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Pessimistic forecasts for Malaysian wood products industry

    As the second half of 2018 approaches, analysts have projected that the wood-based manufacturing sector [...]

The wood furniture production in Europe kept stable in 2017

The value of EU wood furniture production was €40.3 billion in 2017, no change from the previous year and [...]

Brazil: Giant wood pellet plant to be build in Rio Grande do Sul

Fepam, the environmental protection agency in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, issued on Wednesday the environmental licence [...]

Indian HIL Limited buys German flooring giant Parador for EUR 82 million

The leading Indian building material producer HIL Limited, a subsidiary of the CK Birla Group, will acquire German flooring producer [...]

Latest prices for Indian teak, sawnwood and plywood

    Demand for Indian imported logs continues unchanged but imports are still affected by the withdrawal of [...]

Lumber companies in Canada lost millions of dollars due to US tariffs

U.S. duties introduced on softwood lumber imports from Canada determined a lot of financial difficulties to Canadian lumber companies [...]

Ukraine forests destroyed by European sawmills, new report reveals

An investigation released by Earthsight revealed results of the organization’s two years work called Complicit in Corruption. According to [...]

Higher foreign demand to push Africa logs & sawnwood prices

Producers in West and Central Africa report that demand is very firm and while prices are stable, sentiment is for [...]

Netherlands boosts imports of wood products

    In the Netherlands, economic growth is at its highest point since 2008, consumer confidence is high [...]

New US tariffs on Chinese wood products include wood flooring

Wood flooring is included in a new list of 10 percent tariffs proposed for Chinese products by the Trump administration [...]