New rules for US hardwood logs exports to the European Union
The new EU implementing directive 2019/523 of 21 March 2019 (available on request) concerns the protection measures against the [...]
August 28, 2019
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Investigation of padauk export from Congo to EU impacts prices
In early July Belgian Customs blocked the release of a shipment of padouk sawnwood dispatched from Gabon. The Belgian authorities [...]
August 28, 2019
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Germany: Price overview for wood products
Producer prices for commercial wood products in Germany continued to decline in June. While there is [...]
August 28, 2019
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More German and New Zealand logs in the Chinese market
In the January-May period, log imports to China from Russia declined 26.2 percent year-over-year to 3 [...]
August 28, 2019
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Brazilian wood products exports fell sharply in June 2019
The value of Brazilian exports of wood-based products in June 2019 (excluding pulp and paper products) fell 12% year [...]
August 26, 2019
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Top 10 negative influencing factors for the Chinese timber market today
China’s economic downturn is impacting sales of wood products and under present market conditions there is growing over-capacity [...]
August 26, 2019
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Russia and New Zealand compete over timber exports to China
Russia is currently China's largest timber source. In 2018, Russian exports to China reached 15.65 million cubic meters [...]
August 26, 2019
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British Columbia’s softwood lumber shipments to US down by 25%
The value of B.C. softwood shipments into the United States has plunged 25 per cent as American duties and [...]
August 22, 2019
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Sweden: Derome acquires construction trade Woody Anderstorp
Derome, Sweden’s largest family owned wood industry focused company, acquires Woody Anderstorp and joins the construction trade on January [...]
August 22, 2019
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Conifex forecasts further reduction in lumber shipments
Conifex Timber Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. The company incurred [...]
August 22, 2019
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