Global trade of wood chips dropped sharply in 2020
Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to [...]
May 10, 2021
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Chilean wood chip exports were down 40% in 2020
Wood chip exports from Chile plummeted in 2020, with shipments falling by over 40% from the first quarter to the [...]
March 29, 2021
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European trade of wood chips has gone up substantially as sawmills have ramped up production
Softwood lumber production in Europe has increased steadily increased over the past five years. Consequently, additional volumes of sawmill by [...]
January 4, 2021
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Australia’s role as a hardwood chip supplier to China and Japan has dramatically diminished in 2020
Hardwood chip exports from Australia fell 14% from 2018 to 2019, the first y-o-y decline since 2012. Total [...]
January 4, 2021
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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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