Global demand for European sawn softwood sees sharp rise
Internationally, sawn softwood consumption is concentrated around 3 equivalent poles: Europe, Asia and North America. Demand is well oriented there [...]
March 22, 2021
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China and Finland forced to find alternative sources for Russian roundwood
Russia has been one of the largest roundwood traders globally for many years by exporting roughly [...]
March 22, 2021
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Bark beetle damage in Europe could be significantly reduced due to favorable climatic factors
If there is no large-scale drought in 2021, it will effectively reduce forest damage caused [...]
March 22, 2021
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China’s timber industry in search for other import sources to ease the impact of Australian supply
The Chinese timber industry is diversifying its import sources to ease the impact of the suspension of Australian [...]
March 18, 2021
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2021 still full of challenges for the global container market
The global shipping system is currently experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. A series of unusual events triggered [...]
March 18, 2021
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European countries gaining market shares in US lumber imports
The United States consumed roughly 47 billion board feet of softwood lumber in 2019, 30.8% of which came from [...]
March 18, 2021
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China’s timber import prices under increased pressure
Since the beginning of the year, the Chinese timber market is impacted by a low availability [...]
March 16, 2021
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Dutch to limit wood pellet subsidies, possibly signaling EU change
In a speedbump for the accelerating biomass industry in the European Union, the Dutch Parliament on February 25 voted to [...]
March 16, 2021
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Sharp recovery in UK softwood imports
UK's softwood import volumes for 2020 see a three per cent rise against 2019 totals, after falling [...]
March 15, 2021
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Considerable recovery in the European lumber market
Until recently, the total annual consumption of softwood lumber in Europe has been steadily increasing and in 2019 [...]
March 15, 2021
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