Tariffs on Chinese wood products imports could be catastrophic for some US companies
The US has announced that it had finalized the list of approximately US$200 billion worth of imports from China [...]
October 1, 2018
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European softwood lumber exports to China drop by almost 30%
The European softwood lumber exports to China fell by -27% during January-June 2018, as compared [...]
October 1, 2018
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China shows increasing interest in Swedish sawnwood products
Shanghai fair confirmed the furniture industry’s interest in Swedish sawn timber. In September, Swedish Wood participated in the FMC [...]
October 1, 2018
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Global sawlog prices on a downward trend; lumber trade rising
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 1.4% in the 2Q/18. This was the first q-o-q [...]
October 1, 2018
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American hardwood exports to China grow considerably in H1/2018 despite trade war concerns
The exports of American hardwood to South-East Asia and China recorded gains in the first half of 2018 in [...]
September 26, 2018
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Finnish sawmill industry kept alive by Asian demand
Last spring, Finlands sawmill industry said that pulp mills growing hunger for wood and the rising price of raw lumber [...]
September 26, 2018
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Chinese producers get ready to beat US tariffs by rerouting goods
As the trade war between China and the U.S. festers, business leaders and analysts say Chinese producers are likely [...]
September 24, 2018
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China’s sawnwood imports continue to rise this year; import prices as well
China’s sawnwood imports in the first quarter of 2018 totalled 8.28 million cubic metres valued at US$2 [...]
September 21, 2018
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Trump’s tariffs on China- A big chance for Europe
The additional tariffs of the US government under President Donald Trump slow the Chinese growth by 0.1 to 0 [...]
September 20, 2018
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Vietnam’s wood industry to benefit from US-China trade war
The trade war between the U.S. and China officially started on 6 July after the U.S. started imposing [...]
September 20, 2018
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