European countries imposed heavy restrictions; borders close and some retail activity restricted
European governments took a series of measures over the weekend to slow the coronavirus spread. Many countries closed their borders [...]
March 16, 2020
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Coronavirus: New Zealand forestry sector not likely to return to normal for six months
New Zealand’s forestry industry continues to be impacted by coronavirus related disruption. GWMI's industry contacts, primarily [...]
March 13, 2020
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Chinese wood industry slowly coming back to life
Chinese firms are resuming work, and there appears to be an improvement over the last week. However, production [...]
March 13, 2020
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Czech Republic: Storms and bark beetle to result in record logging this year; timber prices at historic lows
In 2020, the state-owned company Lesy České republiky (LČR) expects the logging to increase to a [...]
March 13, 2020
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Coronavirus affects India’s wood supply chain
India relies on China to produce raw materials for veneer, plywood, fiberboard and particleboard, but the supply chain [...]
March 12, 2020
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Trump bans travel from Europe; ban doesn’t apply to trade
The United States has imposed a general entry ban on people wishing to travel to the United States [...]
March 12, 2020
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Plywood market in the Middle East is set to rise robustly
Middle East's plywood market is performing robustly for at least the past 10 years and is set [...]
March 12, 2020
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Coronavirus: Chinese trade revives after the first though two months
China made significant progress in kick starting its imports and exports in the last week/days. Data from [...]
March 12, 2020
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U.S. softwood lumber production up 1.2% in 2019; Canadian output down sharply
U.S. sawmills in 2019 produced 35.319 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in 2019, up 1.2 [...]
March 10, 2020
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India demand for softwood log imports set to triple by 2021
Demand from housing, furniture, hospitality and handicraft remains strong, making India a potential market for imported wood products [...]
March 10, 2020
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