40% of Chinese factories in Gabon have ceased production
It is estimated that about 40% of Gabon’s Chinese factories have ceased production. In some cases, the plywood plants [...]
July 2, 2020
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Is China going to ban imports of Canadian timber?
On June 16, China announced that pests were found in logs imported from Canada. This news triggered concerns in the [...]
July 2, 2020
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Coronavirus pandemic to limit price recovery in the global forest products industry, says Moody’s
The coronavirus pandemic is pressuring global demand and the oversupply across many regions will either limit price recovery or drive [...]
June 30, 2020
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South American log supply to China restarts
According to Timber Industry News sources, the supply of logs in South America to China has recently restarted. [...]
June 28, 2020
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European spruce supply to China disrupted by container shortage
China will receive more and more spruce from European forests, which are currently destroyed by storms [...]
June 28, 2020
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Global lumber producers more profitable in early 2020
The US South and British Columbia have historically been the lowest-cost lumber-producing regions of [...]
June 19, 2020
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Significant recovery in China’s softwood lumber imports in April
After Chinese imports of softwood lumber experienced a though first quarter, a significant recovery was noticed at the beginning of [...]
June 18, 2020
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Where is the Chinese timber market heading in the post-pandemic era?
As the world is gradually entering the post-coronavirus period, there is one main question that haunts the global wood [...]
June 17, 2020
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Forecast: Chinese lumber imports from the Nordic countries to exceed those from Canada
In early 2020, due to oversupply, the declining prices made European lumber producers more globally competitive [...]
June 17, 2020
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Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1, despite trade interruptions
Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1 from Q4, despite trade interruptions, uncertainty about short-term [...]
June 17, 2020
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