Coronavirus: China’s imports of logs, lumber, pulp and wood chips crash in Jan.-Feb. 2020
The coronavirus epidemic in China has resulted in sharply reduced importation of forest products in early 2020. During January and [...]
April 6, 2020
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Vietnam: Wood processing industry concerned of raw material availability
Concerns have been raised over the rapid increase in Vietnamese wood chip production and export which, say analysts, could threaten [...]
October 24, 2019
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15% rise in prices for hardwood chips exported from Latin America
Tight supply of hardwood fiber in the Pacific Rim have pushed prices for Latin American hardwood chips upward during the [...]
August 7, 2019
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Higher worldwide costs for wood chips and pulplogs
Wood fiber costs ranged between 45% and 70% of the cash costs for the production of pulp around the world [...]
April 10, 2019
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Chinese imports of hardwood chips reach record high in the 3Q/2018
Chinese pulpmills have continued to increase importation of hardwood chips throughout 2018, and import volumes reached a new record high [...]
December 20, 2018
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New wood drying technique could reduce transportation costs for biomass
A new steam drying technique for wood developed through the EU-funded SteamBio project could significantly reduce transportation costs for [...]
June 12, 2018
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Wood fiber costs for pulpmills in the US increased significantly in Q1/2018
During the first quarter of 2018, there were substantial increases in wood costs for pulpmills in Western US and Canada [...]
June 6, 2018
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European Union wood pellets consumption reached 22.2 MMT in 2016
The European Union countries produce approximately 50% of the wood pellets worldwide. Yet, the EU demand represents about 75% of [...]
September 7, 2017
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Japan prepares for biomass power plant surge and boosts imports of wood chips
Trading houses and electricity retailers in Japan are currently increasing the imports of wood chips and palm shells due to [...]
May 25, 2017
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Eastern Canadian sawmills at record levels of production
Record high production at sawmills in Ontario and Quebec in 2016 has generated large volumes of residues in the two [...]
April 27, 2017
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