China: Sharp rise in value of log imports in H1/2021
According to China Customs, log imports in the first half of 2021 totalled 31.26 million cubic metres valued at [...]
August 25, 2021
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Swiss roundwood prices remain low despite boom in lumber
The Swiss wood market has been out of joint for months. Above all, the prices for lumber have practically exploded [...]
August 23, 2021
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N. American lumber dealers report excess stock as prices cool
Supply conditions in the US lumber market have shifted rapidly as prices have normalized, with 49% of dealers saying they [...]
August 23, 2021
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Russia expands lumber exports to the EU countries
In Europe, the positive dynamics of growth rates in the construction sector continues. However, due to the high level of [...]
August 23, 2021
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Poland’s sawmill industry call for ban on roundwood exports due to record prices
''We need a ban on the export of unprocessed wood,'' said Rafał Szefler, director of the Polish Chamber of Commerce [...]
August 23, 2021
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Current demand for logs in China is low
A number of factors have reduced the immediate demand for logs in China. Firstly, the quantity [...]
August 17, 2021
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French sawmill industry want to curb massive log exports to China
China is buying more and more French timber. The French National Timber Federation wants to curb these exports to protect [...]
August 17, 2021
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North American lumber prices plummet all the way back to 2018 levels
This spring lumber prices went on a historic run—shooting up over 300%—but that's [...]
August 17, 2021
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German Ziegler Group to build a sawmill in Slovakia
The Bavarian wood processor Ziegler Group wants to build a sawmill and a wood processing plant in the southern Slovak [...]
August 17, 2021
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EU’s plywood imports rebound strongly since September last year
Latest analysis of Eurostat figures underlines the recent volatile conditions in the EU and UK plywood trade. Total EU+UK [...]
August 16, 2021
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