China seeks more investments in New Zealand’s forestry and timber processing industry
The largest ever New Zealand forest industry delegation to China's showcase Global Wood Trade Conference has made the case [...]
September 19, 2018
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Vietnam’s wood products exports expected to rise by US$ 1 billion this year
Forestry sector in Vietnam is expected to reach its export target of US$9 billion a month ahead of schedule [...]
September 18, 2018
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Egger plans to loan EUR 150 million for its new particleboard plant in Poland
Egger Group has started talks with the European Investment Bank (EIB) regarding potential financing for the Egger Group’s realization [...]
September 18, 2018
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Boom in Russian lumber exports this year
In January-July 2018, Russia increased its lumber exports, both in value and in volume terms. Thus, the country exported [...]
September 18, 2018
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EUTR’s impact on tropical wood imports
The obligation placed on importers by the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) to gather data to demonstrate a negligible risk of [...]
September 18, 2018
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Wood pellets prices in Germany on the rise in September
The price for wood pellets in Germany increased during September 2018. As compared to [...]
September 18, 2018
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European sawn hardwood sector negatively impacted by raw materials’ supply
Production in the sawn hardwood sector has not been showing any significant trends over the last few years. Demand is [...]
September 13, 2018
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U.S. softwood lumber production rises while Canadian output drops in H1/2018
U.S. sawmills produced 17.758 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first half of 2018, an [...]
September 13, 2018
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Russian-Japanese joint project to build huge wood pellet facilities in Russia’s Far East
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Russia, the Russia-Japan Investment Fund (RJIF, launched by [...]
September 13, 2018
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Southwest China to see US$ 3.3 billion investment in timber ports and processing zone
A cooperation and investment agreement was recently signed between China Forestry Group Corporation and the administration in Ba’nan district [...]
September 12, 2018
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