Keyword: Covid

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 [...]

Shanghai blockade could make Europe face ‘logistics nightmare’

    Although there are signs that Shanghai port congestion is easing, European business could face a "logistics [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Vietnamese wood processors shut down temporarily

    Although Vietnam’s wood and wood exports grew by more than 62% (year-on-year) in [...]

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 [...]