Impact of pandemic on African tropical timber market
Almost all African countries are reporting cases of the coronavirus and as the number of cases continues to grow more [...]
May 5, 2020
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Forestry companies in China increase overseas timber purchases in order to secure domestic supply
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, production in major wood-producing countries has stalled, the patterns [...]
May 4, 2020
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European wood industry to reorganize supply chains after coronavirus restrictions will be eased
Strict restrictive measures in most EU countries and indeed across the world have more or less restricted production, which has [...]
May 4, 2020
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Arauco to close another MDF plant in US
Composite panel and forest product giant Arauco will close its medium density fiberboard (MDF) production facility in Bennettsville, South Carolina [...]
May 4, 2020
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Falling roundwood prices in Sweden
The trend of decreasing delivery prices continued during the first quarter of 2020 in Sweden. The [...]
May 4, 2020
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Finland’s forest industry buys far less roundwood in Q1/2020
In Finland, the quantities of roundwood purchased from the timber industry in the first quarter were well below the figures [...]
May 4, 2020
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Segezha Group to increase wood pellet production
At the industrial site of JSC Lesosibirsky LDK No. 1, the Russian Segezha Group launched the second phase of the [...]
May 4, 2020
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Canfor reports loss in Q1/2020
Canfor Corp. reported a loss in its most recent quarter compared with a profit a year [...]
April 30, 2020
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Shard drop in roundwood prices in Latvia
The bark beetle infestation which hit the Central European countries resulted in overproduction and a sharp fall in prices determining [...]
April 30, 2020
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Almost 40 sawmills forced to close in Canada
The Forest Products Association of Canada says the demand for toilet paper has skyrocketed — increasing by [...]
April 30, 2020
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