Many plywood mills in Malaysia and Indonesia stop production due to logs supply shortage
Log supply shortage is serious in both Malaysia and Indonesia, and this has forced some plywood [...]
December 18, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
Indonesia improves procedures for FLEGT licensing
Indonesia has taken several measures in recent months to improve procedures relating to FLEGT licences — the export licences that attest [...]
September 21, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Indonesian and Brazilian wood products exports affected by the changes in the US GSP
In a recent statement the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) said it believes the wood products export target for [...]
August 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / North America / South America
US wooden furniture imports from Indonesia and India on the rise
US wooden furniture imports grew 1% in January to US$1.69 billion. Imports were 6% higher than in January [...]
April 18, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...Asia & Middle East / North America
Plywood in Indonesia hits record-high prices
Export prices of Indonesian plywood continue to climb with no sign of slowing down. In particular, thin panel of 2 [...]
April 17, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Industry Prices / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
Greenpeace: Indonesia’s forests still under threat from palm oil industry
A new report by Greenpeace International reveals that suppliers to the world’s biggest consumer brands still cannot guarantee their [...]
November 28, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East
Indonesian plywood is offered big opportunities by FLEGT license on the EU market
The Global Timber Forum has published an interview with the CEOs of two European importing companies, Alexander de Groot of [...]
March 13, 2017
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...Asia & Middle East / Europe
Indonesian wood manufacturers group plead over lifting export ban
A group of Indonesian wood product manufacturers is strongly opposed to the government's plan to resume log exports fearing [...]
April 10, 2014
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East
