25% US tariffs on wide range of Chinese wood products enforced on 10th of May
President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports took effect as of 12:01 Eastern time [...]
May 10, 2019
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Antwerp to host this year’s International Softwood Conference
Antwerp, on the crossroads of international trade and a major harbour for wood and wood products, will be the host [...]
May 9, 2019
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Germany multiplies the export of softwood logs to China
According to Eurostat data, Germany exported a total of 3.78 million m3 of roundwood in 2018. This is 33 [...]
May 9, 2019
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Current prices for Chinese logs and sawnwood imports at main timber markets
The report below contains the latest prices of logs and sawnwood from main timber markets in [...]
May 8, 2019
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The price of New Zealand’s logs dropped in April as uncertainty in the Chinese market grows
The price of logs transported to the ports around New Zealand dropped by an average of NZ$7 in April [...]
May 7, 2019
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SCA and Martinsons deliver Swedish pine to the world’s longest bridge in China
Pine from the northern parts of Sweden has been used at the world's longest bridge over water. The 55 [...]
May 2, 2019
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Substantial growth in China’s tropical sawnwood imports from Brazil
Thailand still is the main tropical sawnwood exporter to China. China’s tropical sawnwood imports from Thailand in 2018 were [...]
April 24, 2019
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US DoC to continue investigations on anti-dumping duties for Chinese kitchen furniture imports
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is [...]
April 24, 2019
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Building on tropical hardwood’s construction potential
Advocacy for using timber as a mainstream modern construction material is increasing in Europe and other regions. Faced with the [...]
April 23, 2019
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China: Imports of sawnwood drop, but prices rise
According to China Customs, 2018 sawnwood imports totalled 36.74 million cubic metres valued at US$10.13 billion, a [...]
April 23, 2019
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