China-Europe Wood Industry Committee established for the promotion of wood products trade through railway express
A China-Europe Wood Industry Cooperation Summit was recently hosted by the China National Forest Products Industry Association (CNFPIA). A [...]
January 28, 2019
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Sluggish Chinese economy affects global lumber market
As a result of the Chinese economy going down and the trade disputes the country has with the U.S [...]
January 23, 2019
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IKEA plans a $450 million investment in Vietnam
Swedish furniture giant IKEA plans to invest an estimated $450 million to set up a retail system and warehouses in [...]
January 23, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Laminate flooring market in Europe slowed down in 2018
In 2018, manufacturing members of the Association of European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) achieved worldwide [...]
January 23, 2019
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US lumber prices start to go up in January
Trading in dry framing lumber picked up amid more curtailment news in British Columbia, and a [...]
January 23, 2019
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Forestry products exports from Latvia soared in 2018
In the first 11 months of the year, Latvia exported EUR 2.414 billion worth of forestry products, up 15 [...]
January 22, 2019
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ISO published new standard for chain of custody of wood products
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) has published a new, voluntary standard for chain of custody (CoC) of wood and [...]
January 22, 2019
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Demand for Chinese redwood furniture slowing down
Many timber suppliers in the Shanghai Furen timber market are complaining that demand for timber for furniture making has suddenly [...]
January 22, 2019
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Chinese traders are worried over rising prices of US hardwoods caused by trade war
The trade friction between China and the United States has been on everyone’s mind in 2018, especially Chinese manufacturers [...]
January 21, 2019
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EU wood furniture imports from China dropped in 2018
After making gains in 2017, EU wood furniture imports from China, by far the largest external supplier, fell 5% to [...]
January 21, 2019
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