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Overview of the global forest industry in 2019

    Global trade of softwood logs in 2019 remained practically unchanged from 2018 at 93 million m3 [...]

Container lines face sharp fall in revenues as coronavirus crisis continues

Container lines could be facing a $17bn shortfall in revenues this year as developed economies’ efforts to halt the spread [...]

EPAL pallets production on the rise in 2019

    EPAL’s total production and repair volume continued to increase in 2019 and reached 123 million [...]

New Zealand forestry sector not likely to return to normal for six months due to coronavirus crisis

   New Zealand’s forestry industry continues to be impacted by coronavirus related disruption. Timber Industry News'industry contacts [...]

Forecast: Plywood market in the Middle East is set to rise sharply

   Middle East's plywood market is performing robustly for at least the past 10 years and is set [...]

Chinese trade alive after coronavirus crisis

   China made significant progress in kick starting its imports and exports in the last week/days. Data from [...]

U.S. softwood lumber production rising in 2019; Canadian output down sharply

U.S. sawmills in 2019 produced 35.319 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in 2019, up 1.2 [...]

IKEA partners with Alibaba

     IKEA on March 10 started selling its products on Alibaba's Chinese e-commerce platform Tmall [...]

Arauco faces challenging 2019

     Arauco, one of the largest forestry companies in the world, reported revenues of USD 1,202 [...]

Forecast: India set to become a major importer of wood products in this decade

     Demand from housing, furniture, hospitality and handicraft remains strong, making India a potential market for imported [...]