Several companies exporting logs from Eastland Port have announced the temporary stop to all log exports due to the coronavirus […]
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New Zealand Log Exports threatened by Impacts of Coronavirus
Quarantines and extended holidays aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus in mainland China are also threatening international log […]
USMCA to Replace 25-year old NAFTA – Here are Some of the Highlights of Upcoming Changes
President Trump has signed the USMCA into law on January 29th 2020. Mexico ratified the agreement in June of 2019. […]
Finland’s Lumber and Plywood Mills face Potential Strike
The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) believe that a strike by the Industrial Union, which represents sawmill and plywood factories […]
Burnt Timber Salvage Operation Underway in Australia
According to Australia’s Forestry Minister and Deputy Premier John Barilaro, the forest industry has begun salvage operations in the 50,000 […]
China Joins Canada , the E.U. and other WTO Members in Interim Alternative Trade Dispute Process
As of December, the World Trade Organization (WTO) appellate body no longer has enough members to hear new appeals. Over […]
Leading Italian and German Particleboard Company Joins Forces
The Saviola Group (Italy) and Nolte Holzwekstoff Gmbh & Co, Kg (Germany, known on the market as Rheinspan) have agreed to […]
Mayr-Melnhof to invest € 130 million in new cross-laminated timber production plant
Mayr-Melnhof has announced that they intent to invest € 130 million on new cross-laminated timber production plant to be located […]
US – China Phase 1 Trade Deal Offers No Relief for Homebuilders
Phase 1 of the US – China trade deal is scheduled to be signed on Wednesday January 15th. However, home […]
Plywood Production Underway at Kronospan’s Smorgon Belarus Mill
Kronospan has announced that it has commenced plywood production at its Smorgon plant in Belarus. The plant is producing four […]