Trade impact of FLEGT licensing
Based on structured interviews with around 150 companies in the seven main EU markets for tropical timber products (Belgium, France [...]
April 16, 2019
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India: Increased capacity pushing up plywood prices
Situation in the plywood sector is unsettled at the moment. Many new manufacturing licenses have been offered in various states [...]
April 16, 2019
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Prices of Swiss wood pellets drop sharply in April
Consumer prices for wood pellets in Switzerland fell sharply in April. This means that the price decline at the end [...]
April 15, 2019
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Columbia Forest Products ceases plywood production at its Trumann mill
Columbia Forest Products (CFP) announced plans to cease all hardwood plywood production activities and permanently close its Trumann, Arkansas facility [...]
April 15, 2019
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Myanmar teak logs prices see impressive rise as EU regulations strengthen
Despite the European legislation and its Timber Regulation (EUTR) that is supposed to moralize commercial practices, the teak market remains [...]
April 15, 2019
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Georgia-Pacific to close lumber mill, citing Asian competition for Oregon logs
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products notified employees at its Coos Bay lumber mill Thursday that it will close the facility and [...]
April 15, 2019
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Russia: OSB production capacity is seeing rapid growth
Russian OSB production is steadily growing, thanks to the ongoing recovery of the country’s national [...]
April 15, 2019
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US lumber prices fall for the seven week in a row
Sales of framing lumber in the US continued to lag production, as supply-demand imbalances were noted across the spectrum [...]
April 15, 2019
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Current state of China’s logs imports market
Total softwood log stocks across China are now around 4.2-4.3 million m3. Daily uplift from the ports [...]
April 12, 2019
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Lithuania: Pine and spruce sawlogs more expensive in March 2019
After a stable February, Lithuanian roundwood prices went up again in March both as compared to February as well as [...]
April 12, 2019
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