Hardwood lumber is included in the U.S.-China “Phase One” trade deal
The U.S. and China formalised a limited trade agreement today, signalling a truce in the nearly two-year trade [...]
January 16, 2020
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Global softwood lumber production is forecast to grow by 1.6% in 2020
In reviewing 2019, where Europe is grouped as “one region,” the five largest producers are Europe, the U.S., Canada [...]
January 14, 2020
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U.S. wood moulding and millwork producers to file anti-dumping petitions against China and Brazil
The Coalition of American Millwork Producers (CAMP) filed antidumping (AD) petitions on imports of wood mouldings and millwork products from [...]
January 14, 2020
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Forecast: Global lumber demand trends in 2020
Many in the industry will not remember 2019 positively. Simply put, most global markets were awash in wood, and all [...]
January 10, 2020
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Major rise in German softwood lumber exports to China and U.S.
A significant surge in softwood lumber exports from Germany to China has been reported during the nine-month period of [...]
January 9, 2020
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China’s log market seriously impacted by the bark beetle crisis in Europe
The price for an A grade log in the China log market has remained around USD 124 per JASm3. The [...]
January 8, 2020
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Biesse Group to refocus its strategy in China
The Biesse Board of Directors meeting - held on December 20th in the corporate offices in Pesaro - analyzed the Chinese demand [...]
January 7, 2020
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Global lumber market trends in 2020
In North America at least, 2019 will be remembered as the hangover from the 2018 first-half price spike that [...]
January 7, 2020
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Vietnam suspends some plywood exports to the U.S. to avoid the transit of Chinese products
Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade announced it would suspend some plywood exports to the U.S. [...]
January 7, 2020
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Global output of wood products is at 70-year high
The global production and trade of major wood products such as industrial roundwood, sawnwood and wood-based panels have surged [...]
January 6, 2020
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