Forestry association in US seeks extra $500M for COVID-19 stimulus package
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is seeking an additional $500 million in federal State and Private Forestry (S [...]
July 28, 2020
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Damaged wood from Europe invades the Chinese timber market
Chinese timber imports fell by 21% in the first five months of 2020. Instead of 17.5 million m³, China [...]
July 28, 2020
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Russia’s sawn timber and logs exports fall sharply in Jan.-May 2020
During January-May 2020 Russia’s export of sawn timber made 7.3 mn tons, down 9.8% year-on [...]
July 28, 2020
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Xylexpo organisers postpone the 2020 edition
The 2020 edition of the Xylexpo international woodworking exhibition has now been cancelled after [...]
July 27, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Woodworking Machinery / ...Europe
Finnish log prices fall in June
In January-June, the member companies of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation bought 13.6 million cubic meters of wood [...]
July 27, 2020
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German furniture industry expects a 10% drop in sales for 2020
The German furniture industry has so far come through the corona crisis robustly compared to other economic sectors. [...]
July 27, 2020
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Global forest products trade remained strong despite pandemic
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted supply chains for many industry sectors worldwide, the [...]
July 27, 2020
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Why the US lumber prices have increased by 60%?
US lumber prices made a big comeback in the second quarter, with a nearly 60% jump [...]
July 27, 2020
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Rising e-commerce demands optimised wood processing supply chains
Many sectors are in the doldrums due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but for those companies managing to keep their [...]
July 27, 2020
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New Zealand log prices down and have potential to fall further this summer
The age-old adage 'what goes up must come down' has played out as expected with [...]
July 21, 2020
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