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  • Market Prices
  • March 31, 2013 22:58

China: Prices of main wood commodities in January 2013

This report contains prices of logs, wooden beams, veneer, plywood, solid wood flooring and other items from timber markets in several Chinese regions: Jiashan Kaihua, Shanghai Furen, Beijing Dongba...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • March 29, 2013 13:43

EU’s softwood timber exports to Japan registered a growth of 4% in 2012

The parameters of the Japanese economy recorded a decline in 2012. With an annual GDP of -0.4 percent and a fall of the industrial sector in the second half of 2012, the Japanese economy seems quite vulnerable due to the euro crisis and the island dispute with its main trade partner, China... With all these negative results of the Japanese economy, the softwood timber exports from the EU to Japan registered a growth of 4% (from 2,533,950 cbm to 2,638,393 cbm).... [more...]

  • Special Reports
  • March 29, 2013 12:58

US Tropical sawn hardwood imports

US tropical sawn hardwood imports increased in January as firm demand was anticipated for the beginning of 2013. Export prices for several species moved higher on the back of the positive buyer sentiment and firm orders.... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • March 29, 2013 08:25

Japan: Bank of Japan maintains aggressive stance

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) issued a press release after the Monetary Policy Meeting held March 7...... [more...]

  • Panels
  • March 28, 2013 11:25

Chinese plywood subject to antidumping duties in S. Korea

South Korea's trade commission decided to impose preliminary antidumping duties on Chinese plywood as the products made in China were judged to do damages to local manufacturers by selling at lower prices, the economy ministry said Thursday last week.... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • March 28, 2013 09:18

Schweighofer to invest 150 million Euro in new Sawmill in Romania

The new plant (70 ha) will be located in the county of Covasna and will start to operate within 2014. 650 new jobs will be created directly, in related industries 2.000 jobs will be generated.... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • March 28, 2013 08:13

Guyana: Log market quiet but sawnwood market active

In the period reviewed there were no exports of greenheart or mora logs...... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • March 27, 2013 11:55

GP plans $400 million in plywood and lumber investments

Georgia-Pacific last Friday announced that it is developing plans for potential investments, which total nearly $400 million, in its plywood and lumber operations. These facility expansions and equipment upgrades will further strengthen the company's commitment to meet customers' needs in the building products industry.... [more...]

  • Pulp and Paper
  • March 26, 2013 15:07

Tembec to sell pulp mill in Skookumchuck

Tembec announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its NBSK pulp mill and related assets and liabilities located in Skookumchuck, British Columbia to Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corporation ("Paper Excellence") for a purchase price of...... [more...]

Market Prices
  • Market Prices
  • March 26, 2013 14:09

Poland's softwood chips imports from Belarus almost tripled in 2012

If in 2011, Poland mainly imported its softwood chips from the EU countries, in 2012 this situation changed. According to Eurostat, an increase of 229% of softwood chips imports from Belarus, in 2012, changed the balance, making Belarus the largest source of imports for Poland (with a rise from 73,245 tons in 2011 to 240,245 tons in 2012).... [more...]

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