ISC 2021: Softwood lumber production and consumption at record-high increase in Europe
It has been another extraordinary year in the softwood market since the International Softwood Conference (ISC [...]
October 20, 2021
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Vietnamese wood processors shut down temporarily
Although Vietnam’s wood and wood exports grew by more than 62% (year-on-year) in [...]
October 13, 2021
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US and Vietnam reach timber deal avoiding tariffs
The US and Vietnam reached an agreement over illegally harvested and traded timber that will see the Asian nation avert [...]
October 11, 2021
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Record high US lumber prices shifted global lumber trade flows in H1/2021
US lumber prices reached unprecedented highs in the 2Q/21. For example, the costs for 2x4 [...]
September 30, 2021
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Two scenarios for Vietnam’s wood product exports for the remaining months of 2021
In the first two quarters of 2021 exports of wood and wood products from Vietnam increased but due to the [...]
September 29, 2021
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Q3/2021 trends in the global forest industry
Softwood sawlog prices have gone up in worldwide in the past year. By far, the most [...]
September 28, 2021
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Skyrocketing freight rates puts pressure on European timber import prices
The key topic when it comes to European imports from Asia remains freight rates. A 40ft container from Malaysia or [...]
September 23, 2021
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China: Port congestions impact log supply
Log stocks in China have not increased but there is a lot of volume on boats queuing at Chinese ports [...]
September 23, 2021
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Demand for hardwood in Europe has surged – prices have hit new highs
It’s been six months plus of extremes and superlatives in the European sawn hardwood sector. Importers, distributors and merchants [...]
September 21, 2021
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Global timber supply chains could be hit hard by the Delta variant
Vietnam’s exports of timber and its wood products are facing a crisis since the Delta variant outbreak hit in [...]
September 16, 2021
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