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Wood pellets prices in Austria have outgrown last year’s levels

The January 2019 wood pellets price in Austria continued to rise, both as compared to December 2018, as well as [...]

The Chinese economic growth goes below a three-decade low in 2018

As a result of the tariff dispute with the Trump administration, China's economic growth fell to a three-decade [...]

Sluggish Chinese economy affects global lumber market

As a result of the Chinese economy going down and the trade disputes the country has with the U.S [...]

IKEA plans a $450 million investment in Vietnam

Swedish furniture giant IKEA plans to invest an estimated $450 million to set up a retail system and warehouses in [...]

Chinese forestry sector output reached US$1.1 trillion in 2018

China's forestry sector output reached 7.33 trillion yuan (about 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2018, 2 [...]
January 23, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / China

Finnish log prices on a rising trend

    Roundwood prices in Finland have increased sharply in November 2018, as compared to the same month [...]

Laminate flooring market in Europe slowed down in 2018

    In 2018, manufacturing members of the Association of European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) achieved worldwide [...]

US lumber prices start to go up in January

    Trading in dry framing lumber picked up amid more curtailment news in British Columbia, and a [...]

Forestry products exports from Latvia soared in 2018

In the first 11 months of the year, Latvia exported EUR 2.414 billion worth of forestry products, up 15 [...]

ISO published new standard for chain of custody of wood products

ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) has published a new, voluntary standard for chain of custody (CoC) of wood and [...]