Vietnam’s wood products exports to set new record in 2018
Vietnam’s forestry product export is expected to reach 9.3 billion USD this year, according to the Ministry of [...]
December 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Energy / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
Trump and Xi Jinping agree to suspend trade tariffs
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days [...]
December 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / North America
IKEA speeds up its transition as to meet unprecedented change of global retail trade
The Ingka Group (Ingka Holding BV and controlled entities) is speeding up its transformation plans. The company plans to invest [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Egger begins construction for its first particleboard plant in the US
Austrian wood-based panel manufacturer Egger has started construction on its first U.S. particleboard manufacturing [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America
China: Downward trend for furniture trade
According to data from China Customs, in the first half of 2018 the value of China’ s furniture exports was [...]
November 26, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / China
Outlook of the Chinese furniture industry
The furniture industry in China is a traditional industry and it has developed rapidly over the past 30 years. Large [...]
November 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China
Armstrong sells its Wood Flooring segment for US$ 100 million
Armstrong Flooring, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Wood Flooring segment to [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / North America
China to cut import tariffs on wood products
A recent government announcement effective November 1st, 2018 states that China has reduced import tariffs on more than 1,500 [...]
November 13, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China
Vietnamese wood products exports to Europe expected to reach US$ 1 billion
More than 400 Vietnamese firms are exporting timber products to Europe, which is the 4th biggest market for Vietnam’s [...]
November 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Chinese furniture industry invests in European woodworking machinery
China is home to the world’s biggest woodworking and furniture manufacturing industry, much of which is concentrated in the [...]
November 8, 2018
Wood Furniture / Woodworking Machinery / ...China / Europe