Coronavirus disrupts wood trade in China and starts to shake the global wood industry
As the coronavirus is spreading throughout China, there are many fears that the virus could disrupt the wood [...]
February 17, 2020
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Reduced Chinese tariffs on US wood products entered into force
The China Customs Tariff Commission issued a notice on 6 February 2020 stating that China will halve the additional tariffs [...]
February 17, 2020
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Arauco closes second plant in U.S. in a month
Arauco has announced it will be closing its medium density fiberboard (MDF) production facility in Eugene, Oregon, as [...]
February 13, 2020
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Coronavirus: Chinese timber markets still closed; return to normal operations postponed
Affected by the coronavirus epidemic, timber markets around China chose to postpone the return to normal operations. According [...]
February 12, 2020
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Kronospan to invest € 200 million in its Chirk, Wales plant
Kronospan is investing € 200 million in its site in Chirk, Wales as part of its Vision 2020 program [...]
February 12, 2020
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China halves tariffs on $75 Billion in U.S. goods, including wood products
China announced Thursday that it will cut existing tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods in [...]
February 10, 2020
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Norbord reports decreased EBITDA on ‘significantly lower’ OSB prices and shipments in 2019
Norbord Inc. reported adjusted EBITDA of $138 million for the full-year 2019 compared to $724 million in 2018 on [...]
February 6, 2020
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India: Particleboard capacity expected to rise in 2020
Due to a perceived increase in availability of raw wood materials from local sawmills, the Indian state of [...]
February 6, 2020
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45th CIFF and CIFM/interzum Guangzhou 2020 postponed
The postponement of the 45th CIFF Guangzhou and CIFM/interzum Guangzhou 2020 has been announced by the sponsoring organization. [...]
February 5, 2020
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Fears of wood supply chain problems in China due to the outbreak of coronavirus
There is industry concern that if the virus were to infect more people in coastal towns and cities [...]
February 3, 2020
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