Ukraine war creates new opportunities in the EU market for some tropical wood products
Between April and June this year, EU27 import value of tropical wood and wood [...]
September 7, 2022
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UK’s demand for softwood likely to slow in Q3 and Q4
Steady demand and increasing operational costs ensured that timber prices and import volumes in UK remained [...]
July 14, 2022
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European buyers showing more interest in African timbers
Producers in the Central/West African region are reporting firm demand for padouk, okoume, ovangkol and even gheombi, a timber [...]
July 7, 2022
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UK boosts imports of lower-priced Latvian hardwoods
UK hardwood import volumes shot up by 30% in Q1 2022 as compared to the same [...]
June 21, 2022
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US lawsuit bans Brazilian plywood due to poor quality
A federal court judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently entered a permanent injunction ordering the revocation [...]
June 8, 2022
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India: Current trends in the log import market
About nine bulk shipments of logs are expected in Kandla port in June; five from Uruguay [...]
June 7, 2022
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EU tropical wood import value at highest level for a decade
In the first three months of this year, the value of EU imports of tropical wood [...]
June 7, 2022
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Japan to offer financial aid to companies switching from imported to domestic lumber
Japan's Forestry Agency plans to offer financial aid to companies switching from foreign to domestic [...]
May 24, 2022
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UK’s lumber imports return to pre-Covid levels
A slow-down in house-building and housing repair in the first quarter of 2022 is being reflected in lumber [...]
May 11, 2022
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China: Q1/2022 softwood log imports crash, softwood lumber purchases rise 12.5%
In the first three months of 2022, China imported 4 million m³ of softwood lumber, recording an increase of 12 [...]
April 25, 2022
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