Near-term outlook of China’s logs and lumber imports market uncertain
Can Russia quickly expand its lumber exports to China? Same as last year, there are still [...]
April 4, 2022
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US plans to impose 50% tariffs on Russian birch plywood
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would end normal trade relations with Russia. [...]
March 30, 2022
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U.S. softwood lumber imports from European suppliers fall sharply
U.S. softwood lumber imports from offshore suppliers fell sharply in the fourth quarter, extending a second-half fade after [...]
March 29, 2022
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UK softwood imports expected to be affected by shortages
As Russian and Belarussian wood products have fallen under legal sanctions, and already leading UK importers are refusing any new [...]
March 29, 2022
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Russia: Hardwood plywood – sanctions will impact trade with US
Hardwood plywood is an important material for many U.S. manufacturers. It’s used to make [...]
March 22, 2022
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China: Sharp rise in prices for imported softwood lumber
According to data from China’s Customs 2021 lumber imports totaled 28.84 million cubic meters [...]
March 21, 2022
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UK timber industry advised to cease trading with Russia and Belarus
With the invasion of Ukraine ongoing, Timber Development UK (TDUK) is advising all members to cease [...]
March 14, 2022
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2022 trends in China’s softwood logs imports likely to be similar with 2021
The ups and downs of last year’s softwood log market in China give us some clues for what to [...]
February 24, 2022
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Prices for imported softwood logs in China start to pick up as inventories fall
Domestic log prices in China have continued to firm in the last 4 weeks with the Chinese Government implementing a [...]
February 15, 2022
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UK’s timber import volumes show a return to regular winter pattern
UK's timber and panel product import volumes continued to show a steady decline [...]
February 8, 2022
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