Sveza foresees complete stoppage of production in the worst-case scenario of pandemic
The Russian birch plywood producer Sveza said that it expected a reduction in production in 2020: from 20% to a [...]
May 11, 2020
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Vietnam’s wood industry faces coronavirus pandemic and anti-dumping tariffs
The widespread coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a serious disruption of the supply chains. Besides difficulties [...]
May 11, 2020
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Overview of China’s plywood production capacity
The number and production capacity of plywood products in Shandong Province have further increased. There are more than 1,400 [...]
May 5, 2020
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European wood industry to reorganize supply chains after coronavirus restrictions will be eased
Strict restrictive measures in most EU countries and indeed across the world have more or less restricted production, which has [...]
May 4, 2020
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Arauco to close another MDF plant in US
Composite panel and forest product giant Arauco will close its medium density fiberboard (MDF) production facility in Bennettsville, South Carolina [...]
May 4, 2020
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Huge impact of pandemic on the Vietnamese timber sector, says survey
In the recent decade, based on 2 key competitive advantages, including cheap labour (average monthly wage of US$300) and [...]
April 30, 2020
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Chinese economy contracts for the first time in 28 years
China’s economy shrank in the first three months of 2020, its first contraction since 1992 [...]
April 30, 2020
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Coronavirus pandemic consequences on the European timber market
There are wide-ranging and severe effects upon the timber value chain. There are however significant [...]
April 24, 2020
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Huge impact of pandemic on the Indonesian timber sector, survey reveals
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its spread are having a [...]
April 24, 2020
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South Korea could impose anti-dumping duty on plywood from Vietnam
The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has decided to ask the Ministry of Economy and Finance to [...]
April 24, 2020
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