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Global trade of wood chips increased by almost 50% from 2009 to 2020, driven by substantial demand for hardwood fiber by Chinese pulpmills

Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to an all-time high of 35 ...
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Hardwood fiber costs for pulp mills worldwide increased modestly in 2020

Increased demand for hardwood fiber in key pulp-producing countries and a weaker US dollar resulted in higher hardwood pulplogs prices in the 4Q/20. The Global Hardwood ...
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Germany’s export value of logs and lumber has increased 63% the past five years

The softwood timber harvest in Germany is likely to reach almost 50 million m3 in 2020, about ten million m3 more than a typical year ...
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WRI Market Insights, April 2021: Europe Wood Pellet Outlook

The forecasted growth in wood pellet production in Europe will increase competition for wood fiber and require new feedstock sources Europe's pellet industry is the ...
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The Global Sawlog Price Index rose 8% in the 4Q/20 as demand for logs was up in North America and Europe

Both of the WRI's sawlog price indices (Global and European) jumped 8% q-o-q in the 4Q/20 as log prices increased worldwide. Demand for logs improved ...
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Chinese imports of softwood and hardwood wood products will be significantly altered in 2022

China is the world's largest importer of softwood and hardwood logs, and for many decades, Russia has been a significant log supplier for them. This ...
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New Focus Report Released: Russian log export ban in 2022

Russia has been a leading log exporter for decades and this may come to an end in 2022. A proposed export ban will have immediate ...
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Russia’s proposed log export ban in 2022 will have a far-reaching impact on global forest product markets

Russia exported 15 million m3 of logs in 2020, which accounted for almost 12% of globally traded roundwood. Much of this trade may come to ...
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WRI Market Insights, January 2020: Global Wood Fiber Markets

In the 3Q/20, the Global Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) was up by 1.6% to $81.17/odmt, following a 16-year low in the previous quarter. The ...
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Softwood log exports from Russia have been in steady decline for the past 15 years

In a recent statement, the Russian President Mr. Putin ordered the government to strictly control the exportation of roundwood and low-value forest products, and to ...
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European lumber exporters have expanded their sales overseas from 30% to 45% over the past ten years

Sawmills in several European countries have long been exporting large volumes of softwood lumber outside their domestic markets. Historically, most of the shipments were to ...
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WRI’s Hardwood Fiber Price Index fell to a 16-year low in the 2Q/20

Wood raw-material costs fell for most pulp manufacturers throughout the world in them 2Q/20, reducing WRI's two fiber price indices for the fifth consecutive quarter. ...
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COVID-19 and beyond: Global Softwood Log and Lumber Conference 2020 takeaways

While COVID-19 has created huge challenges for all players around the world, additional supply/demand shocks have affected the global softwood industry this year. Mid- to ...
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South Korea makes final anti-dumping ruling against Vietnamese plywood

In a final decision that followed a nine-month probe, South Korea's regulatory authority came up with anti-dumping duties of up to 10.65 percent for five ...
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KENYA: Komaza raises $28 million to develop its forest plantations

The Komaza logging company has recently completed a Class B fund-raising campaign that generated $28 million. The money will be used to develop its forest ...
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WRI Market Insights, September 2020: The Global Forest Industry

Sawlog prices fell in most of the major regions of the world in the 2Q/20. A strengthening US dollar, weaker log demand early in the ...
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Germany continued to export logs at record pace in early 2020, with almost 50% of the volume destined for China

The log market in Germany has been extremely volatile in the first half of 2020, with high demand from the export market and a tight ...
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Rosewood smuggling in The Gambia. Shipping firm halts timber exports

One of the world's largest shipping lines has announced a moratorium on the transport of any wood from The Gambia. A BBC Africa Eye investigation ...
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Wood Fiber Costs Declined for both Softwood and Hardwood Pulp Producers in 2019 and early 2020

Wood fiber costs fell for many hardwood pulp-producing countries worldwide in the 1Q/20. The biggest declines (in US dollar terms) were seen in the US ...
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The Global Forest Industry This Quarter

Excerpts from the 1Q 2020 issue of the Wood Resource Quarterly a 65-page report tracking prices for sawlog, pulpwood, lumber & pellets worldwide, competitiveness of ...
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Forest Products Imports to China

The value of imported forest products to China dropped by 750 million dollars y-o-y during January and February 2020, with the biggest falls on the ...
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DANA-GINGKO plans for Melbourne March 15-19 events as virus infections spread worldwide

Every day now it seems that more and more countries have infected and infectious virus patients, and some countries are now headed towards or are ...
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Sawlog prices fell throughout the world in 2019 with European prices declining the most

The European Sawlog Price Index (ESPI), which has been in steady decline for two years, fell 5.0% in the 2Q/19, reaching its lowest level since ...
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China appears to be tackling the problem of illegal timber and logging in a new forest law

In an encouraging move with the potential to create transformative market change, China recently amended its Forest Law to include a nationwide ban on buying, ...
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