A new market segment for Swedish sawmills in China
China does not have a well-developed quality system with third-party controls like the Nordic quality system NTR, which [...]
December 6, 2018
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9% rise in EU imports of tropical sawnwood
Despite a slow start to the year, EU imports of tropical sawnwood were 539,000 MT in the first nine [...]
December 6, 2018
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Central/West Africa: Downward pressure on FOB tropical logs prices
Central/ West African producers report a slight easing of sawnwood and log FOB prices (Euro basis) being offered by buyers [...]
December 6, 2018
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EU imports of tropical logs pick up pace in third quarter
After a downturn in 2017, the quantity of EU imports of tropical logs recovered ground in the first nine months [...]
December 5, 2018
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US softwood lumber prices keep on rising
A mostly measured sales pace was reported across the most of US framing lumber species last week. Modest upward momentum [...]
December 5, 2018
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China: No more log fumigation at Taicang Port
It has been reported that Taicang Port is considering a ban on fumigating North American logs because of the risk [...]
December 3, 2018
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EU tropical timber imports recover some lost ground in the third quarter
EU imports of tropical wood products dipped sharply in 2017 and started this year very slowly but recovered some lost [...]
December 3, 2018
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423 million m3 of wood harvested from worldwide FSC certified forests
A recent analysis across FSC forest management audit reports revealed that approximately 423 million cubic meters of wood are harvested [...]
December 3, 2018
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Vietnam’s wood products exports to set new record in 2018
Vietnam’s forestry product export is expected to reach 9.3 billion USD this year, according to the Ministry of [...]
December 3, 2018
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US and China agree to suspend new trade tariffs
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days [...]
December 3, 2018
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