European Commission: More countries than ever hit by forest fires
On 31 October 2019, the European Commission published the 2018 edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe [...]
November 19, 2019
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Growing opportunities for Vietnam to forge new wood products business links in the US
Vietnam’s exports of wood products increased significantly in the first 9 months, most notably exports [...]
November 19, 2019
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N. American panel prices recover magnificently, big changes at BC sawmill operators
Recently, Canfor announced a bid to go private, and Conifex sold its Fort St James timber rights to Hampton, which [...]
November 11, 2019
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Canada: Why 25 mills have stopped operating this year?
The heavily interconnected B.C. forestry sector is facing a crisis as 25 mills have ceased operating this year, leaving [...]
November 11, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Vietnam’s forest products exports on track to generate revenue of US$11.0B in 2019
Robust signs since the outset of the year have made Vietnam's timber and forestry sector confident of gaining 11 [...]
November 11, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Canfor backs Jim Pattison’s billion-dollar takeover bid
A special committee of Canfor’s board has approved an almost $1-billion offer from a Jim Pattison [...]
November 11, 2019
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New Zealand’s radiata pine has market potential in Vietnam
New Zealand’s Sequal Holdings Ltd. and Vietnam’s VinaFor Saigon have inked a distribution agreement, with the former to [...]
November 11, 2019
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Cheap European logs flood the Chinese market
While log supply from North and South America in China has virtually dried up the volume from Europe continues to [...]
November 7, 2019
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Weak market for European birch timber in China
Some Chinese merchants said that this year, due to the short-term factors such as the downturn in the property [...]
November 7, 2019
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Romania to harvest 9.5 million m3 of roundwood in 2020
The Romanian national forest administration Regia Nationala a Padurilor (Romsilva) is planning to harvest 9.5m m³ of roundwood in [...]
November 7, 2019
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