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  • Wood Construction
  • February 28, 2010 08:07

Japan: 2009 housing starts

Housing starts in 2009 were 27.9% lower than in 2008 at just 787,410 units. This was the lowest level recorded for 45 years...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • February 27, 2010 15:54

Japan: Sawlog trade 2009

Log consumption for lumber production in 2009 has been estimated at 15.4 mil cu.m, 13% less than in 2008. Double digit declines were reported for both imported and domestic logs destined for lumber mills...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • February 27, 2010 08:22

Guyana: Encouraging trends continue

The positive market sentiment continues and the trend towards more processing and lower log exports seems to be gaining momentum...... [more...]

  • Interior
  • February 26, 2010 16:50

Parquet Association with new name and members

Three new members were welcomed into the Global Flooring Alliance after the last meeting of the association at the Domotex Fair in Hannover. The companies BoDeWo (Switzerland), Polimpex (Russia) and Woodpecker (The Netherlands) were accepted as regular members. The number of wholesalers/distributors that have joined the…... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • February 26, 2010 12:16

Peru: Forest law review

The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to extend until 31 March this year, the deadline for the General Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife to complete the updating of the forest and wildlife law...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • February 26, 2010 11:54

Brazil: Illegal sawnwood seized in Pará

IBAMA has reported that about 800 cubic metres of sawnwood was seized at Belém port in mid-January. This volume is equivalent to more than 30 truckloads and comprised Amazonian timber species, such as quaruba cedar, angelim, cupiúba and mandioqueira...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • February 26, 2010 06:56

Austria: Brisk Demand for Softwood Logs

In the first two months massing snow has retarded the logging activities in Austria and log markets gathered pace. From sawmills a brisk demand for softwood saw logs developed.... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • February 25, 2010 09:29

Canada - White Birch paper files for bankruptcy

Another forestry company, White Birch, has filed for bankruptcy protection throwing the lives of about 1,100 workers into turmoil, and the president of Canada's largest forestry union puts the blame squarely at the feet of the Harper government. White Birch has newsprint mills in…... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • February 24, 2010 20:20

Black Year for German Machinery Manufacturers

The year 2009 for the German machinery and plant engineering had been one of the worst since decades. Especially the producers of woodworking machinery had to face a dramatic decline of sales. Their turnover in 2009 was reduced by 42 percent compared with the previous year.... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • February 24, 2010 18:08

India: Call for lower import duties

A submission to the ministry of finance by the timber sector for changes in import duty levels in the next national budget has been made...... [more...]

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