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Vietnam to ban import of Chinese plywood

On the 12th of November 2019 the Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam signed and announced Circular No [...]

European hardwood faces deteriorating market and supply challenges

The market situation for German hardwoods was described at IHC by Steffen Rathke, Vice President of DeSH who said that [...]

January 2019 prices from China’s imports of lumber

    he table above contain the latest price data of different imported lumber assortments at several Chinese [...]

India is a more and more attractive destination for American hardwood

A booming furniture market is expected to drive up demand for American hardwoods in India this year. With the total [...]

Hardwood lumber included in the U.S.-China “Phase One” trade deal

The U.S. and China formalised a limited trade agreement today, signalling a truce in the nearly two-year trade [...]

Sweden: Martinsons to increase lumber production by half a million cubic meters

    The Swedish sawmill and building materials manufacturer Martinsons aims to increase the production capacity of its [...]

Indonesian forestry industry forecasts boost in exports in 2020

    Indonesian’s wood products exports totalled US$11.6 billion in 2019, a 4 per cent [...]

Italian Saviola Group to merge with German Nolte Holzwerkstoff

    A relevant and strategic agreement between Saviola Group (Italy) and the majority shareholder of Nolte Holzwerkstoff [...]

Climate change debate threatens the European hardwood market

Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]

Japanese market for wood pellets continues to expand rapidly

Japan’s market for wood pellets continues to expand rapidly. The policy-driven market opportunity for foreign wood pellet suppliers [...]