Chinese trade tariffs and Brexit effects on the European hardwood market
Projecting into 2019, importers were concerned at the potential for an increase in market impacts of [...]
January 14, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
Chinese wood products companies reroute to Vietnam as to avoid US tariffs
The tariffs imposed on the imports of Chinese goods to the US have hit the target [...]
December 21, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China / North America
Overview of the the current trends in the Chinese plywood market
There are around 5,500 major enterprises manufacturing plywood in China. The total production capacity of plywood by these enterprises [...]
December 17, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China
Swedish sawmills seek new market segment in China
China does not have a well-developed quality system with third-party controls like the Nordic [...]
December 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
China regains share in US plywood market
US imports of hardwood plywood fell by 9% in September with an across-the-board decline in both volume and [...]
December 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / North America
No more log fumigation at Chinese Taicang Port
It has been reported that Taicang Port is considering a ban on fumigating North American logs because of the risk [...]
December 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
Trump and Xi Jinping agree to suspend trade tariffs
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days [...]
December 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / North America
Germany’s parquet market sees increasing demand from China
During the first three quarters of 2018, the sales of German parquet fell by 5% year [...]
December 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / Europe
Large BC forestry delegation to visit Asia’s key markets by the end of 2018
Doug Donaldson, B.C. Forests/Rural Development Minister, is taking a large forestry-sector delegation to [...]
December 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / China / North America
China plans a US$ 1.5 billion timber processing complex in Russia
China plans to invest up to 10 billion yuan (about $ 1.5 billion) in a timber processing complex in the [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia
