New Zealand: Export prices for logs rising due to higher prices in China and lower ocean freight costs
At wharf gate (AWG) prices for logs delivered to ports around New Zealand increased on average 12-13 NZD per [...]
February 12, 2019
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China: Yekalon starts production at its 300,000 m3/yr MDF/HDF plant
Yekalon has produced the first board at its a new MDF/HDF production line in China. According to the announcement [...]
February 12, 2019
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Interfor boosts lumber shipments to China due to Chinese tariffs on US products
Interfor Corp. says the company has markedly increased lumber shipments from Canada to China as a result of tariffs imposed [...]
February 11, 2019
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More US hardwood likely to be diverted to Europe
The on-going trade dispute between the US and China may lead to an increase in tariffs on US hardwood [...]
February 5, 2019
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The United States is considering reducing import duties on Chinese products
The United States is considering at least partial loosening of import duties on Chinese products to accelerate trade negotiations. [...]
January 30, 2019
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2018 was a bad year for Scandinavian sawmills’ softwood lumber exports to China
After years of steady growth, the European softwood lumber exports to China had a bad year in 2018 [...]
January 23, 2019
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Investigation reveals how illegally harvested timber is ‘greenwashed’ in China
An investigation conducted by Sixth Tone, a group of Chinese researchers and journalists linked to the Shanghai United Media Group [...]
January 23, 2019
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China’s economic growth falls to a three-decade low in 2018
As a result of the tariff dispute with the Trump administration, China's economic growth fell to a three-decade [...]
January 22, 2019
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China and the European countries cooperate to promote wood products trade through railway express
A China-Europe Wood Industry Cooperation Summit was recently hosted by the China National Forest Products Industry Association (CNFPIA). A [...]
January 22, 2019
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China’s forestry sector output reached US$1.1 trillion in 2018
China's forestry sector output reached 7.33 trillion yuan (about 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2018, 2 [...]
January 21, 2019
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