Australian request to China to resume timber exports ignored by Beijing officials
Australia is bracing for a drawn-out disruption to its A$1.6 billion ($1.23 billion) annual timber trade [...]
March 18, 2021
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2021 still full of challenges for the global container market
The global shipping system is currently experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. A series of unusual events triggered [...]
March 18, 2021
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European countries gaining market shares in US lumber imports
The United States consumed roughly 47 billion board feet of softwood lumber in 2019, 30.8% of which came from [...]
March 18, 2021
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China’s timber import prices under increased pressure
Since the beginning of the year, the Chinese timber market is impacted by a low availability [...]
March 16, 2021
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Dutch to limit wood pellet subsidies, possibly signaling EU change
In a speedbump for the accelerating biomass industry in the European Union, the Dutch Parliament on February 25 voted to [...]
March 16, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe
Consequences of the roundwood export ban on Russia’s forest industry
Russia has been one of the largest roundwood traders globally for many years by its roughly [...]
March 16, 2021
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N. American softwood lumber continue to increase after record highs
The latest data on U.S. home sales and house prices, released last week, underscored why [...]
March 16, 2021
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Sharp recovery in UK softwood imports
UK's softwood import volumes for 2020 see a three per cent rise against 2019 totals, after falling [...]
March 15, 2021
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Considerable recovery in the European lumber market
Until recently, the total annual consumption of softwood lumber in Europe has been steadily increasing and in 2019 [...]
March 15, 2021
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China’s current particleboard production capacities
In 2020, 16 particleboard production lines have been be completed and put into production in China, with an additional production [...]
March 15, 2021
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