Malaysian plywood giant Shin Yang cuts down shipments to Japan
Shin Yang group in Malaysia will reduce the Japan-bound shipments of tropical plywood used in concrete formwork by nearly [...]
July 10, 2017
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Chinese expanding overseas investment in the timber sector, with Russia as main target
According to a report on China’s Wood Products Trade and Investment (2016) there were 167 Chinese enterprises with overseas [...]
July 4, 2017
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China still in a serious lack of timber resources that can be satisfied only through imports
The timber industry in China is closely related to building materials, furniture and other industries, where wood is the main [...]
June 27, 2017
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Slow-down in EU tropical timber imports
The slowdown in EU imports of tropical timber products registered in the second half of 2016 continued into the first [...]
June 16, 2017
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Shanghai wood processing plants began to relocate
Traders report that activity in the Shanghai timber markets is very quiet. Analysts say one reason is that many wood [...]
June 14, 2017
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CLT market expected to double by 2022
The global cross-laminated timber market continues to experience solid growth. Market advances over the last several years stem from [...]
June 14, 2017
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Large volume but low quality- an overview of the current state of the Russian timber industry
Even if Russia is the leader in timber resources, the country stays behind as a global market player both in [...]
June 12, 2017
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Average prices for standing timber in Belgium, spring-summer 2017
List of prices for standing timber set by National Federation of Forestry Experts A.S.B.L. Preliminary [...]
June 8, 2017
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Pfeifer Group to build CLT plant in Lauterbach, Germany
The German sawmilling group Pfeifer will invest EUR 30 million in a new CLT plant at its German location, Lauterbach [...]
June 8, 2017
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Can CLT help earthquake-proof buildings?
Research scientists from Washington State University (WSU) were recently given a US$1.5 million grant from the National Science [...]
June 7, 2017
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