EU tropical wood trade strong in the first quarter of 2019
The EU’s trade in tropical wood products was more buoyant in the first quarter this year compared to the [...]
June 3, 2019
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China: Railway deliveries expected to sharply reduce timber imports through ports
How will the competition between railway transported timber and port timber affect the market structure in China? Some market participants [...]
May 29, 2019
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Many sawmills in BC are expected to close in the next decade
British Columbia’s shrinking timber supply will attract approximately 12 sawmills to be closed in the next decade, following Tolko [...]
May 28, 2019
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Leading Russian timber companies plan to increase exports to North America
Leading Russian timber companies plan to significantly increase exports of their unprocessed timber and pulp to Canada and the U [...]
May 27, 2019
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EU tropical timber imports rising since mid-2018
Total value of tropical wood imports into the EU increased slightly in 2018, although at a slower rate than imports [...]
May 17, 2019
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Tropical wood loses market share in Germany
Insights into the reasons for Germany’s shift away imports of tropical wood, particularly direct imports, were provided by the [...]
May 15, 2019
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EU and Vietnam ratify VPA on FLEGT
EU FLEGT informed that the EU and Vietnam had ratified a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance [...]
May 10, 2019
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Swedish Setra confident that wood products trade with the UK will continue after Brexit
Wood products company Setra evaluated potential impacts of BREXIT on the company’s operations. Olle Berg [...]
April 8, 2019
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World’s tallest timber tower completed in Norway
The Mjøstårnet building in the Norwegian town of Brumunddal, which is historically engaged in wood processing, has been [...]
April 3, 2019
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Sliding importance of the UK in the EU market for timber products
There are significant shifts on-going in destinations for EU imports of timber products. After emerging as by the largest [...]
March 7, 2019
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