Chinese import of softwood lumber enters a falling trend
The steady increase in softwood lumber import in China continued during the first six months of 2020, but then entered [...]
August 2, 2021
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Large timber importer from China to invest in Belarusian wood processing sector
Kangkai Zhiguan (Heze) Industrial Development, a large Chinese importer of timber, accredited at the Belarusian Universal [...]
July 29, 2021
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Chinese H1 log imports grow sharply, while sawn timber purchases crash
According to data released by the China customs, in the first half of 2021, a total of 31.61 million [...]
July 26, 2021
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China: Log demand slows in July
The past six months have brought record New Zealand export log prices to China This has been because of a [...]
July 20, 2021
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Prices for European spruce logs in China fall sharply in June
On the whole, June Chinese imported spruce logs fell sharply. The price of spruce/white pine [...]
July 14, 2021
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Prices for imported German spruce logs in China drop sharply in June
According to Chinese importers contacted by Timber Industry News, on average in China, the German spruce [...]
July 12, 2021
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Japanese timber industry in unprecedented crisis due to supply shortages and record prices
Currently, Japan is suffering from the third timber crisis, with unprecedented supply shortages and extremely high prices of timber. The [...]
July 5, 2021
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Prices for China’s imported lumber fall sharply after record highs
This year's crazy import price rise in China came to an end in late May. Throughout June, the Chinese [...]
July 2, 2021
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Warning in US against European lumber
The North Carolina Building Code Council warns of potentially “catastrophic” failures caused by European lumber. It remains to be seen [...]
June 23, 2021
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UK Q1/2021 timber imports highest in more than a decade
Supply expected to remain tight throughout 2021. The volume of UK timber [...]
June 21, 2021
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