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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Temporary obligation for the Austrian sawmill industry to buy damaged wood
Due to the bark beetle outbreak, the Austrian legislator is proposing to amend the Austrian Forest Act proposing a provision [...]
June 18, 2020
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UK tropical wood trade succumbs to pandemic impact
The value of UK imports of tropical wood products was US$360 million in the first four months of 2020 [...]
June 18, 2020
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Challenges, but some cautious optimism in UK hardwood market
Insights into the status of the UK sawn hardwood market came from a webinar organised by the London Hardwood Club [...]
June 17, 2020
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South American log supply to China has restarted
According to GWMI sources, the supply of logs in South America to China has recently restarted. [...]
June 17, 2020
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China’s European spruce supply disrupted by container shortage
China will receive more and more spruce from European forests, which are currently destroyed by storms and bark beetles. [...]
June 17, 2020
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