UK’s share of total EU imports of timber products falling
There are significant shifts on-going in destinations for EU imports of timber products. After emerging [...]
March 14, 2019
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US imports of China’s hardwood plywood fall by 76%
US imports of hardwood plywood increased in volume by 11% in November but are still down [...]
February 27, 2019
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EU plywood importers face the risk of oversupply
EU plywood importers report that in the latter part of the year, the plywood market started to turn around and [...]
February 25, 2019
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Chinese lumber imports on a downward trend
China's demand for logs and lumber grew in 2018 as compared to 2017, but most of the gains were [...]
February 22, 2019
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Japan aims to boost imports of wood pellets from Canada
Japan is studying the potential for a seismic increase in wood pellet imports from western Canada [...]
February 11, 2019
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Demand for Chinese redwood furniture slowing down
Many timber suppliers in the Shanghai Furen timber market are complaining that demand for timber for furniture making has suddenly [...]
January 22, 2019
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EU wood furniture imports from China dropped in 2018
After making gains in 2017, EU wood furniture imports from China, by far the largest external supplier, fell 5% to [...]
January 21, 2019
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Tropical wood imports in Europe affected by low supplies
Looking at factors behind the sales trends, European importers earlier reported supply issues out of Asia due to an extended [...]
January 14, 2019
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Sawn hardwood imports in the EU kept on going up in 2018
Total EU sawn hardwood imports were up 4% for the first nine months of 2018 at 1.62 million cu [...]
January 8, 2019
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Japanese wood pellets imports set new record
Wood pellet imports in Japan reached a record 506,000 metric tons in 2017, and are expected to increase again [...]
December 21, 2018
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