China recognized wood framing in new standard
Wood Frame Construction Technology (WFC) has officially been recognized for the first time by China’s Green Building Evaluation Standard [...]
June 26, 2019
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Major global lumber-exporting countries increased their shipments in early 2019
The uptick in demand for lumber continued in early 2019, with most of the major lumber-exporting countries increasing their [...]
June 24, 2019
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Recovery in EU softwood lumber deliveries to China, as Germany compensates sharp drop in Nordic exports
After a -32% drop in exports last year, European softwood lumber deliveries to China have recovered in the [...]
June 24, 2019
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China’s wood products trade continues to expand
The total value of China’s wood products trade rose 6% to US$163.5 billion in 2018. Of the [...]
June 19, 2019
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China: Price overview for imported logs and sawnwood from main timber markets in May 2019
The report below contains the latest prices of logs and sawnwood from main timber markets in China, between 15-31 [...]
June 18, 2019
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China: Transformation of the Nanxun wood industry
Major changes have taken place in the Nanxun timber industry over the past few years. The main change has been [...]
June 18, 2019
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More than 600 companies urge Trump to end tariffs on Chinese imports
Companies across a wide array of industries have almost uniformly opposed the Trump administration's plan to expand a 25 [...]
June 18, 2019
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Global trade of softwood lumber reaches the second highest level on record
Global trade of softwood lumber reached 120 million m3 in 2018, the second highest level on record. The uptick in [...]
June 18, 2019
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Sweden: Collapse in softwood lumber exports to China compensated with booming deliveries to Egypt
Sweden increased softwood lumber exports to Egypt by 68.2% y-o-y in first quarter 2019 to 365.6 [...]
June 14, 2019
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Vietnam to block Chinese relabeled timber products to beat U.S. tariffs
Vietnam has said it would crackdown on goods of Chinese origin illegally relabeled “Made in Vietnam” by exporters seeking to [...]
June 12, 2019
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