Russia and New Zealand compete over timber exports to China
Russia is currently China's largest timber source. In 2018, Russian exports to China reached 15.65 million cubic meters [...]
August 26, 2019
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New Zealand: New sawmill planned on former Waverley Sawmills site
While Waverley Sawmills is closed for business its new owner has been working towards a modern state-of-the-art [...]
August 8, 2019
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New Zealand log prices dragged down by Chinese imports from Europe coming by train
New Zealand logs are piling up on Chinese wharves as cheap sawn timber arrives by train [...]
July 21, 2019
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Export prices for New Zealand’s logs start to fall
Prices for New Zealand domestic log sales in June are mostly unchanged from May as we [...]
June 27, 2019
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New Zealand’s logs expected to enter in the Chinese market in large volumes in the next years
The radiata pine plantations planted in New Zealand in the mid-to-late 1980s have now [...]
May 23, 2019
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China and New Zealand sign arrangement for forestry cooperation
New Zealand and China signed an arrangement this week for future forestry cooperation and boosting bilateral [...]
May 21, 2019
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CLT manufacturer XLam announces operations closure at New Zealand plant
The CLT manufacturer XLam announced that it will close its New Zealand plant in Nelson.   [...]
May 15, 2019
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New Zealand’s logs price decreases, as Chinese market uncertain
The price of logs transported to the ports around New Zealand dropped by an average of NZ$7 in April [...]
May 13, 2019
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New Zealand, top softwood logs exporter for China in 2018
China had another record year of softwood log imports in 2018, when over 40 million m3 of logs landed at [...]
April 9, 2019
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New Zealand: Export prices of logs impacted by rising ocean freight costs
At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for logs delivered to ports around New Zealand decreased on average -NZ$5 per JASm3 [...]
March 27, 2019
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