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 [...]
May 11, 2020
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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 [...]
May 11, 2020
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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 [...]
May 11, 2020
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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 [...]
May 11, 2020
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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 [...]
May 11, 2020
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Bark beetle starts spreading in Europe’s forests
A third consecutive year of bark beetle calamity is expected to destroy the European spruce forests [...]
May 11, 2020
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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 [...]
May 11, 2020
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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 [...]
May 11, 2020
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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 [...]
May 5, 2020
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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 [...]
May 5, 2020
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