China: Hopes that Covid restriction easing would bring back wood demand
Several major Chinese banks have adopted a government led 16-point rescue plan to extend billions to struggling private developers [...]
December 19, 2022
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Shanghai blockade could make Europe face ‘logistics nightmare’
Although there are signs that Shanghai port congestion is easing, European business could face a "logistics [...]
April 29, 2022
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China: Covid lockdown puts pressure on the softwood log imports
In China COVID has significantly disrupted the log trade with major cities under lockdown and building [...]
April 28, 2022
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COVID outbreaks paralyze Chinese ports, threatening global supply chains
The queues of container ships outside major Chinese ports are lengthening by the day as COVID [...]
March 24, 2022
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COVID casts long shadow over the European furniture sector
For the European furniture sector, as in other industries, the COVID pandemic is casting a long [...]
February 2, 2022
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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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Vietnamese wood sector expected to pull up its exports after production halts
The rise in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has caused productions to halt in August and [...]
October 26, 2021
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Vietnamese wood processors shut down temporarily
Although Vietnam’s wood and wood exports grew by more than 62% (year-on-year) in [...]
October 13, 2021
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Global timber supply chains could be hit hard by the Delta variant
Vietnam’s exports of timber and its wood products are facing a crisis since the Delta variant outbreak hit in [...]
September 16, 2021
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