Malaysia to close pellet factories amid coronavirus lockdown
Malaysia's wood pellet factories will close until 31 March to comply with a 14-day lockdown in [...]
March 20, 2020
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Interfor to cut production by 60% with curtailments at all sawmills due to coronavirus
Interfor Corporation will implement a number of initiatives in order to adjust its business to operating conditions being [...]
March 20, 2020
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Klausner shuts down its Klausner Lumber One sawmill in Florida
The Klausner Lumber One sawmill has ceased production. County Administrator Randy Harris confirmed that the sawmill shut down [...]
March 20, 2020
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Coronavirus: Russian timber industry in search for new markets
Many exporters of the Russian timber industry are suffering losses because of the coronavirus. The majority were forced [...]
March 18, 2020
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Coronavirus puts heavy pressure on European timber exporters
Factories closed, ports idling, lack of containers, rising freight costs, shipments in stand-by… The coronavirus obviously does not spare [...]
March 18, 2020
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EU imports of tropical sawnwood rise 5% in 2019
EU imports of tropical sawnwood increased 5% to 753,000 tonnes in 2019 while import value declined slightly, by 0 [...]
March 18, 2020
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Italian wood industry companies in coronavirus crisis: “Strong response or we cannot do it”
Emanuele Orsini, the president of the Italian Federation of wood, cork, furniture and furnishing industries (FederlegnoArredo) urges the [...]
March 17, 2020
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China’s construction sector crashes in Jan-Feb
The number of new housing starts in China over January-February slumped by 45% year on year as a result [...]
March 17, 2020
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Second consecutive year of growth in EU tropical timber imports
Despite a downturn in the last six months of 2019, EU imports of tropical wood products last year were greater [...]
March 17, 2020
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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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