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China and countries of Eastern and Central Europe plan to cooperate on forestry issues

China, together with the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, have decided to invest even more in their cooperation regarding [...]
May 25, 2018 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...China / Europe

The European glulam market challenging for suppliers

Anecdotal reports indicate that the glulam sector in Europe struggled with over-supply and low margins in the 2013 to [...]

Swedish sawmills should avoid effects from global falling demand for pine lumber

Swedish sawmills and wood-processing companies are operating at high activity levels due to a high demand on the global [...]

US wooden furniture imports drop in February

US wooden furniture imports declined in February to under US$1.6 billion, but year-to-date imports remain higher [...]

Wood-based products exports from Brazil overcome 2017’s levels

In March 2018, Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 19% in value compared to March [...]

German price trends for wood products during March

Producer prices for wood products in Germany show only small movements in March. According to data provided by the German [...]

Demand for wood pellets in Asia has reached record-highs in 2017

Asia’s demand for biomass is growing rapidly. Wood pellet imports into South Korea and Japan have grown exponentially in [...]

European wood flooring demand decrease due to German slowdown

An insight into the current status of the EU wood flooring market and the wider economic situation in individual EU [...]

LIGNA conference moves to Guangzhou, China

The LIGNA Conference is moving to Guangzhou to be held on 4 and 5 December in the run-up to [...]

Wood-based panels global market diminished its progress

In 2016, the wood-based panels market grew to 408M cubic meters. After a slight reduction from 2008 to 2009 [...]