Rising timber prices reported in China
In less than a week, Shandong's timber prices have continued to adjust, rising continuously, and the price [...]
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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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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