With Chinese trade ban, Australia looks to India as a new market for its timber
With the embargo imposed by China on the importation of Australian logs still in effect, it is becoming a race [...]
January 6, 2021
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European trade of wood chips has gone up substantially as sawmills have ramped up production
Softwood lumber production in Europe has increased steadily increased over the past five years. Consequently, additional volumes of sawmill by [...]
January 4, 2021
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Phytosanitary controls extended to UK wood product imports from EU countries
A significant impact of the UK’s exit from the EU single market on 1st January is the requirement for [...]
January 4, 2021
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North America: Wood products pricing volatility likely to persist in 2021
Pandemic-related supply constraints likely in new year A year marked by high demand, supply constraints, and mercurial [...]
January 4, 2021
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Australia’s role as a hardwood chip supplier to China and Japan has dramatically diminished in 2020
Hardwood chip exports from Australia fell 14% from 2018 to 2019, the first y-o-y decline since 2012. Total [...]
January 4, 2021
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Finland: Log prices rose in November
In November, the prices of softwood logs were 3–5 per cent higher in real terms than the 2019 average [...]
January 4, 2021
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The global forest industry rides out of a tumultuous year
The global forest industry has gone through an unprecedented year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. These are the key [...]
December 23, 2020
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Border checks on UK wood imports from EU will disrupt just-in-time trade
Until the end of this year, trucks can just roll into the UK from the European continent with no checks [...]
December 23, 2020
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Egger highlights recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
The Egger Group, headquartered in St. Johann in Tirol, closed the first half of its 2020/2021 financial year (reporting [...]
December 23, 2020
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Vietnam’s wood exports to hit another record in 2020
Vietnam's wood export turnover this year is expected to reach a record high of nearly US$12.5 billion [...]
December 23, 2020
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