Brazil expands plywood exports to EU as falling supplies to US
In May, Brazil reduced plywood exports to the U.S. by 38% year-on-year to [...]
June 21, 2022
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Top global softwood lumber producers
In 2021, the 25 biggest softwood sawmills in the world produced more than 85 million m [...]
June 16, 2022
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Global port congestion improves, freight rates will remain high
High freight costs, congestion at terminals, earlier peak seasons and due to strict Covid-19 lockdown measures have had a [...]
June 13, 2022
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Rebound in China’s log imports expected from August
Generally, in June there is a supply and demand imbalance in China as the seasonal demand drops during the Chinese [...]
June 10, 2022
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US lawsuit bans Brazilian plywood due to poor quality
A federal court judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently entered a permanent injunction ordering the revocation [...]
June 8, 2022
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Sonae Arauco inaugurates particleboard plant in Germany
Sonae Arauco officially inaugurated its state-of-the-art particleboard plant the Beeskow. Although the plant started operations in July [...]
June 8, 2022
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China’s demand for logs depends on lockdown easing; but hopes are high from August
China softwood log inventory has risen steadily to 5.6m. Considering significant parts of China have been in lockdown, log [...]
June 7, 2022
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EU tropical wood import value at highest level for a decade
In the first three months of this year, the value of EU imports of tropical wood [...]
June 7, 2022
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China’s log imports fall sharply through April
In April 2022, the import volume of logs in China was 3.84 million m³, a year-on-year decrease [...]
May 30, 2022
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Current softwood log inventories at Chinese ports
Softwood log inventories at the China’s main ocean ports totaled 5.7 million m3 on [...]
May 24, 2022
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