Weak EU imports of tropical sawn wood, why?
European timber businesses suggest a range of factors that may explain the apparent dichotomy between good underlying demand for hardwoods [...]
February 21, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
Other suppliers benefit from the US duties on Chinese plywood
US hardwood plywood imports grew strongly in October before declining again in November. Not surprisingly imports from China were significantly [...]
February 12, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...China / North America
Softwood lumber imports from UK to Europe not affected by Brexit
UK's softwood lumber imports from the European Union countries haven't been yet affected by [...]
February 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Japanese wood pellets imports up by almost 50% in 2016
In 2016, Japan’s imports of wood pellets increased 49 percent from the previous year to 347 thousand MT. [...]
September 13, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Softwood lumber global trade reaches 10-year high in 2015
A majority of the 20 largest softwood lumber-consuming countries in the world increased their importation of lumber in 2015 [...]
March 5, 2016
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Wood-based panels and timber imports strongly increase in the UK
UK’s demand for imported timber and wood-based panel imports jumped 15% to 9.66 million m3 in 2014 [...]
January 8, 2016
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
The EU analyzes VPA progress on legal timber imports with Liberia
Representatives of Liberia and the EU have met to review progress towards implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), which [...]
January 5, 2016
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Africa / Europe
Chinese imports of wood product expected to surge in the upcoming years
China has always been one of the biggest wood product importers in the world. In the first half of 2016 [...]
October 23, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
Japan to open 33 biomass power plants
Japan has witnessed a surge in biomass power plants after FIT (feed in tariff) system was introduced in July 2012 [...]
May 7, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Redwood imports in China rise by 92%
According to China Customs, between January and October 2014 China's redwood imports totalled 1.85 million cubic metres valued [...]
January 15, 2015
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...China
