Surge in foreign investment from China in Vietnam’s wood processing sector
The surge in the number of new FDI projects into Vietnam’s wood processing sector continues. Most of the investment [...]
October 16, 2019
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Netherlands’ rising influence in EU tropical timber trade
The Netherlands has traditionally played an important role as a driver of tropical timber demand in the EU. [...]
October 16, 2019
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US softwood lumber price lost ground
The price of benchmark construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodity Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr [...]
October 16, 2019
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Swedish Setra reports lower profits on ”increasingly challenging market conditions”
Swedish wood products company Setra has reported an operating profit of SEK 95 (287) million for the period January-September [...]
October 16, 2019
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European consortium forms to promote timber as choice for multi-storey buildings
Armed with €10m in EU funding, a consortium of 21 European companies and organisations has formed to try and make [...]
October 16, 2019
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China: Prices of imported logs and lumber in September 2019
Prices in the Guangdong Yuzhu Timber Market [...]
October 15, 2019
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30 million m3 of beetle wood expected in Czech forests this year
In 2019, it is estimated that 30 million cubic meters of beetle wood will be produced in Czech forests. Accordingly [...]
October 14, 2019
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Trump to suspend tariff hike on Chinese imports
President Trump said Friday the government had reach a “phase one” trade agreement with China and won’t be moving [...]
October 14, 2019
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Stable softwood lumber production in U.S.; Canadian output drops sharply
U.S. sawmills produced 20.687 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first seven months of 2019 [...]
October 14, 2019
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Swedish foresters to drop timber prices due to slow sawnwood demand and bark beetle calamity
The Swedish forest owners association Mellanskog has announced a decrease in its timber prices. According to [...]
October 14, 2019
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