Growth in Vietnamese wood products exports slows in April
Statistics from Vietnam Customs shows that exports of wood and wood products (W&WP) during April 2020 were worth [...]
June 22, 2020
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Malaysian timber industry in business during pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic brought much of the world economies to a grinding halt. It was tough for businesses to [...]
June 22, 2020
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Bergs Timber’s sold Swedish sawmills to switch operations towards more processed products
Bergs Timber signed an agreement with Vida Aktiebolag on the sale of Bergs's Swedish sawmill business. [...]
June 19, 2020
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Wood product exporters to benefit from the newly ratified Vietnam/EU trade deal
The government in Vietnam has ratified the Vietnam/EU trade deal which, it is hoped, will help boost the country [...]
June 19, 2020
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Sawmills in Sweden taking advantage of the ongoing pandemic
The Swedish sawmills are advancing their positions on the global lumber market during the ongoing pandemic. [...]
June 19, 2020
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China’s second coronavirus wave? Beijing faces new lockdown as cases spike in Chinese capital
Beijing is reintroducing strict lockdown measures and conducting mass testing of residents after a fresh cluster of COVID-19 cases [...]
June 19, 2020
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Canfor continues expansion in Europe: subsidiary makes sawmill acquisitions
Canfor Corporation reported that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has entered into an agreement to purchase three sawmills in [...]
June 18, 2020
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China says pests found in Canadian exports of logs, asks for investigation
China's foreign ministry has asked Canada to investigate pests found in shipments of logs, spokesman [...]
June 18, 2020
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US softwood lumber prices stabilize; inventories weak
After a wild ride down then up over the past few months, most standard construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices [...]
June 18, 2020
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Lack of demand in China causes sharp fall in NZ’s radiata pine logs prices
In May, due to concerns about the global supply of logs and sawn timber, the CFR price of first-grade [...]
June 18, 2020
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