According to an International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) report, the volume of plywood being imported into Japan, year-over-year was unchanged. […]
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COVID-19 Has Potential to Slow U.S. Construction and Disrupt Building Materials Supply Chain
According to Richard Branch, chief economist at Dodge Data & Analytics, (DD&A) nearly 30% of products used in U.S. building […]
Brazilian Plywood and Lumber Exports Decline in January 2020
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is reporting that Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except for pulp and paper) declined […]
Central European Forest Damaged by the Spruce Bark Beetle Greater than Anticipated
Data supplied by the Ministry of Agriculture in Germany indicates that more forests have been destroyed in both countries than […]
Prolonged Finnish Sawmill and Plywood Workers Strike Comes to an End
A strike that started in January by nearly 10,000 Finnish workers, mainly in the sawmill and plywood plants in Finland, […]
Finnish Forest Industries Federation Says Strike at Sawmills and Plywood Factories Now Highly Probable
The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) is reporting a lack of progress in talks with the Industrial Union, which represents […]
China Home Sales Fall 90% in First Week of February
According to Mingtiandi’s Asia Real Estate roundup, preliminary data shows that in 36 reporting mainland China cites, new apartment sales […]
Wood-Based Exports from Brazil Decline in November 2019
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is reporting that Brazilian exports of wood-based products (excluding pulp and paper) decline almost […]
U.S. Trade Deficit Drops for the First Time in Six Years in December
The U.S. Commerce Department has reported that the gap between what the U.S. sell and what it buys abroad fell […]
Kronospan Investing €200m in its Chirk Site
As part of its Vision 2020 program, Kronospan is investing € 200m in its site in Chirk. The factory has […]