Chinese flooring giant invests big in Georgia
Chinese flooring manufacturing giant Create Flooring Solutions (CFL) will invest $70 million in a new 252,000-square-foot manufacturing [...]
July 2, 2020
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European parquet market: A return pre-Covid-19 sales level not expected in the short to medium term
After a year of slight contraction in 2018, the European parquet market improved in 2019. Unfortunately, this positive result and [...]
June 23, 2020
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Wood product exporters to benefit from the newly ratified Vietnam/EU trade deal
The government in Vietnam has ratified the Vietnam/EU trade deal which, it is hoped, will help boost the country [...]
June 19, 2020
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Canceled and postponed forest industry events in North America; latest updates
As countries, provinces and states across the United States and Canada announced strict measures to contain the spread of coronavirus [...]
June 17, 2020
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Will the forest products industry evolve post Covid-19?
2020 will be marked as the year of change. Change sometimes occur innately to alter the strategic direction [...]
June 2, 2020
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EU tropical timber trade weakened before COVID lockdown
Having reached the highest level in more than a decade in October 2019, EU27+UK trade in tropical wood and [...]
June 2, 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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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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Forest is a clear candidate for an EU economic stimulus program
In light of the European Commission’s expected announcement of which business ecosystems will be targeted by the European Recovery [...]
May 18, 2020
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Vietnam: Wood industry needs fundamental change in export product lines, markets, say experts
The wood industry needs a fundamental change in export product lines and markets after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, an [...]
May 8, 2020
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