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China is now the world’s largest importer of softwood lumber and logs

... China is now the world’s largest importer of softwood lumber and logs External Reference/Copyright Issue ... the most, while lumber from New Zealand and logs from Canada actually increased slightly during the fourth quarter. Much of the ...

Mon, 06/02/2012 - 06:51

Russia will not increase roundwood export duties

... the third country in the world after the United States and Canada in the volumes of timber. In 2008, we had cut down 163 million cubic ... replace former Russian log exports with new softwood log and lumber suppliers. Russian log imports will become more affordable, but how well ...

Mon, 13/02/2012 - 08:41

Forestry's 'perfect storm'

... have been hurt even more by the weak economy and reduced lumber demands in the U.S., coupled with the strong Canadian dollar. "The ... award this year from the Forest Products Association of Canada and Assembly of First Nations. It's up to licensees to get together ...

Tue, 20/12/2011 - 09:25

Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China to reach record

Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China to reach record External Reference/Copyright ...

Mon, 17/10/2011 - 18:57

China imports of BC lumber jump 97%

China imports of BC lumber jump 97% External Reference/Copyright Issue ... --------------- According to the latest import statistics from China Customs, Canadian lumber shipments to China ... same period in 2010. Chinese softwood lumber imports from Canada totaled 3.14 million m3 for the first six months of 2011 as compared to ...

Tue, 16/08/2011 - 07:29

UNECE Region forest products markets rebound after two years of falling production and consumption

... weak.  There was an improvement in housing starts in Canada in 2010 but starts have since fallen by 6.4% in the first half of 2011. ... wood products (such as glulam timber, I-beams and laminated lumber) in the US showed modest gains in 2010, with further gains expected in ...

Mon, 31/10/2011 - 16:50

Global demand for softwood lumber increased by more than 10 percent after having hit a 50-year low in 2009

Global demand for softwood lumber increased by more than 10 percent after having hit a 50-year low in 2009 ... in Western US and for spruce-pine-fir lumber in Western Canada. In both Japan and China, import prices for most species of lumber ...

Thu, 14/07/2011 - 18:06

Japan still matters to the B.C. economy

... including seven of the top 50, are based in Japan. (Canada is home to 11). Japanese firms are well represented among the ranks ... continues to be an important market for British Columbia lumber and pulp producers. Moreover, if it moves away from nuclear power, Japan ...

Sun, 18/09/2011 - 06:49

Japanese log import decreased

... last ten years, while imports of processed products such as lumber, plywood and fiberboard have increased during much of the past decade. ... will therefore exist for log exporters in the US, Canada, New Zealand and even Europe to ship more logs to Japan in the future ...

Thu, 25/06/2009 - 22:41