Trade and tariffs cut deep into the US hardwood industry
Prior to the trade and retaliatory tariff battle between the U.S. and China in mid-2018, the U.S [...]
October 17, 2019
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Indonesian timber and furniture industry seeks to take advantage of the US-China trade war
The Indonesian government is mulling over banking on its timber and furniture industry to seize the momentum amid the ongoing [...]
October 8, 2019
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Vietnam’s wood industry struggles to prevent trade fraud as Chinese investments boom in the country
According to a market research on wood processing market of Vietnam by Forest Trend, in the first five months of [...]
October 8, 2019
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Australia’s woodchip industry hit by US-China trade war as shipments cancelled
Australia's $1.4-billion plantation woodchip industry has been dragged into the US-China trade war, with a number [...]
October 7, 2019
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Sweden: New large player in the forest industry emerges
Norra Skogsägarna and Norrskog plan to merge into a joint forest owners' association, which is described as the biggest [...]
September 26, 2019
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Global plywood industry hit by US-China trade war and slowdown of Chinese economy
The global plywood industry is currently affected by the US-China trade war and the slowdown of China's economy [...]
September 11, 2019
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Falling sawlog prices across the world
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell for the fifth consecutive quarter in the 2Q/19, reaching a two-year [...]
September 9, 2019
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EU plywood market faces a ‘perfect storm’
As the year has progressed, the European plywood sector has become increasingly depressed. That’s the consensus among a number [...]
September 2, 2019
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Corruption scandal hits hard Gabon’s timber industry
Tropical timber is piling up at Gabon's main port as the country's logging industry reels from a corruption [...]
July 9, 2019
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New player in the Swedish sawmill industry: Bergkvist-Insjön and Siljan Group to merge
The owners of Bergkvist-Insjön AB and Siljan Group AB have decided to create a strong joint sawmill group [...]
July 4, 2019
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