China’s wood products trade continues to expand
The total value of China’s wood products trade rose 6% to US$163.5 billion in 2018. Of the [...]
June 19, 2019
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Swedish wood construction takes centre stage at the UN’s global conference
Swedish wood construction was a key point on the agenda at the first UN [...]
June 19, 2019
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More than 600 companies urge Trump to end tariffs on Chinese imports
Companies across a wide array of industries have almost uniformly opposed the Trump administration's plan to expand a 25 [...]
June 18, 2019
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Södra expands drying capabillity in Sweden to address bottleneck and prepare for new CLT facility
Södra chose Heinola to supply new Progressive kilns for the sawmill in Värö, Sweden. Heinola will deliver two [...]
June 14, 2019
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Vietnam to block Chinese relabeled timber products to beat U.S. tariffs
Vietnam has said it would crackdown on goods of Chinese origin illegally relabeled “Made in Vietnam” by exporters seeking to [...]
June 12, 2019
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Metsä Wood inaugurates new Kerto LVL line in Finland
Metsä Wood, the Wood Products Industry of Metsä Group, inaugurated the new Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland. The decision [...]
June 12, 2019
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Chinese tariffs to impact US forest supply chain
The US trade and tariff war with China that has been reignited in recent weeks is directly impacting American log [...]
June 10, 2019
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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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Stora Enso inaugurates new cross laminated timber production unit
Stora Enso’s investment in a new production unit for cross laminated timber (CLT) at Gruvön sawmill in Sweden [...]
May 29, 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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