India removes ban on use of timber in building construction after 25 years
After 25 years, India has removed the ban on use of timber in construction of buildings. [...]
July 6, 2020
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Sweden: Reductions in timber storage regulations
The Swedish government ends the rules for timber storage to facilitate the forest industry during the current crisis. [...]
June 23, 2020
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Will China ban the import of Canadian timber?
On June 16, China announced that pests were found in logs imported from Canada. This news triggered concerns in the [...]
June 22, 2020
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Moody’s: coronavirus pandemic, oversupply to limit price recovery in the global forest products industry
The coronavirus pandemic is pressuring global demand and the oversupply across many regions will either limit price recovery or drive [...]
June 22, 2020
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German sawmill industry exports hit with full force by the pandemic; upcoming period still uncertain
The coronavirus pandemic severely hit the German sawmill and timber industry, especially export oriented companies, leading to production [...]
May 28, 2020
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UK’s timber supply chain well stocked for return to construction
A new report by UK's Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has found that the UK timber [...]
May 5, 2020
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European timber importers put orders on hold
Accurate estimates of the specific effects on timber trade volumes this year will only become apparent when more countries publish [...]
May 4, 2020
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EU “Green Deal” creates new opportunities for timber
The Green Deal, published on 11 December 2019 by the new European Commission and adopted by the European Parliament on [...]
February 4, 2020
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Central European bark beetle crisis puts pressure on Estonian timber prices
Timber prices in Estonia have started rapidly falling from their spring-time high; Estonian wood prices [...]
January 27, 2020
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Russia’s Far East: Huge timber reserves are unexploited sufficiently
Almost half of the lands of the forest fund of the Russian Federation (556.2 million ha, 49%) and a [...]
January 6, 2020
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