Heavy floods in China expected to have an impact on timber demand
The summer rains arrived early this year in China and with unusual intensity. Over the past weeks, the average precipitation [...]
August 10, 2020
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U.S. DoC finds dumping of wood mouldings and millwork from China, not Brazil
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of [...]
August 10, 2020
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Belarus to boost exports of sawn timber to China via railway
Since the beginning of this year, the exports of Belarusian Forestry Ministry enterprises have increased significantly. From January to May [...]
August 10, 2020
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Cheap exports make Germany an important logs supplier to China
China Customs data shows that in the first half of this year China’s log imports totalled 19.68 million [...]
August 4, 2020
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Chinese wood processing companies severely impacted by slow demand abroad
78% of China's wood processing companies currently are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, while the resumption [...]
July 28, 2020
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European damaged wood invades the Chinese timber market
Chinese timber imports fell by 21% in the first five months of 2020. Instead of 17.5 million m³, China [...]
July 17, 2020
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New Zealand log prices down and have potential to fall further in August
The age-old adage 'what goes up must come down' has played out as expected with the New Zealand export [...]
July 13, 2020
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Vietnam plywood export companies face increased trade risks
China has invested in 29 plywood projects worth over US$150 million in Vietnam, becoming the country’s largest plywood [...]
July 9, 2020
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Falling prices for New Zealand exported logs to China
CFR price in China has fallen further to stabilise at 110 USD per JASm3 for New Zealand A grade logs [...]
July 6, 2020
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S. America, Europe and New Zealand in fierce competition for log supply to China
Log supply into China has increased, with South America and Europe responsible for most of this increase. European supply during [...]
July 2, 2020
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