US wood products industry pleads for relief from impact of trade dispute
US wood products industry groups have seen a dramatic negative impact on business since the start of the trade dispute [...]
December 4, 2019
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Bark beetle infestation and storm damaged timber in Europe rapidly changing global trade flows
Up to the end of October, European log exports to China imports were a whopping 5.6 million m3. The [...]
December 4, 2019
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China’s forestry industry posts continuous expansion
China's forestry sector has seen continuous expansion in recent years, an official with the National Forestry and Grassland Administration [...]
December 4, 2019
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China ‘insists’ on tariff rollbacks as part of ‘phase one’ trade deal
China is insisting that U.S. tariffs be rolled back as part of any "phase one" trade deal, China's [...]
December 3, 2019
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Moody’s changes Ilim Timber’s outlook to negative amid cyclical downturn in the global timber industry
Moody's Investors Service has changed Ilim Timber's outlook to negative from positive. At the same time, Moody's [...]
December 3, 2019
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Holzindustrie Schweighofer becomes HS Timber Group
The Holzindustrie Schweighofer Group is getting a new name and look with a soft relaunch of its brand appearance: the [...]
December 3, 2019
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SCA to double output at Bollsta sawmill in Bollstabruk, Sweden
Peab, in partnership with SCA, is going to build an extension the Bollsta sawmill in Bollstabruk, Kramfors Municipality, Sweden. The [...]
December 3, 2019
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European sawn softwood market growth driven more by domestic consumption than exports
The European market showed steady growth in 2018, with consumption rising to 99.9 million m3; it is expected to [...]
November 28, 2019
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Estonia: Falling spruce sawlog prices, as bark beetle infestation puts price under pressure
The year 2019 is marked by falling roundwood prices in large parts of Central, Northern and Eastern Europe. In particular [...]
November 27, 2019
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North American softwood lumber prices moderate up
The work stoppage on CN Rail ended - as of mid-day Tuesday - which was soon enough to avoid truly negative [...]
November 27, 2019
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