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Port congestions impact log supply to China

Log stocks in China have not increased but there is a lot of volume on boats queuing at Chinese ports [...]

September 20, 2021

Tenfold increase in freight rates puts pressure on European timber import prices

The key topic when it comes to European imports from Asia remains freight rates. A 40ft container from Malaysia or [...]

September 17, 2021

Global timber supply chains may be hit hard by the Delta variant

Vietnam’s exports of timber and its wood products are facing a crisis since the Delta variant outbreak hit in [...]

September 14, 2021

Shipping bottlenecks set to prolong supply chain turmoil

Tenfold jump in costs since start of pandemic squeezes importers and exporters The closure of a [...]

September 9, 2021

China: Decline in supply from major sawn softwood suppliers

In the first half of 2021, China’s sawn softwood imports came to 9.66 million cubic metres, down 24 [...]

September 2, 2021

Highest EU tropical wood imports since 2012

EU27 imports of tropical wood and wooden furniture started this year slowly in January and February but surged to US [...]

September 1, 2021

China: Softwood lumber imports fall sharply, softwood logs purchases growing steadily

In the first seven months, China's softwood lumber imports fell by a third compared to the same period last [...]

August 30, 2021

China: Substantial rise in value of log imports in H1/2021

According to China Customs, log imports in the first half of 2021 totalled 31.26 million cubic metres valued at [...]

August 17, 2021

Low current demand for logs in China

A number of factors have reduced the immediate demand for logs in China. Firstly, the quantity [...]

August 11, 2021

European plywood imports rebound strongly since September last year

Latest analysis of Eurostat figures underlines the recent volatile conditions in the EU and UK plywood trade. Total EU+UK [...]

August 9, 2021

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