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Global CLT market expected to more than double by 2027

The global cross-laminated timber (CLT) market was valued at US$786.71 million in 2019 and is expected to [...]

September 28, 2022

Shortage of hardwood in Germany as more is exported to China

The German wood industry is in a crisis mood: more and more hardwood is being exported to China, although the [...]

September 28, 2022

China: Log stocks continue to decline, import prices show an upward trend

The log inventory in China continued to decline in August, and prices showed an upward trend. As of the end [...]

September 22, 2022

Trends in the global wood markets: What to expect for the end of the year?

For the global wood industry the end of 2022 seems to be as turbulent as in the pandemic years. The [...]

September 19, 2022

China: Rise in CIF prices for lumber imports

CIF prices for China’s lumber imports from most suppliers rose in the first half of 2022, except for Thailand [...]

September 6, 2022

China: August review of the softwood log market

China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 4.6 - 4.7m. Fresh pine logs are sold quickly after [...]

September 1, 2022

‘Timber cities’ could save a billion tonnes of emissions by 2100, scientists say

Making new homes out of wood instead of steel and concrete could avoid more than 100 billion tonnes of CO2 [...]

August 31, 2022

China’s demand for softwood logs and lumber still sluggish in the third quarter

The implementation of pandemic prevention and control measures in China in the first half of the year had a great [...]

August 29, 2022

Ikea announces further investments in Chinese market

Ingka Group, the parent group of Swedish home furnishing giant Ikea, will invest 5.3 billion yuan (EUR 770 million [...]

August 29, 2022

China: Falling stocks of N. American logs and European spruce logs

Softwood log inventories at the China’s main ocean ports totalled 4.96 million m3 on July 30th, 2022, a [...]

August 22, 2022

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