Top 15 biggest lumber producing companies in the world
GWMI picked the top 15 companies across the globe based on their softwood lumber production figures for 2021. The list [...]
December 1, 2022
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Global demand for timber could grow fourfold by 2050
The World Bank forecasts that global timber demand will quadruple by 2050, driven by economic and [...]
December 1, 2022
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Wood industry at COP 27: Combining climate protection and business
At the COP 27 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Austria's timber [...]
November 20, 2022
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Ocean freights drop sharply as global trade slows down
In 2021, the skyrocketing shipping prices have made the world's major shipping companies more profitable, but now, such good [...]
November 11, 2022
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Arauco’s plants in Argentina at risk of shutdown under import controls
The Chamber of the Argentine Timber Industries (CAIMA) has warned that local timber producers may soon [...]
November 11, 2022
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Brazil, Uruguary wood chip exports rise, Chile shipments decline
Eucalyptus plantations in Latin America are a significant supply source to pulpmills in China and Japan. However, the Latin American [...]
October 28, 2022
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Global softwood log trade drops by 20%
A halt in Russian log exports and reduced wood demand in China contributed to a 20 [...]
October 24, 2022
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China: Rising demand in construction sector to boost demand for logs; but market outlook still uncertain
Strong increases in demand are expected as the Chinese construction industry kicks into 5th gear and [...]
October 18, 2022
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FAO: Consumption of primary processed wood products predicted to grow 37 percent by 2050
Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050 in a business-as-usual [...]
October 13, 2022
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Global trade of softwood lumber on a downward trend
Global trade of softwood lumber fell about 10% in the first half of 2022. Most of the decline was driven [...]
October 13, 2022
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