Russia’s invasion of Ukraine likely to impact global wood trade in the coming months
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to impact global trade in the coming months. Increased sanctions against trading with [...]
February 28, 2022
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Russian attack on Ukraine hits global markets
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine roiled global markets Thursday, driving up prices for crude oil and natural gas as investors [...]
February 24, 2022
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China: Sharp rise in CIF prices for softwood log imports
According to China Customs, log imports in 2021 totalled 63.58 million cubic metres valued at US$11.594 billion [...]
February 16, 2022
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Global supply chain chaos can worsen this year
According to a survey conducted by Container Xchange, a container leasing and trading platform, among 800 practitioners in the logistics [...]
February 15, 2022
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Is the European proposal on imported deforestation too punitive?
The European Commission’s plan to counter deforestation associated with certain imported agricultural products was unveiled on November 17, 2021 [...]
February 15, 2022
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Current trends in the global forest industry
Record-high lumber prices in North America and Europe have moved both sawlog demand and values to some of their [...]
December 20, 2021
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China: Rise in CIF prices for lumber imports
According to China Customs in the third quarter of 2021 lumber imports totalled 21.91 million cubic metres valued at [...]
December 16, 2021
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Mixed verdict on EUTR effectiveness
The long awaited "Fitness Check" of the EUTR and the FLEGT Regulation was published on 17 November alongside the EU [...]
December 9, 2021
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Top global lumber producing companies: large acquisitions and expansions continue
With lumber companies being flush with cash from record prices in 2020 and 2021, there continues to be several new [...]
December 7, 2021
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Deforestation-risk countries’ ban proposal would significantly alter and extend EUTR obligations
On 17 November 2021, the European Commission announced a Proposal for a new Regulation to reduce global deforestation and forest [...]
December 7, 2021
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