Growth of global wood pellets demand expected to be driven by Asia in the next decade
Western Europe has long been the world’s largest market for wood pellets used in heat and power production. But [...]
July 18, 2019
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Changing direction of investment flows in global furniture industry
The recent globalisation trend, which has been so much a feature of the industry and contributed to the rapid expansion [...]
July 18, 2019
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Vietnam captures opportunities from US/China trade dispute
In the first three months of 2019 Vietnam’s wood product exports were valued at around US$2.3 billion [...]
July 18, 2019
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China: Top 10 softwood log importing companies
The first importing company, in terms of value, was Shanghai Shengwosheng Forest Corporation, with a total amount of imports reaching [...]
July 17, 2019
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Enviva receives permit for 1.4 million mt/yr wood pellet plant in Mississippi
The 1.4 million metric tons production will be exported to power plants in Europe and Asia. U [...]
July 17, 2019
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Norway: Sawlog prices continue to fall
The average price across the whole range of roundwood assortments in Norway fell slightly again in May 2019. Following the [...]
July 17, 2019
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Stora Enso sells its thermal wood business to Lunawood
The deal marks the end of heat production in Uimaharju, Finland. Lunawood, who is seeking growth, will move the equipment [...]
July 17, 2019
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Kronospan wants to build its second plant in Ukraine
The Kronospan Group plans to build a new plant at the Gorodok site in the Rivne region of Ukraine by [...]
July 17, 2019
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Government of British Columbia plans to reduce log exports
The Government of British Columbia is taking the first step toward ensuring that more B.C. logs are processed in [...]
July 17, 2019
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Changing trends in China’s wood supply market: Why the NZ log exports and prices have fallen?
Several cascading effects have impacted Chinese markets for NZ pine logs in Q2 CY19, which will have ramifications throughout Q3 [...]
July 17, 2019
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