Global construction activity expected to further slow due to Covid-19
Global construction activity contracted across all region in Q2 due to the lockdowns to control the spread of the COVID [...]
August 27, 2020
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German exports of logs at record pace
Germany continued to export logs at record pace in early 2020, with almost 50% of the [...]
August 27, 2020
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Vietnam’s wood products export up 6.2% in 7 months
Vietnam exported nearly 6.1 billion U.S. dollars of wood and wood-based products in the first seven months [...]
August 27, 2020
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Norbord resumes operations at Line 1 of its Cordele OSB mill
In their second quarter earnings report, Norbord announced that due to accelerating demand for OSB in [...]
August 27, 2020
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Floods in China expected to have an impact on timber demand
The summer rains arrived early this year in China and with unusual intensity. Over the past weeks, the average precipitation [...]
August 26, 2020
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Spruce log prices fall sharply in the Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, spruce log prices fell by 10 to 17% in the second quarter compared to the previous [...]
August 26, 2020
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Austrian JAF Group to close raw veneer plant in Romania
Due to the challenging market situation relating to raw veneers, the JAF Group has decided to provisionally discontinue its production [...]
August 26, 2020
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Booming exports of sawn timber from Belarus to China, via railway
Since the beginning of this year, the exports of Belarusian Forestry Ministry enterprises have increased significantly. From January to May [...]
August 26, 2020
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U.S. DoC finds dumping of wood mouldings and millwork from China
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD [...]
August 26, 2020
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German forests decimated by the bark beetle, drought
In Germany, rising temperatures and droughts have made trees more vulnerable to attacks by bark beetles [...]
August 25, 2020
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