Evolution prospects for the global forest products industry after Covid-19
2020 will be marked as the year of change. Change sometimes occur innately to alter the strategic direction [...]
June 15, 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 15, 2020
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Currency devaluation agains US dollar puts additional pressure on Chinese timber importers
On May 28, the People ’s Bank of China authorized the China Foreign Exchange Trading Center [...]
June 11, 2020
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US wood pellet sector well-positioned for the post-pandemic period
The wood pellet sector in US has many advantages that other sectors might envy as they [...]
June 11, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / North America
Indonesia revokes ending legality license for wood exports
The Indonesian government has backed down from a decision to scrap its timber legality verification process for wood export, amid [...]
June 11, 2020
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US lumber prices see surprise win as Americans renovate homes
Lumber futures are heading for their second-straight monthly gain at a time when gloom from [...]
June 11, 2020
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Conifex announces further extension of COVID-19 curtailment
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to negatively impact global demand for forest products, Conifex Timber Inc., has announced that [...]
June 11, 2020
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Vancouver allows 12-storey wood buildings
The City of Vancouver Council has approved by-law amendments allowing mass timber construction up to [...]
June 11, 2020
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Investigation finds European companies taking advantage of loophole to imports teak
A new investigation has uncovered a scheme exploiting a loophole in the European Union Timber Regulation [...]
June 8, 2020
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Worldwide demand for African tropical timber decreasing
Millers in West Africa have provided some comments on shipping opportunities and market developments saying they have been told ports [...]
June 8, 2020
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