British Columbia’s largest forestry delegation to visit China, Japan and South Korea at the end of 2018
Doug Donaldson, B.C. Forests/Rural Development Minister, is taking a large forestry-sector delegation to three Asian countries this [...]
November 22, 2018
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The German parquet industry sees great opportunities in the Chinese market
During the first three quarters of 2018, the sales of German parquet fell by 5% year-on-year, reaching a [...]
November 22, 2018
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US lumber production up by 5%; Canadian output falls
U.S. sawmills produced 23.855 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first eight months of 2018 [...]
November 20, 2018
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Declining furniture trade in China
According to data from China Customs, in the first half of 2018 the value of China’ s furniture exports was [...]
November 20, 2018
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Latvia: Forest products exports up 14.6% in the first nine months of 2018
In the first nine months of the year, Latvia exported EUR 1.925 billion worth of forestry products, up 14 [...]
November 15, 2018
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Stable softwood lumber prices in the US this month
Firm to higher prices were the rule on the heels of last week’s activity in the US. Some follow [...]
November 13, 2018
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Rising trend in EU wood pellets imports from the US continues this year
US wood pellets exports to Europe have risen by 11% during the first nine months of [...]
November 12, 2018
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Lower sawlog prices in Russia, Brazil and Eastern Europe in the 2Q/18
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell by 1.4% from the 1Q/18 to the 2Q/18. This was [...]
November 12, 2018
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Pinnacle posts record wood pellet volumes in Q3 report
Canadian wood pellet producer Pinnacle Renewable Energy increased its third-quarter revenues 6.4 per cent compared to 2017 numbers [...]
November 8, 2018
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China cuts import tariffs on wood products to 5.4% from 6.6%; trade war with US continues to impact markets
A recent government announcement effective November 1st, 2018 states that China has reduced import tariffs on more than 1,500 [...]
November 8, 2018
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