 17 November 2021, the European Commission announced a Proposal for a new Regulation to reduce global deforestation and forest [...]
December 8, 2021
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China: Rising volumes and CIF prices for log imports
According to China Customs, log imports in the third quarter of 2021 totalled 48.4 million cubic metres valued at [...]
December 7, 2021
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