Fire, drought, bark beetles ravage German forests
The condition of German forests has deteriorated to record levels due to fire, drought and a [...]
March 9, 2021
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China to extend tariff exclusions on imported hardwood lumber and logs from US
China will extend tariff exemptions on 65 imported products from the United States. Hardwood lumber and logs made the list [...]
March 9, 2021
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German timber trade association threatens with lawsuit against lockdown
Before the federal-state consultations on the corona pandemic on March 3, the The German association for the timber trade [...]
March 9, 2021
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Sawmills in Sweden have the lowest stock levels in 20 years
Swedish sawmills have not had such low stock levels in over 20 years. They have had [...]
March 8, 2021
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2021 trends in global lumber markets
The strong North American lumber demand at the end of 2020 has continued at the beginning of 2021, and is [...]
March 8, 2021
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UK’s timber supply chain impacted by Brexit, but industry still resilient
Difficulties with logistics and trading with Northern Ireland under new Brexit protocols are having impacts on an already tight timber [...]
March 8, 2021
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Finnish roundwood trade and prices stable in 2020
In 2020, the average price paid for pine logs purchased from Finland's forests in standing sales was EUR 55 [...]
March 8, 2021
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Strong log demand in China but supply constrained
Softwood log inventory in China has increased as expected over the Chinese New Year period to 4.5 million m3 [...]
March 4, 2021
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Russian log export ban set to heavily impact Chinese timber mills
Russia has made more than one proposal to ban the export of logs, but for various [...]
March 4, 2021
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Segezha launches first CLT plant in Russia
At the end of February, the Sokol CLT plant was inaugurated in the city of Sokol, Russia. The plant, which [...]
March 4, 2021
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