Timber industry research & analytics Tag: China
Ivan Luketina, New Zealand: The country is unlikely to switch to lumber exports to China
10 February 2015 ` 14:14
New Zealand competes with Russia on the Chinese market of raw wood, although at the expense of having problems in its own forest industry. What will be the logging volume in the coming years and does the country... 
Global timber market review #2-2015
10 February 2015 ` 13:57
Improved lumber orders from Chinese buyers allowed Canada’s Western Forest Products to reopen its sawmill in January. China, Indonesia, Brazil, Portugal and Australia face allegations over cheap uncoated paper imports to the US, EUWID Paper reported. In 2014,... Global timber market review #1-2015
28 January 2015 ` 15:44
Dear colleagues, since 2015, the review of global timber trends will be published on the website in short only. Please consider subscription for the journal in order to get regular updates on the key events of the Russian... Global Trends Review, December 15-28, 2014: Softwood lumber prices declined in Sweden and Germany; Italy plans to double VAT on pellets
31 December 2014 ` 03:22
The producer price index of softwood lumber in Germany fell 1.6 points in November, marking the strongest decline within one month since December 2011, said Holzkurier quoting German official statistics. The index now stands at 114% (2010 =... Global Trends Review, December 01-14, 2014: Global pattern of softwood lumber demand in 2014
23 December 2014 ` 16:59
Demand for softwood lumber has been steadily increasing on a worldwide basis since the great recession. As a result, lumber shipments in 2014 are the highest since 2007 by far, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Lumber prices... Global Trends Review, November 03-16, 2014: Finnish sawmills scale down output as predicted; Chinese market outlook remains sluggish
23 November 2014 ` 18:18
Due to the oversaturated lumber market, several Finnish sawmills reduce their outputs, Holzkurier wrote. Metsä Wood, Versowood, Stora Enso and Vapo Timber prepare prolonged winter vacation, temporary layoffs or short-time schedules. The favourable lumber export markets earlier this... Global Trends Review, October 20 – November 02, 2014: global lumber outlook by the International Softwood Conference speakers
10 November 2014 ` 21:20
The sawmill industry feels very different by the two sides of the Atlantic: while North American producers report a good year, European sawmillers are preparing for possible prolonged Holiday season stoppages and maintenance works due to overproduction and... Global Trends Review, October 06-19, 2014: first CLT production opens in Finland; overall European glulam output falling
28 October 2014 ` 05:36
The first production of cross-laminated timber (CLT) opened in Finland, launched by Crosslam company, PuuInfo reported. According to Managing Director Juha Virta, this material is beginning to be well-known in apartment building construction. The aim for Crosslam’s production... 
Wood Guangzhou 2015: Trade fair and conference to be held again in the growing South China market
13 October 2014 ` 21:51
The organizing committee of Wood Guangzhou industry fair confirmed that on May 9-11, 2015, Guangzhou will host again a large wood industry exhibition and a concurrently held Guangzhou International Wood and Wood Based Panel Conference, which is co-organized... Global Trends Review, September 22 – October 05, 2014: Romania stands out as large & growing lumber supplier; Chinese prices fall on high lumber stocks
13 October 2014 ` 01:16
Holzindustrie Schweighofer has completed installation works at its new glulam line at the Radauti plant in Romania, Holzkurier reported. The capacity will be 100,000 m3, in addition to existing 140,000 m3. Contrary to initial announcements, there will be... Global Trends Review, September 08-21, 2014: Japan feels oversupply of lumber, China to develop wooden housing
5 October 2014 ` 19:54
With continuing demand slump in Japan, port inventories of imported Russian lumber like red pine 30×40 mm remain high and the arrivals have not declined yet so supply glut feeling is heavy in the market, ITTO reported. The... Global Trends Review, August 11-24, 2014: European construction is forecast to grow marginally by 2016; Chinese construction market risks are overblown
1 September 2014 ` 19:39
Until 2016, growth in construction in Europe is mainly expected for the North and Baltic Sea region. Meanwhile, the unprecedented housing crisis in Southern Europe has at least hit the bottom. This is the forecast published during the... 