Russian ULK Group to invest more than EUR 400 million in a mega sawmill in Russia
Russia's ULK Group is investing more than Euro 400 million in one of the country's biggest sawmill investments [...]
June 23, 2020
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Estonia: Sawlog prices rise in April 2020, but still way lower yoy
The prices for roundwood in Estonia have mostly increased during April 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic. However most prices are [...]
June 23, 2020
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Will China ban the import of Canadian timber?
On June 16, China announced that pests were found in logs imported from Canada. This news triggered concerns in the [...]
June 22, 2020
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Moody’s: coronavirus pandemic, oversupply to limit price recovery in the global forest products industry
The coronavirus pandemic is pressuring global demand and the oversupply across many regions will either limit price recovery or drive [...]
June 22, 2020
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Austria is launching € 400 million forest aid packages
On June 16, Austria launched a package for tax relief for agriculture and for investments in climate-friendly forestry in [...]
June 22, 2020
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Growth in Vietnamese wood products exports slows in April
Statistics from Vietnam Customs shows that exports of wood and wood products (W&WP) during April 2020 were worth [...]
June 22, 2020
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Malaysian timber industry in business during pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic brought much of the world economies to a grinding halt. It was tough for businesses to [...]
June 22, 2020
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Bergs Timber’s sold Swedish sawmills to switch operations towards more processed products
Bergs Timber signed an agreement with Vida Aktiebolag on the sale of Bergs's Swedish sawmill business. [...]
June 19, 2020
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Canada launches investigations into plywood from China
The complaint alleges Canadian industry is facing an increase in the volume of the dumped and subsidized imports [...]
June 19, 2020
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Wood product exporters to benefit from the newly ratified Vietnam/EU trade deal
The government in Vietnam has ratified the Vietnam/EU trade deal which, it is hoped, will help boost the country [...]
June 19, 2020
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