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Sveza foresees complete stoppage of production in the worst-case scenario of pandemic

The Russian birch plywood producer Sveza said that it expected a reduction in production in 2020: from 20% to a [...]

Impact of pandemic on Ghana’s tropical timber sector

    The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its [...]

Roundwood prices in Finland start to rise in March

Trade of roundwood in non-industrial private forests went up in March. However, it was one fifth smaller than the [...]

First shipments of New Zealand radiata pine to China expected soon

After nearly a month of strict lockdown, forest industry businesses in New Zealand has restarted activity, after the Government moved [...]

Bergs Timber resumes normal production as demand improves

Bergs Timber has resumed normal production at its Swedish and Estonian sawmills on May 4, citing good demand in important [...]

Bark beetle starts spreading in Europe’s forests

    A third consecutive year of bark beetle calamity is expected to destroy the European spruce forests [...]

Vietnam’s wood industry faces coronavirus pandemic and anti-dumping tariffs

    The widespread coronavirus  pandemic has resulted in a serious disruption of the supply chains. Besides difficulties [...]

Sharp fall in Chinese wood and wood products imports in Q1/2020

According to Chinese customs statistics, in the first quarter of 2020, China’s wood and wood products imports were 15 [...]

New Zealand’s forest industry could face wave of closures

New Zealand's forestry industry could face a wave of closures without Government intervention, says the Red Stag boss, a [...]

Finnish pine in limited supply; prices in Chinese markets on the rise

Finnish pine lumber shipments to China in the first quarter of this year fell by more than 50% compared with [...]