UK imports of wood pellets hit record monthly high
The UK's wood pellet imports hit a new April high earlier this year, as biomass-fired generation took a [...]
July 9, 2020
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Is China going to ban imports of Canadian timber?
On June 16, China announced that pests were found in logs imported from Canada. This news triggered concerns in the [...]
July 2, 2020
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Significant recovery in China’s softwood lumber imports in April
After Chinese imports of softwood lumber experienced a though first quarter, a significant recovery was noticed at the beginning of [...]
June 18, 2020
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Sharp drop in China’s tropical log imports
Tropical log imports in the first two months of 2020 amounted 1.30 million cubic metres, down 26% year on [...]
May 19, 2020
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European timber importers freeze orders
Accurate estimates of the specific effects on timber trade volumes this year will only become apparent [...]
May 12, 2020
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Forestry companies in China increase overseas timber purchases in order to secure domestic supply
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, production in major wood-producing countries has stalled, the patterns [...]
May 4, 2020
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China’s imports of logs, lumber, pulp and wood chips collapse in Jan.-Feb. 2020
The coronavirus epidemic in China has resulted in sharply reduced importation of forest products in early 2020. During January and [...]
April 10, 2020
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Growth in EU tropical timber imports continues in 2019
Despite a downturn in the last six months of 2019, EU imports of tropical wood products last year were greater [...]
March 24, 2020
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EU wood imports continue to recover in 2019
Recovery in EU wood imports continues in 2019 The total value of EU28 imports of wood [...]
March 17, 2020
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Europe becoming China’s second softwood lumber supplier, surpassing Canada
Europe is now the second softwood lumber supplier to China; with a 60% yoy increase in deliveries.  [...]
February 26, 2020
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