BC government to offer aid to forest companies
The British Columbia government is deferring a timber harvesting fee charged to forest companies in an effort to help the [...]
May 12, 2020
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COVID-19: UK hardwood trade suffering from lack of finance and poor margins
UK hardwood market was not in total lockdown in April, but activity was radically reduced by [...]
May 12, 2020
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IKEA’s sales during pandemic drop by 60%
IKEA store owner Ingka Group, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, aims to start reopening shops in Europe in May [...]
May 12, 2020
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European timber importers freeze orders
Accurate estimates of the specific effects on timber trade volumes this year will only become apparent [...]
May 12, 2020
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Germany becomes the second supplier of logs to China
China’s log imports in the first two months of 2020 totalled 7.73 million cubic metres valued at US [...]
May 12, 2020
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Top global lumber producing companies in 2019
Top global lumber companies’ production recorded a net decline in 2019. The same 15 companies that made the list in [...]
May 12, 2020
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Estonia: Roundwood prices way lower compared to last year
In February 2020, roundwood prices in Estonia have dropped sharply as compared to a year ago [...]
May 11, 2020
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Stora Enso, UPM and SCA not yet impacted by the coronavirus pandemic
Forestry giants in Northern Europe, Stora Enso, UPM and SCA, haven't been affected yet by the coronavirus crisis that [...]
May 11, 2020
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Sveza foresees complete stoppage of production in the worst-case scenario of pandemic
The Russian birch plywood producer Sveza said that it expected a reduction in production in 2020: from 20% to a [...]
May 11, 2020
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Impact of pandemic on Ghana’s tropical timber sector
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its [...]
May 11, 2020
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