Archives: September 2019

Japanese forestry giants expand in New Zealand

    The growing need in emerging markets for building materials and fuel has spurred Japanese trading houses [...]

Chinese wood imports to stabilize despite a slowing economy and high 2019 domestic stocks

China’s 2019 imports of wood products are projected to stabilize despite a slowing economy and high 2019 domestic stocks [...]

Market prospects for the European softwood lumber in Egypt brightening

    The EU countries have increased their exports by almost 50% this year, as the country's [...]

Siempelkamp to deliver new wood-based panels plant in Japan

ENboard Co. Ltd., the new joint venture of the furniture manufacturer Eidai Co., Ltd. and Japan Novopan Industrial Company Ltd [...]

China: Prices of wood products for September 2019

    This index contains the most update prices of logs and lumbers from the two major timber [...]

Crisis in BC forestry industry deepening

    British Columbia's forestry industry is going through a deeper crisis, led mostly by high log [...]

International Hardwood Conference; Berlin, November 20-21

              Hardwoods become more and more important [...]

Global plywood industry affected by US-China trade war and slow Chinese economy

The global plywood industry is currently affected by the US-China trade war and the slowdown of China's economy [...]

Ban on timber exports to China useless, says Russian forestry group executive

    Mikhail Shamorin, president of the Segezha Group, one of Russia's largest forestry industrial enterprises, said [...]
September 20, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia

UPM completes plywood expansion in Russia

    The expansion of UPM Chudovo plywood mill, started in the autumn of 2017, was inaugurated. The [...]