IKEA to close all its furniture stores in Germany
In order to protect the safety of customers and employees and to limit the further spread [...]
March 18, 2020
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EU imports of tropical sawnwood rise 5% in 2019
EU imports of tropical sawnwood increased 5% to 753,000 tonnes in 2019 while import value declined slightly, by 0 [...]
March 18, 2020
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Italian wood industry companies in coronavirus crisis: “Strong response or we cannot do it”
Emanuele Orsini, the president of the Italian Federation of wood, cork, furniture and furnishing industries (FederlegnoArredo) urges the [...]
March 17, 2020
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Coronavirus: Overview of wood industry trade shows and conferences postponed or cancelled in Europe, Asia and N. America
In view of the ongoing unpredictable developments of the coronavirus pandemic many trade fairs in the wood industry have been [...]
March 17, 2020
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Second consecutive year of growth in EU tropical timber imports
Despite a downturn in the last six months of 2019, EU imports of tropical wood products last year were greater [...]
March 17, 2020
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Coronavirus crisis: France and Germany announce new severe restrictions
In the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, France severely limits the freedom of movement of its [...]
March 17, 2020
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Wood business companies start to react to the coronavirus threat
Wood business companies are responding to the threats of coronavirus. Here is a tracking of the most recent developments: [...]
March 16, 2020
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Sawlog prices contract all over the world, with biggest declines in Europe
Global trade of softwood logs in 2019 remained practically unchanged from 2018 at 93 million m3. As much as 45 [...]
March 16, 2020
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Container lines face $17 billion fall in revenues, as the efforts to stop spread of coronavirus continue
Container lines could be facing a $17bn shortfall in revenues this year as developed economies’ efforts to halt the spread [...]
March 16, 2020
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EPAL pallets production rises to 96.2 million in 2019
EPAL’s total production and repair volume continued to increase in 2019 and reached 123 million EPAL load carriers. [...]
March 16, 2020
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