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Italy: Fantoni Group has ceased MDF production at Novolegno plant

At the end of February, the Italian wood-based panels manufacturer Fantoni discontinued MDF production at its Avellino site, which [...]

Arauco revenues negatively impacted by US-China trade war

Net income for Arauco, one of the world’s largest forestry companies, reached USD 126.1 million in 1Q-2019 [...]

Main Russian timber companies want to boost exports to North America

Leading Russian timber companies plan to significantly increase exports of their unprocessed timber and pulp to Canada and the U [...]

Hardwood lumber industry in the US seriously affected by trade war with China

The U.S. hardwood lumber industry has a heavy reliance on export markets for its survival, and is being devastated [...]

US-China trade war affects African wood products traders’ confidence

    The likely impact of a prolonged trade dispute between China and the US is undermining the [...]

India: EPAL started to license CP pallets starting May

The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) informed that since May 1, 2019 it has had its first licensee for [...]

Lumber prices in the US on decline at the end of May

Trading remained a grind, as sellers stepped up efforts to move prompt loadings while buyers limited purchases to must-have [...]

Vietnam needs to invest in production capacity as to boost wood products exports

    Vietnam's wood and forestry product export turnover reached over US$9.3 billion in 2018 [...]

US turns to Vietnamese plywood as trade war with China advances

While U.S. imports of hardwood plywood are flat, imports from Vietnam are growing rapidly amid declines in the China [...]

Austria: wood pellets prices go down in May

The May price of wood pellets in Austria has dropped as both compared to the previous month, as well as [...]