Chinese companies seeking alternatives to US timbers
At present, Chinese companies have been able to absorb the increased tariff levels on imported US timber raw materials but [...]
June 3, 2019
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Double-digit drop for US lumber prices at the end of May
Mills idled by wildfires in Western Canada and expectations that more market- or resource-related shutdowns were coming in the [...]
June 3, 2019
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Ligna 2019 attracted more than 90,000 visitors
The five-day LIGNA 2019 closed on an impressive note. The world's leading trade fair for woodworking and wood [...]
June 3, 2019
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US importers paying for Trump’s trade war, says IMF
Companies in the U.S. are paying almost all the costs from Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports, IMF [...]
May 28, 2019
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Vietnam’s wood products exports up 18.3% in the first four months
Export turnover of Vietnam's wood and wooden products reached nearly US$3.12 billion in the first four months [...]
May 28, 2019
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Italian Fantoni Group has ceased MDF production at Novolegno plant
At the end of February, the Italian wood-based panels manufacturer Fantoni discontinued MDF production at its Avellino site, which [...]
May 28, 2019
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Arauco’s sales of wood products impacted by US-China trade war
Net income for Arauco, one of the world’s largest forestry companies, reached USD 126.1 million in 1Q-2019 [...]
May 28, 2019
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Vietnam: Investments in production capacity needed for boosting wood products exports
Vietnam's wood and forestry product export turnover reached over US$9.3 billion in 2018, accounting for more than [...]
May 27, 2019
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US turning to Vietnamese plywood, as trade with China slows
While U.S. imports of hardwood plywood are flat, imports from Vietnam are growing rapidly amid declines in the China [...]
May 23, 2019
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Germany: Producer prices for wood products on a downward trend
The economic downturn noted by the market research institutes is also reflected in Germany's producer prices for commercial wood [...]
May 23, 2019
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