Keyword: China

China’s wood-based panel industry under pressure in 2020 due to corona crisis

The wood-based panel industry in China is facing pressure due to domestic and international economic adjustments and from the [...]

Chinese investors to open processing plants in Russia due to timber export ban

Russia's ban on the supply of unprocessed timber abroad will encourage Chinese businessmen to open timber processing plants in [...]

Siempelkamp delivers new particleboard production line to China

In order for the companies of the timber industry in Ireland to continue to work, the country will buy timber [...]

Steady recovery in European plywood imports from China

In terms of plywood supply to Europe the major concern early on in the pandemic was China.    [...]

New Zealand log exporters optimistic as demand in China is strong

Domestic demand for logs and sawn timber in New Zealand remains strong with many mills operating extra shifts to increase [...]

Rising demand for logs and lumber in China due strong construction season

Sawmills report increased sale prices for lumber in Asian markets. These increases were agreed relatively quickly by the buyers which [...]

Chinese wooden furniture trade severely impacted by Covid-19

    Under the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the value of China’s wooden furniture [...]

WTO says that US’ tariffs on Chinese products break global trade rules

The World Trade Organization has ruled that tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in 2018, triggering a trade war [...]

Chinese plywood exports drop sharply in value

According to China Customs, plywood exports in the first half of 2020 were 4.778 million cubic metres valued at [...]

China imports huge amounts of softwood logs from Europe

    China imported a total of 12% less softwood logs up to the beginning of August, but [...]