Global wood pellet trade picked up strongly in 2018 after years of moderate growth
2018 was one of the strongest years for the global wood pellet market in terms of growth and pricing. [...]
December 21, 2018
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Brazilian Berneck S. A. Painéis e Serrados to invest in a new MDF production line
Berneck S. A. Painéis e Serrados placed an order for a Generation 9 ContiRoll® NEO for its new location [...]
December 21, 2018
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Global trade of softwood lumber down in 2018
Global trade of softwood lumber from January through September 2018 was down 2.5% as compared to the same period [...]
December 21, 2018
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Metsa Group starts to export sawn timber to China by train
A block train packed with 41 containers of sawn timber left Kouvola, eastern Finland Tuesday and headed to Xi'an [...]
December 21, 2018
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Consequences of the US China trade war on the wood products markets
Since September 24, the US imposed 10% duties on Chinese wood products while China imposed 5 or 10% duties on [...]
December 20, 2018
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Chinese imports of hardwood chips reach record high in the 3Q/2018
Chinese pulpmills have continued to increase importation of hardwood chips throughout 2018, and import volumes reached a new record high [...]
December 20, 2018
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Georgia-Pacific breaks ground for planned US$135M lumber facility in Georgia
Georgia‐Pacific this week broke ground for planned US$135M lumber facility in Warrenton, Georgia. The [...]
December 20, 2018
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Rules for US ash lumber exports to the EU have changed
Starting December 18, 2018 the rules for shipping ash lumber originating from Canada and the United States has changed. [...]
December 20, 2018
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Obstacles and opportunities in EU sawn hardwood market
The consensus amongst hardwood importers interviewed during December is that the current state of trade across the EU is satisfactory [...]
December 20, 2018
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EU calls on Ukraine to lift the roundwood export ban
The European Union has called on Ukraine to lift the moratorium on the export of roundwood, as well as to [...]
December 19, 2018
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