New Japanese power plants to boost wood pellets imports after 2020
Demand of wood pellet in Japan is sharply increasing. Import of wood pellets is about six times higher than in [...]
September 7, 2018
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Rising Japanese wood products exports on booming Chinese demand
Japanese wood exports are booming again due to higher demand in Asia, and mostly from China. In 2017, Japanese exports [...]
August 14, 2018
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Future demands for wood products in Japan
Japan's Forestry Agency has recently organized a meeting regarding the future of the wood demand [...]
June 6, 2018
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Matsumoto Lumber invests in a new sawline from Heinola
Matsumoto Lumber ordered a full-profiling Scala 250 sawline from Heinola Sawmill Machinery for its new sawmill in Japan. The [...]
May 21, 2018
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Pinnacle Renewable Holdings starts to exports wood pellets to Japan
On May 2, Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc. released first quarter 2018 financial results, reporting it generated record first quarter revenue [...]
May 16, 2018
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Lumber imports from Japan grew 12.8% in the Q1 of 2018
The average price for imported lumber in Japan increased 12.8% YoY, to $380 per m3 in Q1 2018. Moreover [...]
May 10, 2018
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Japan’s Daiken cleared to buy MDF plant in New Zealand
The Commerce Commission in New Zealand has granted clearance for Daiken New Zealand to acquire 100% of the shares in [...]
April 11, 2018
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Enviva and Japanese company sign 10-year contract for wood pellets supply
Enviva Partners LP has released the company's Q4/2017 financial results on the 22nd of February and announced it [...]
March 5, 2018
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Japan’s lumber imports from Europe and North America forecast to drop
The Japanese Forestry Agency recently held a meeting for wood products demand projection for the first half of 2018. [...]
February 13, 2018
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Sumitomo Forestry announces plans for 350 meter wooden skyscrapper in Tokyo
Sumitomo Forestry (SFC) summarized the concept W350 plan to realize a wooden high-rise building with a height of 350 [...]
February 12, 2018
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