COVID-19: UK hardwood trade suffering from lack of finance and poor margins
UK hardwood market was not in total lockdown in April, but activity was radically reduced by [...]
May 12, 2020
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China’s tariff cuts on US wood products entered into force
The China Customs Tariff Commission issued a notice on 6 February 2020 stating that China will halve the additional tariffs [...]
March 4, 2020
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European hardwood faces deteriorating market and supply challenges
The market situation for German hardwoods was described at IHC by Steffen Rathke, Vice President of DeSH who said that [...]
February 4, 2020
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Climate change debate threatens the European hardwood market
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
January 30, 2020
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US DoC confirms antidumping circumvention on hardwood plywood from China
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced affirmative final antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) circumvention rulings involving exports [...]
December 11, 2019
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IHC 2019: Hardwood industry marked by trade tensions and economic slowdown
On November 20-21 the 2019 edition of the International Hardwood Conference (IHC) took place in Berlin. The international meeting [...]
December 10, 2019
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Largest hardwood producer in US to close two sawmills as trade war impacts industry
Tacoma, Washington-based Northwest Hardwoods will close its Mount Vernon, Washington and Maury River, Virginia mills [...]
November 19, 2019
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N. American hardwood prices drop sharply at Chinese timber markets
The recent price of North American red oak fell by 500-600 yuan/cubic meter (US$ 70-85/m3) in [...]
November 5, 2019
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Sharp fall in Brazilian hardwood products in the past decade
Results of ABIMCI forestry sector study announced The Brazilian Association of Mechanically-Processed Timber Industry (ABIMCI [...]
October 28, 2019
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India, a growing market for US hardwood producers
According to the latest statistics, U.S. hardwood lumber shipped to India from January to August of this year increased [...]
October 25, 2019
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