Vietnam-EU FTA to boost deliveries of Vietnamese wood products to the European market
Vietnam and the European Union (EU) last week signed a landmark free trade deal that will [...]
July 17, 2019
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China sharply reduces imports of Russian logs and boosts imports of lumber
In January-May, log imports to China from Russia declined 26.2% y-o-y to [...]
July 17, 2019
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Danzer to close veneer plant in France
International hardwood specialist Danzer closes his plant in Souvans / France. The production site, which specializes in sliced oak wear layers [...]
July 17, 2019
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Binderholz to double sales to the US market
Austrian Binderholz is planning to boost its US business through a holding company established specifically for this purpose [...]
July 17, 2019
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Impact of trade dispute with China for the US wood industry
The US trade and tariff war with China that has been reignited in recent weeks is directly impacting American log [...]
July 15, 2019
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Biesse’s outlook for 2019 goes down, while the woodworking industry is affected by weaker demand
Despite the more than EUR 40 million of signed orders achieved during the Ligna fair in May, the Biesse Group [...]
July 15, 2019
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Wood products exports from Brazil went up by 29% during May
In May 2019, Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 29% in [...]
July 15, 2019
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Dutch imports of FLEGT licensed timber are on the rise
FLEGT licensing is helping importers to comply with EUTR, while the forest sector reforms and new [...]
July 15, 2019
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Vietnam imports large quantities of timber and wood products from the US
Vietnam has been moving towards building a sustainable wood processing industry that uses legal materials in [...]
July 10, 2019
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West Fraser announced operations curtailment in Alberta, US
On the 1st of July, West Fraser announced a temporary, two-week suspension of production at its Alberta Plywood operations [...]
July 10, 2019
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