South Korea launches anti-dumping probe into Vietnamese plywood
South Korea's trade commission has launched an anti-dumping investigation into plywood imported from Vietnam, as local firms claimed [...]
December 3, 2019
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Wooden buildings could help revitalize the ailing Canadian forest industry
Changes to Canada's national building code could prove promising for an ailing forestry industry. Starting in 2020, the national [...]
November 28, 2019
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Poland ready to invest in wood pellet plants in Belarus, as the country seeks to produce pellets on a massive scale
Polish woodworking companies are ready to invest in pellet plants in Belarus. Prospects for [...]
November 28, 2019
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European sawn softwood market growth driven more by domestic consumption than exports
The European market showed steady growth in 2018, with consumption rising to 99.9 million m3; it is expected to [...]
November 28, 2019
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Current trends in Russia’s wood pellet market
The production and trade of wood pellets are highly dynamic in Russia for some years now. The Russian Federation produced [...]
November 28, 2019
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Estonia: Falling spruce sawlog prices, as bark beetle infestation puts price under pressure
The year 2019 is marked by falling roundwood prices in large parts of Central, Northern and Eastern Europe. In particular [...]
November 27, 2019
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North American softwood lumber prices moderate up
The work stoppage on CN Rail ended - as of mid-day Tuesday - which was soon enough to avoid truly negative [...]
November 27, 2019
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Improving market conditions for U.S. hardwood in the Chinese market
Recently, the weakness of the U.S. hardwood industry has not improved, and shipments to China of various types of [...]
November 26, 2019
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IHC 2019: Hardwood industry marked by trade tensions and general economic slowdown
On November 20-21 the 2019 edition of the International Hardwood Conference (IHC) took place in Berlin. The international meeting [...]
November 26, 2019
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B.C. forestry crisis deepens as Canfor announces 2 week shutdown for all its sawmills
Canfor is shutting down all 10 of its sawmills currently operating in B.C. over Christmas and New Years. [...]
November 26, 2019
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