Global lumber markets benefit from rising prices
Lumber prices have increased worldwide in the second half of 2020 with US prices almost doubling Lumber Markets [...]
January 6, 2021
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U.S. hardwood sector faces multiple issues from trade wars to changing consumption patterns
The biggest issue the hardwood industry faces is loss in domestic consumption. International hardwood export, Michael Snow, comments on key [...]
January 6, 2021
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With Chinese trade ban, Australia looks to India as a new market for its timber
With the embargo imposed by China on the importation of Australian logs still in effect, it is becoming a race [...]
January 6, 2021
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Australia’s role as a hardwood chip supplier to China and Japan has dramatically diminished in 2020
Hardwood chip exports from Australia fell 14% from 2018 to 2019, the first y-o-y decline since 2012. Total [...]
January 4, 2021
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The global forest industry rides out of a tumultuous year
The global forest industry has gone through an unprecedented year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. These are the key [...]
December 23, 2020
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Softwood log inventory in China dropping sharply
Softwood log inventory in China has dropped by approximately 14% over the last month to 3.0-3.2m m3 [...]
December 21, 2020
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Chinese timber enterprises cut or cease production due to air pollution
An orange alert for heavy air pollution has been issued in Lanshan District of Linyi City, Shandong Province and an [...]
December 21, 2020
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Demand for African tropical timber recovering but prices easing
As businesses in importing countries adapt to working with the coronavirus risk trade has started to revive and some FOB [...]
December 18, 2020
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China: Total timber imports this year is expected to reach 110 million cubic meters
It is estimated that China's total timber imports this year is expected to reach 110 million cubic meters. [...]
December 16, 2020
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China-Europe container rates continue to skyrocket; wood industry feeling price pressure
The China-Europe container crisis has escalated over the past week, with container prices reaching new highs, while the container [...]
December 9, 2020
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