US turning to Vietnamese plywood, as trade with China slows
While U.S. imports of hardwood plywood are flat, imports from Vietnam are growing rapidly amid declines in the China [...]
May 23, 2019
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US is beginning to realize the importance of diversification of hardwood export markets
The fact that China has imposed tariffs on American hardwood products imports has sounded the alarm for the US timber [...]
May 22, 2019
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New phase in the US-China trade war: Consequences on the wood products industry
On 13 May China's State Council announced increased tariffs on US$60 billion of US imports (some 5,140 [...]
May 20, 2019
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U.S. hardwood lumber exports to China drop 40% in Q1/2019
Hardwood lumber exports from U.S. to China fell 39.8% y-o-y to 352.0 thousand m3 in [...]
May 20, 2019
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Massive Chinese investments in wood product plants in Russia’s Far East
China Forestry Group Corporation (CFGC) will build mills in the Russian Far East to supply wood products for China. [...]
May 17, 2019
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New Zealand radiata pine will enter the Chinese market in large quantities in the next 3-5 years
The radiata pine plantations planted in New Zealand in the mid-to-late 1980s have now entered into a maturity [...]
May 15, 2019
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VIDEO: Sharp rise in Brazilian eucalyptus logs to China
Brazil is Latin America’s biggest economy, and one of its top exports is wood. But with rising concerns over [...]
May 15, 2019
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China to impose tariffs of up to 25% on US products; See list of wood products affected
China said on Monday (May 13) it will impose higher tariffs on a range of US goods, striking back in [...]
May 14, 2019
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Trump, China trade war: list of wood products hit with new 25% tariff
As of Friday, the United States have increased tariffs on Chinese imports: from previously 10% to now 25%. Goods with [...]
May 13, 2019
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Disappointing trends in the Chinese wood-based panels market
In the near future, the Chinese wood-based panel market lacks bright spots, and the sales volume of various types [...]
May 13, 2019
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