Plywood markets coming back to life after COVID-19
In the past three weeks we have seen Western US plywood markets building and coming alive, after about a ten [...]
May 29, 2020
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UK to apply tariffs for imported wood and wood products
From 1 January 2021, the UK will apply a UK-specific tariff to imported goods. The UK Global Tariff (UKGT [...]
May 29, 2020
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West Fraser substantially resumed lumber and plywood production in May
During May West Fraser has substantially resumed lumber and plywood production with only a few facilities operating at less than [...]
May 28, 2020
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Impact of coronavirus pandemic on the Russian wood industry
In January-March 2020, Russian roundwood production remained at the previous year’s level, while in Northwest Russia it decreased [...]
May 26, 2020
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Pandemic still negatively impacting Chinese plywood market
According to Chinese merchants, after experiencing heavy volume in April, the recent dynamics of the Chinese plywood market has been [...]
May 26, 2020
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South Korean Dongwha to build large MDF and laminated flooring plant in Vietnam
Dongwha Enterprise, one of South Korea’s best wood materials manufacturer, began construction of its very first independent production facility [...]
May 26, 2020
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Russian lumber, roundwood exports decline sharply in Q1/2020
In January-March 2020, Russian lumber suppliers reduced exports by 7.7%. The export volume amounted to 4.1 million [...]
May 25, 2020
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UPM, Stora Enso and Metsä prepared to face the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the early part of the year was still reasonably good for large Finnish forestry companies. [...]
May 21, 2020
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N. American softwood lumber prices jumped once again last week
A lot of regular life activities remain unknown as various jurisdictions “open up” from the Covid19 isolation and quarantine. Regardless [...]
May 21, 2020
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Arauco’s sales down by almost 20% in Q1/2020
Arauco, one of the largest global forest companies, reported sales revenues of USD 1,127.2 million during the first [...]
May 20, 2020
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