First shipments of New Zealand radiata pine to China expected soon
After nearly a month of strict lockdown, forest industry businesses in New Zealand has restarted activity, after the Government moved [...]
May 11, 2020
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Bergs Timber resumes normal production as demand improves
Bergs Timber has resumed normal production at its Swedish and Estonian sawmills on May 4, citing good demand in important [...]
May 11, 2020
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Vietnam’s wood industry faces coronavirus pandemic and anti-dumping tariffs
The widespread coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a serious disruption of the supply chains. Besides difficulties [...]
May 11, 2020
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Sharp fall in Chinese wood and wood products imports in Q1/2020
According to Chinese customs statistics, in the first quarter of 2020, China’s wood and wood products imports were 15 [...]
May 11, 2020
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New Zealand’s forest industry could face wave of closures
New Zealand's forestry industry could face a wave of closures without Government intervention, says the Red Stag boss, a [...]
May 5, 2020
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Sweden’s Setra plans reduce production on weak demand in Central Europe and UK
Swedish sawmilling company Setra plans to cut back production by 20% over coming months in response [...]
May 5, 2020
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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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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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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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Huge impact of pandemic on the Vietnamese timber sector, says survey
In the recent decade, based on 2 key competitive advantages, including cheap labour (average monthly wage of US$300) and [...]
April 30, 2020
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