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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European countries imposed heavy restrictions; borders close and some retail activity restricted
European governments took a series of measures over the weekend to slow the coronavirus spread. Many countries closed their borders [...]
March 16, 2020
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Coronavirus: New Zealand forestry sector not likely to return to normal for six months
New Zealand’s forestry industry continues to be impacted by coronavirus related disruption. GWMI's industry contacts, primarily [...]
March 13, 2020
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Chinese wood industry slowly coming back to life
Chinese firms are resuming work, and there appears to be an improvement over the last week. However, production [...]
March 13, 2020
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Swedish Martinsons Groups in search for a new owner
Swedish Martinson Group wood group in Bygdsiljum is looking for a new principal owner. All eight partners in the fourth [...]
March 13, 2020
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Czech Republic: Storms and bark beetle to result in record logging this year; timber prices at historic lows
In 2020, the state-owned company Lesy České republiky (LČR) expects the logging to increase to a [...]
March 13, 2020
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Coronavirus affects India’s wood supply chain
India relies on China to produce raw materials for veneer, plywood, fiberboard and particleboard, but the supply chain [...]
March 12, 2020
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Dieffenbacher delivers wood-based panel plants to North Africa
In El Tarf, Algeria, assembly is underway on the first continuous wood-based panel plant in North Africa [...]
March 12, 2020
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Trump bans travel from Europe; ban doesn’t apply to trade
The United States has imposed a general entry ban on people wishing to travel to the United States [...]
March 12, 2020
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