Keyword: US

China tariffs cut deep into the US hardwood industry

Prior to the trade and retaliatory tariff battle between the U.S. and China in mid-2018, the U.S [...]

China invests more in Vietnam’s wood processing sector to avoid US tariffs

    The surge in the number of new FDI projects into Vietnam’s wood processing sector continues [...]

Softwood lumber production in the U.S. on stable level, while Canadian output declines

U.S. sawmills produced 20.687 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first seven months of 2019 [...]

Trump administration postpones tariff hike on Chinese imports

    President Trump said  the government had reach a “phase one” trade agreement with China and won [...]

US lumber prices bounce back despite low housing starts

    North American lumber prices have bounced back but how long will this last? A look at [...]

Australia’s woodchip industry hit by US-China trade war

Australia's $1.4-billion plantation woodchip industry has been dragged into the US-China trade war, with a number [...]

U.S. hits China with antidumping duties on wooden cabinets of up to 251%

    The U.S. trade conflict with China may not have spared the kitchen sink, or even [...]

List of all of the Chinese wood products that will be charged the 30% tariff this month

    On Oct. 15, the US administration will raise tariffs on Chinese wood and paper products to [...]

US wood pellet produces to increase wood pellet prices

    For September 2019, Canadian wholesale and retail wood pellet prices are as-yet unchanged from the [...]

Production costs for North American wood pellet producers on the rise

    Many pellet manufacturers in North America have had to increase the usage of logs for their [...]