Increased demand for lumber in Asia and Europe boosts exports from Russia, Germany and the Nordic countries
Worldwide trade of lumber inched up again in early 2018, hinting that this may be another [...]
October 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Outlook for the Chinese wood products trade during 1H/2018
Data from China Customs shows that in the first half of 2018 the value of China [...]
October 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / China
Wood products trade between China and the US slows
China’s Customs data shows that in the first half of 2018 the value of wood products trade between China [...]
October 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China / North America
US companies to be seriously hit by tariffs on Chinese wood products
The US has announced that it had finalized the list of approximately US$200 billion worth [...]
October 3, 2018
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Worldwide sawlog prices drop, while lumber trade intensifies
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 1.4% in the 2Q/18. This was the first q-o-q [...]
October 3, 2018
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Trends in the European wood pellet market
Due to their location at seaports and limited domestic production, the large power utilities in the United Kingdom and Belgium [...]
October 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe
UK timber trade affected by Brexit and currency fluctuations
The UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) reports that the last two years’ have been volatile due [...]
July 10, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Timber purchasing decisions heavily influenced by EUTR
Much timber trade policy discussion in the EU now focuses heavily on developments in the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) which [...]
July 10, 2018
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Canada involves WTO in softwood lumber trade dispute with the US
Canada wants to persuade the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up an adjudication panel for [...]
March 29, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
IHC 2017 review: Trends, challenges and new projects in international hardwood trade
On 15 and 16 November 2017 the International Hardwood Conference took place in Venice. Several speakers pointed out recent achievements [...]
December 4, 2017
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