Prices of logs in China on the rise due to reduced supply from New Zealand and Europe
In the first week of March the CFR sale price for A grade radiata pine in China was in the [...]
April 3, 2020
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Coronavirus will cost Europe hundreds of billions of euros in production losses
The fight against the coronavirus will lead to production losses, which will cost European countries hundreds of billions of euros [...]
April 3, 2020
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Coronavirus puts Europe into lockdown and rewrites economic forecasts
Economic forecasts issued only a few weeks ago in Europe, which projected continuing slow increase this year in GDP and [...]
April 2, 2020
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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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Volume of damaged wood in Europe was 50% higher in 2019
The volume of damaged wood (both bark beetle and windthrown) in 2019 in Central Europe and Italy amounted [...]
February 13, 2020
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Coronavirus could paralyze wood exports from Europe to China; ships blocked in ports
The coronavirus could paralyze log export from Europe to China. GWMI has learned this in discussions with exporters [...]
February 13, 2020
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European calamity wood starts to change the Chinese timber market
The European bark beetle and windstorm calamity wood is starting to modify the dynamics of the Chinese timber [...]
February 12, 2020
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Challenging market for European sawmills
The fourth quarter was disappointing many European sawmills, but a more balanced market can be expected. The market for sawn [...]
February 10, 2020
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Europe surpasses Canada to become China’s second softwood lumber supplier
Europe is now the second softwood lumber supplier to China; with a 60% yoy increase in deliveries. [...]
February 6, 2020
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Bark beetle outbreak – report from the Baltic states
As compared to the bark beetle outbreak in Central Europe, the situation in the Baltic states is stable [...]
January 30, 2020
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