Timber backlogs increase at the Douala Port
One factor in the contraction in Cameroon’s EU exports, which started in 2016, cited by [...]
August 20, 2018
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Indonesian and Brazilian wood products exports affected by the changes in the US GSP
In a recent statement the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) said it believes the wood products export target for [...]
August 20, 2018
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Prices for wood products in Germany on the rise
In July, a slightly upward trend for the German wood products price index could be noticed [...]
August 20, 2018
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Homag Group’s incoming orders decrease, as Chinese demand drops
In the first half of 2018 (1H-2018), the Homag Group recorded an increase in sales over the previous year [...]
August 20, 2018
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Kährs Group bought Swedish flooring distributor Ehrenborg
Kährs Group has acquired Swedish flooring distributor Ehrenborg & Co. The takeover has been carried out with immediate effect [...]
August 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
Softwood lumber production in the US increases, while output in Canada goes down
U.S. sawmills produced 14.752 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first [...]
August 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Latvian softwood lumber exports on a downward trend
Sawn and planed sawn softwood exports from Latvia went down by 15% during the Q1/2018, to 603,000 m3 [...]
August 16, 2018
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China to publish FSC national forest stewardship standard
China launches FSC national forest stewardship standard, reports FSC in its press release. Thus, China is [...]
August 16, 2018
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European tropical importers face rising competition for supplies
EU timber traders cited a number of factors shaping tropical import trends. These included intensifying competition for material from Chinese [...]
August 16, 2018
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Russia: Sawnwood exports drop sharply due to low Chinese demand
In the first quarter of 2018, the supply of sawn softwood from Russia increased by 1.8% (YoY) to 6 [...]
August 16, 2018
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