Vietnam-EU FTA to boost deliveries of Vietnamese wood products to the European market
Vietnam and the European Union (EU) last week signed a landmark free trade deal that will [...]
July 17, 2019
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China sharply reduces imports of Russian logs and boosts imports of lumber
In January-May, log imports to China from Russia declined 26.2% y-o-y to [...]
July 17, 2019
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Impact of trade dispute with China for the US wood industry
The US trade and tariff war with China that has been reignited in recent weeks is directly impacting American log [...]
July 15, 2019
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Biesse’s outlook for 2019 goes down, while the woodworking industry is affected by weaker demand
Despite the more than EUR 40 million of signed orders achieved during the Ligna fair in May, the Biesse Group [...]
July 15, 2019
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US and China to restart tariffs talks; the US will no longer impose new tariffs
On June 29, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Trump in Osaka, Japan. During [...]
July 15, 2019
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Wood products exports from Brazil went up by 29% during May
In May 2019, Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 29% in [...]
July 15, 2019
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Dutch imports of FLEGT licensed timber are on the rise
FLEGT licensing is helping importers to comply with EUTR, while the forest sector reforms and new [...]
July 15, 2019
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Vietnam imports large quantities of timber and wood products from the US
Vietnam has been moving towards building a sustainable wood processing industry that uses legal materials in [...]
July 10, 2019
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West Fraser announced operations curtailment in Alberta, US
On the 1st of July, West Fraser announced a temporary, two-week suspension of production at its Alberta Plywood operations [...]
July 10, 2019
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Softwood logs exports from the EU to China doubled during Q1/2019
The total European softwood logs deliveries to China have went significantly up during the first quarter of the year, due [...]
July 10, 2019
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