German spruce lumber puts pressure on Finnish and Russian exports to China
After February, a large volume of German spruce lumber was reported at the Chinese ports, with imports reaching approximately 340 [...]
August 10, 2020
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African tropical timber exports driven down by pandemic
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has adversely affected West Africa’s export markets, imports, foreign investment, tourism and remittances [...]
August 10, 2020
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Södra to lower timber prices
Södra adjusts the price for pulpwood, fuel wood and small diameter timber. [...]
August 10, 2020
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Norra Skog to close sawmill in Sweden
Recently, the last log at the Östavall sawmill in Ånge municipality, Sweden has been sawn. The [...]
August 10, 2020
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France’s hardwood market hit by lack of demand and rising prices
At the moment, we must face the facts, there are few reasons to rejoice in the French hardwood market. At [...]
August 10, 2020
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Holmen to acquire Martinsons
Today Holmen signed an agreement to acquire Martinsons, one of Sweden's leading players in sawn [...]
July 28, 2020
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Weak COVID-19 signs in EU tropical timber import data
EU27 (i.e. excluding the UK) tropical timber product imports continued to defy expectations of COVID-19 driven collapse in [...]
July 28, 2020
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Latest prices for Brazilian exported tropical logs, sawnwood and plywood
In May 2020, the value of Brazilian exports of woodbased products (except pulp and paper) dropped 13.5% compared to [...]
July 28, 2020
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Forestry association in US seeks extra $500M for COVID-19 stimulus package
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is seeking an additional $500 million in federal State and Private Forestry (S [...]
July 28, 2020
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Damaged wood from Europe invades the Chinese timber market
Chinese timber imports fell by 21% in the first five months of 2020. Instead of 17.5 million m³, China [...]
July 28, 2020
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