Keyword: timber

Forecast: Timber imports in China in the next 3-5 years

China's timber demand has maintained a steady growth trend, especially for the demand for logs and primary processed products [...]
November 5, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China

China’s huge hunger for timber will still rely on imports in the future?

    With the rising protection of forest resources by countries in the world, the trade friction between [...]

High potential for timber market growth in the Netherlands

The national report on the Dutch timber market issued in advance of the 77th session of the ECE Committee on [...]

Sweden: Slow sawnwood demand and bark beetle infestation cause foresters to drop timber prices

The Swedish forest owners association Mellanskog has announced a decrease in its timber prices.    According to [...]

Bergs Timber to cut lumber supply as bark beetle infestation advances in Europe

    The spruce beetle infestation in Central Europe has continued during the summer and the situation is [...]

US-China trade war hits Rayonier’s timber segment

Rayonier Inc.’s New Zealand and Pacific Northwest timber segments faced challenging conditions during Q2, according to the company’s [...]

Ban on timber exports to China useless, says Russian forestry group executive

    Mikhail Shamorin, president of the Segezha Group, one of Russia's largest forestry industrial enterprises, said [...]
September 20, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia

Beijing administration announces list of timber products affected by new retaliatory tariffs

The U.S.- China trade war tensions heightens once more as Beijing announced a new round of retaliatory tariffs on [...]

The Russian Minister of Industry and Trade claims ban on Russian timber exports to China is inappropriate

A complete ban on the sale of Russian timber exports to China looks inappropriate, since illegal logging is an internal [...]
September 11, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia

Top 10 negative influencing factors for the Chinese timber market today

China’s economic downturn is impacting sales of wood products and under present market conditions there is growing over-capacity [...]