China: Substantial rise in value of log imports in H1/2021
According to China Customs, log imports in the first half of 2021 totalled 31.26 million cubic metres valued at [...]
August 17, 2021
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Can India replace China as a substitute market for Australian timber?
In November 2020, China claimed that harmful organisms were detected in multiple batches of logs imported from Australia. The Australian [...]
July 27, 2021
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Log demand in China expected to drop as some sawmills are forced to relocate
Softwood log inventory in China has risen to about 5.5m m3 and daily port off-take has dropped to [...]
July 22, 2021
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China: H1 log imports grow sharply, while sawn timber purchases crash
According to data released by the China customs, in the first half of 2021, a total of 31.61 million [...]
July 20, 2021
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China: Log import prices are rising fast in March
Last week (March 15-21), China's log import price index maintained a steady upward market. The weekly index reported [...]
March 23, 2021
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China: Timber prices are at historic highs
Chinese log import prices have recently increased again due low availability of wood, transport difficulties (rising ocean freight rates). The [...]
March 11, 2021
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Chinese wood processing factories from Taicang forced to close
Once that China has taken a zero tolerance policy on pollution, wood processing factories in Taicang City were forced to [...]
January 24, 2018
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China’s log and lumber imports up by more than 15% in September
China’s log and lumber imports increased during January-September 2016, as compared to same period of 2015. [...]
November 16, 2016
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