The Technological Institute of Production (ITP) - CITEmadera in cooperation with FAO has released a report "The Timber Industry in Peru: Identification of Barriers and Opportunities for the Internal Trade of Responsible Wood Products", This warns that the timber sector is characterised by a high lev

The Timber Trade Federation has issued its Monthly Statistical Bulletin for April 2018. The stats show that volumes of imported timber and panel products in the first month of 2018 were lower than in January 2017 by around 68,000m3. It should be noted however that January 2017 was the best January b

Stora Enso Wood Products division will in April re-open the classic planed line in Varkaus sawmill, Finland. The planing line was closed in January 2013 due to decreasing demand, but the combination of the new laminated veneer lumber (LVL) production and the planing opens up new possibilities for pr

In January-February 2018, Russia increased its sawn timber exports, both in value and in volume terms, indicate the statistics published by the Russian Federal Customs Office.Thus, during the first two months of the current year Russia exported 2.43 million tonnes of sawn timber. That is 3.6% more t

In January-February 2018, Russia increased its plywood exports, both in value and in volume terms, indicate the statistics published by the Russian Federal Customs Office.Thus, according to the latest data, in January-February 2018 Russian plywood export volume came up to 404,300 m3. That is 8.9% mo

China’s imposition this week of tariffs on 128 U.S. export products could be just the beginning of a prolonged and destructive trade war between the world’s two largest economies.Despite President Donald Trump’s boast that “trade wars are good and easy to win,” this one could impose heavy casualties

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and visiting United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres agreed Sunday to strengthen cooperation between China and the UN.Li said the world economy maintains a momentum of recovery, while unilateralism and protectionism is on the ris

SINGAPORE, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A potential trade war between China and the United States would benefit nobody but rather deal a blow to all economies, Singaporean Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said here Thursday.It's not in anyone's interest if the trade disputes between China and the United Stat

On April 4, 2018, UPM Chudovo plywood mill in Russia celebrated its important milestone - two million cubic meters of plywood production since the start of the mill in 1990.Over the last 27 years, WISA birch plywood by UPM Chudovo has become well-known both by the European customers and at the Russi

Furniture manufacturers reported contraction in February according the Institute for Supply Management’s survey (Manufacturing ISM Report On Business). Wood product manufacturing was unchanged from January, while most other manufacturing industries in the US reported growth.For 2017, new furniture o