US and China to restart tariffs talks; the US will no longer impose new tariffs
On June 29, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Trump in Osaka, Japan. During [...]
July 15, 2019
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Wood products exports from Brazil went up by 29% during May
In May 2019, Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 29% in [...]
July 15, 2019
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Dutch imports of FLEGT licensed timber are on the rise
FLEGT licensing is helping importers to comply with EUTR, while the forest sector reforms and new [...]
July 15, 2019
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Vietnam imports large quantities of timber and wood products from the US
Vietnam has been moving towards building a sustainable wood processing industry that uses legal materials in [...]
July 10, 2019
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West Fraser announced operations curtailment in Alberta, US
On the 1st of July, West Fraser announced a temporary, two-week suspension of production at its Alberta Plywood operations [...]
July 10, 2019
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Softwood logs exports from the EU to China doubled during Q1/2019
The total European softwood logs deliveries to China have went significantly up during the first quarter of the year, due [...]
July 10, 2019
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Chinese softwood lumber imports went 17% up during Jan.-May 2019
In January-May 2019, China increased softwood lumber imports by 17.1% year-on-year to 11.6 million m3 [...]
July 10, 2019
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Segezha Group launches 250,000 m2/yr CLT plant construction
Segezha Group launched construction of the CLT manufacturing plant. The modern engineered material for wooden construction to be produced in [...]
July 10, 2019
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China’s plywood exports and prices on the rise
According to the data from China Customs, the volume of China’s 2018 plywood exports was 11.33 million cubic [...]
July 10, 2019
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Traders in Belgium and the Netherlands support combined FLEGT and EUTR licenses
Although the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) has narrowed the supply base for tropical timber imported into [...]
July 10, 2019
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