Survey – Impact of pandemic on the Vietnamese timber sector
In the recent decade, based on 2 key competitive advantages, including cheap labour (average monthly wage of US$300) and [...]
April 22, 2020
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Koskisen mills in Finland are running despite the coronavirus pandemic
Despite the emergency situation caused by the coronavirus, everyday life at Koskisen production plants is still close to normal. Logs [...]
April 22, 2020
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China’s 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, as production and spending [...]
April 22, 2020
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Mixed coronavirus pandemic consequences on the European timber market
There are wide-ranging and severe effects upon the timber value chain. There are however significant differences among European countries [...]
April 20, 2020
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Survey – Impact of pandemic on the Indonesian timber sector
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its spread are having a [...]
April 20, 2020
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Many German wood pellet traders and producers don’t see negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic
Despite coronavirus related increased demand, wood pellets in April 2020 are significantly cheaper than in the previous month at a [...]
April 20, 2020
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Roundwood prices in Russia fall sharply in February 2020
Roundwood prices in Russia have dropped sharply in February 2020, indicating some first coronavirus impact on the timber market. At [...]
April 20, 2020
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USDA Forest Service moves to support timber market
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is offering to extend contract deadlines on certain timber sales, sale [...]
April 20, 2020
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South Korea to 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 20, 2020
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EU Green Deal, forest strategy might be postponed to 2021
The coronavirus pandemic affects the debate on the European Green Deal in a number of ways. [...]
April 20, 2020
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