Increases in Vietnam’s wood pellet spot prices accelerated during the third quarter of 2017, boosted by strengthening Japanese and South Korean utility demand, against a backdrop of tightening supply.  The supply-demand balance is expected to remain tight in the final quarter of the year and beyond, with South Korea’s total wood pellet demand expected to exceed 3mn t/yr in 2018, well up from 1.72mn t in 2016, according to forecasts from market participants, Argus Media reported.  Supply concerns helped to lift the fob Vietnam wood pellet price. The price hit a ...