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Vietnam aims to more than double its wood products exports by 2025

Vietnam's government is very positive regarding the wood and woodworking industry, as earning export revenues of $18-20 billion [...]

August 13, 2018

China announces 25% tariffs on imports of various US wood products

As the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced, the Chinese government threatened on Friday 3rd of August 2018 to put tariffs [...]

August 6, 2018

Forest fires ravage Sweden’s forests

A European-wide fire-fighting force has helped Sweden to battle an unprecedented level of forest fires this summer. So [...]

July 24, 2018

EU imports of wood furniture on the road to recovery

After flat lining in 2016, the value of EU imports of wood furniture from non-EU countries increased 7% to [...]

July 23, 2018

No growth in European wood furniture production in 2017

The value of EU wood furniture production was €40.3 billion in 2017, no change from the previous year and [...]

July 18, 2018

Netherlands record economic growth boosts imports of wood products

In the Netherlands, economic growth is at its highest point since 2008, consumer confidence is high, and timber trade turnover [...]

July 16, 2018

Canadian retaliatory tariffs include US made plywood and wooden furniture

Starting July 1 Canada imposed a 10% import duty on plywood and upholstered seating furniture made in the U.S [...]

July 11, 2018

Chinese wood companies relocate to Vietnam to avoid US duties

Wood and wooden products manufacturers in China have been imposed 25% tariffs on all exports on the US market, as [...]

July 10, 2018

Italy: Housing sector drives growth wood products imports

Italy’s rise in timber imports in 2017 is a key indicator of the sector’s recovery. Overall, Italy’s [...]

July 10, 2018

IKEA ready to open its first store in India

IKEA, the world’s leading furniture retailer and manufacturer announced the opening of a store in Hyderabad, India sometime in [...]

July 3, 2018

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