25% US tariffs on wide range of Chinese wood products entered into effect on May 10
President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports took effect as of 12:01 Eastern time [...]
May 20, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Energy / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / North America
IKEA completes expansion of furniture factory in Poland
IKEA Industry has completed the expansion of its factory in Zbąszynek, Poland. The site is now the largest furniture [...]
May 20, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
EU and Vietnam ratified VPA-FLEGT
EU FLEGT informed that the EU and Vietnam had ratified a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on [...]
May 20, 2019
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Germany’s sawnwood demand at very high levels
Germany is Europe’s largest economy with GDP likely to have exceeded US$4 trillion for the first time in [...]
May 8, 2019
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Furniture manufacturers in Europe lose export share market
European furniture manufacturers are also strongly motivated to maintain and increase share in their home markets as they are now [...]
April 10, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Germany: Wood products prices overview in February 2019
In February, the German producer price index for wood products has registered a high degree of [...]
April 8, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Energy / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Metsä Wood starts test runs for its new LVL line
Metsä Wood has started test runs on the new 65,000 cubic meter Kerto LVL line [...]
April 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
IKEA plans to enter Mexico
IKEA is exploring locations in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey to open its first store in [...]
April 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Furniture / ...Europe / South America
Changing trends in Eastern European wood imports
While there was some increase in imports by a few western European countries in 2018, eastern EU countries recorded much [...]
March 15, 2019
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The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance requests anti-dumping duties on Chinese products
The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance has filed an anti-dumping petition against their competitors in China, claiming the Chinese government [...]
March 14, 2019
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