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Downward trend in Sweden’s softwood lumber exports; deliveries to China and Egypt drop sharply

During January-September 2018, Sweden has exported about 7.4 million m3 of softwood lumber. This represents a -2% decrease [...]

November 13, 2018

Trends are about to change in China’s softwood log, lumber supply chain

Ongoing developments and emerging themes in China continue to significantly impact market dynamics; these key themes are unmistakable to anyone [...]

November 13, 2018

Forecast: China to become British Columbia’s main forest products export market, surpassing the US

Canada’s key export-support organization boldly predicts China will surpass the United States as British Columbia’s top market [...]

November 12, 2018

Lower sawlog prices in Russia, Brazil and Eastern Europe in the 2Q/18

The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell by 1.4% from the 1Q/18 to the 2Q/18. This was [...]

November 12, 2018

China cuts import tariffs on wood products to 5.4% from 6.6%; trade war with US continues to impact markets

A recent government announcement effective November 1st, 2018 states that China has reduced import tariffs on more than 1,500 [...]

November 8, 2018

Sharp rise in EU imports of Russian and Brazilian plywood

The output of plywood imports to Europe showed an important improvement in the first nine months [...]

November 8, 2018

Russia might temporarily ban the export of roundwood to China

Russia can temporarily restrict roundwood exports to China due to the issues of forest reproduction and destruction, Minister of Natural [...]

November 7, 2018

Finnish softwood lumber exports drop sharply this year; exports to Asia and the Middle East collapse

The Finnish softwood lumber exports to the world decreased by -4% during January - September 2018, as compared to the same [...]

November 7, 2018

Chinese furniture industry investing heavily in European woodworking machinery

China is home to the world’s biggest woodworking and furniture manufacturing industry, much of which is concentrated in the [...]

November 6, 2018

Booming European softwood logs exports to China

Due to a massive boost of exports from France, total European softwood logs deliveries to China have outpaced those of [...]

November 5, 2018

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