EU countries to benefit from the US-China trade war
The additional tariffs on US imports from China threatened by US President Donald Trump would damage China, while giving the [...]
August 14, 2019
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North American lumber production on a downward trend; Canadian output drops by 10%
U.S. sawmills produced 14.647 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first five months of 2019 [...]
August 12, 2019
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Cheaper roundwood in Estonia
At a price of EUR 73.84/m3 and EUR 76.54/m3 respectively, pine and spruce sawlogs have decreased [...]
August 5, 2019
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EU imports of tropical sawn hardwood up 14%
Total EU tropical sawn wood imports for January to May were ahead 13.9% on the 2018 figure at 405 [...]
August 5, 2019
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Overview of the Canadian wood pellet industry
The Canadian wood pellet industry is export-oriented with high production capacity and exports far exceeding domestic demand [...]
August 5, 2019
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Record pellet production in Germany; new plants, expansions and rising wood stocks as main reasons
Due to increasing wood stocks in the German forests, the production of wood pellets has been steadily increasing for years [...]
August 5, 2019
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Finland’s softwood lumber exports move from China to Egypt
Finnish softwood lumber exports to the world increased by 5% in the first five months of 2019. The softwood lumber [...]
August 2, 2019
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China: Wood-based panel prices at a low level in July
At present, the market trend of plywood in China is relatively bleak, and there are very few shipments. [...]
August 2, 2019
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EU construction market a mixed picture; hardwood sector still strong
According to latest Eurostat figures, building construction contracted by 0.2% in May over April 2019, while civil engineering output [...]
August 2, 2019
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Brexit bites, but EU hardwood buoyed by new marketing moves
While uncertainty surrounding Brexit may be casting a shadow over the UK market the wider EU hardwood sector reports generally [...]
August 1, 2019
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