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China’s imports of logs crash in the first half of the year

China’s log imports fell sharply in the first half of 2020 to 24.51 million cubic metres valued at [...]

September 2, 2020

Vietnam’s wood, wood products export up 6.2% in 7 months

Vietnam exported nearly 6.1 billion U.S. dollars of wood and wood-based products in the first seven months [...]

August 11, 2020

SCA boosts wood harvesting level by 1 million m3/yr

SCA has confirmed a new harvesting plan which shows that the harvesting level in the own forest will increase over [...]

July 23, 2020

About 40% of Chinese factories in Gabon have ceased production

It is estimated that about 40% of Gabon’s Chinese factories have ceased production. In some cases, the plywood plants [...]

June 23, 2020

UK to apply tariffs for imported wood and wood products

From 1 January 2021, the UK will apply a UK-specific tariff to imported goods. The UK Global Tariff (UKGT [...]

May 29, 2020

Survey finds 63% of US wood manufacturers remain operational

A recent survey by the Wood Component Manufacturers Association provides insight into the challenges faced by member businesses in the [...]

May 18, 2020

“Wood would become more important for the EU construction sector in the future”, says Commissioner Timmermans

“WOOD WOULD BECOME MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN THE FUTURE” . This was stated by [...]

May 11, 2020

China blocked by the coronavirus: import-export at risk

China's isolation from coronavirus is turning into a logistical nightmare that threatens to have a heavy impact [...]

February 24, 2020

Global wood consumption in 2019, the lowest of the decade

The growth in global wood consumption has increased by only 0.3% in 2019, the lowest rate in [...]

February 4, 2020

Global output of wood products is at 70-year high

The global production and trade of major wood products such as industrial roundwood, sawnwood and wood-based panels have surged [...]

January 6, 2020

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