New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China complicated
The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]
March 17, 2020
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Coronavirus: Chinese timber market faces severe demand shrinkage this year
The Chinese timber market, which was forced to extend holidays due to the coronavirus outbreak, officially resumed work [...]
March 16, 2020
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U.S. hardwood products included in the new Chinese tariff exclusions
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing issued an official translation of the Chinese Tariff [...]
March 16, 2020
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Coronavirus: Chinese ports full; supply of logs jammed, prices rising
The supply of both New Zealand radiata pine as well as European spruce is reducing in [...]
March 13, 2020
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Vietnamese wood companies seek for alternative materials suppliers due to coronavirus crisis
Local wood processing enterprises need to widen supply chains with a focus on seeking suppliers from domestic and [...]
March 13, 2020
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Large forest owners association forms in Sweden
28,000 Swedish forest owners formed the new Norra Skog business association through the merger of Norrskog and Norra Skogsagarna [...]
March 13, 2020
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FSC releases improved trademark license agreement
The revised and improved license agreement for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting [...]
March 13, 2020
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Swedish forest industry impacted by weak European markets
As a whole, 2019 was a good year for the Swedish forest industry, but not as [...]
March 6, 2020
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Czech Republic: Bark beetle infestation to double this year and again next year
Bark beetle will attack up to 60 million cubic meters of wood this year in the Czech Republic [...]
March 6, 2020
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Decrease in U.S. softwood lumber production
U.S. sawmills produced 32.612 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first 11 months [...]
March 6, 2020
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