Substantial increases in production costs for China’s wood product sector
Because of the government’s power rationing policy production, the China's wood product sector is being disrupted and output [...]
November 9, 2021
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China: COVID-19 cases spike puts pressure on timber prices
China's new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases spiked to a near three-month high. In [...]
November 4, 2021
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Pressure on China softwood log prices due to congestion issues
The CFR price for A-grade logs in China has remained variable but the top end is still 182 USD [...]
November 3, 2021
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China wood processing capacity drops due to power rationing
Power rationing policies are in effect in many provinces in order to limit activities of energy-intensive industrial enterprises. There [...]
October 25, 2021
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Congested Chinese ports put pressure on softwood log imports
Log stocks in China have not increased but there is a lot of volume on boats [...]
October 19, 2021
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China timber demand sluggish despite start of construction season
It looked like things were stabilising in September with in-market pricing seemingly finding a floor level and some exporters [...]
October 18, 2021
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France is now largest supplier of oak logs to China
China Customs data shows France has been the largest supplier of oak imports since 2014. Previously Russia was the main [...]
October 5, 2021
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Power cuts in China hit factories
Power rationing and forced cuts to factory production in China are widening amid electricity supply issues [...]
October 4, 2021
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Collapse of China’s real estate giant Evergrande could spread to global markets
Global investors have been paying more and more attention to Evergrande, the sprawling Chinese real estate business on the brink [...]
September 28, 2021
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China: Port congestions impact log supply
Log stocks in China have not increased but there is a lot of volume on boats queuing at Chinese ports [...]
September 23, 2021
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