The US is a top export market for Vietnamese wood products and has contributed to the success of Vietnam’s exports in the first 10 months of 2019. In October, the export value of wood products for the US market was US$547 million, up 41% compared to October 2018 and this…
Mellanskog association has signed a new agreement with Svenska Skogsplantor in Sweden. According to the announcement, the new agreement provides Mellanskog’s members with access to good quality processed plants. Under the agreement Mellanskog and Svenska Skogsplantor will undertake joint development work to ensure the quality and availability of plants even…
Stora Enso and Sulapac are launching a renewable and biodegradable straw to combat the global problem of plastic waste. The straw has strong usability and works just like a traditional straw. The new straws are available to brands and consumers looking for more eco-friendly solutions. The first customers include Finnair’s…
US wood products industry groups have seen a dramatic negative impact on business since the start of the trade dispute with China. This month the International Wood Products Association and its member Nathan Jeppson, CEO of Northwest Hardwoods – one of the US’s largest hardwood suppliers, met with the Office…
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) recently released data showing there was a huge expansion of planted forests in Mato Grosso do Sul over the past decade. In 2006 the state had 121,000 ha. of plantations but this jumped to 1.1 million ha. after 10 years. According to…
A plentiful supply of logs coupled with declining demand moved sawlog prices downward in most major markets around the world in the 3Q/19. The biggest price reductions came in Central Europe, where storm damaged logs flooded the market. With falling sawlog prices throughout the world, the Global Sawlog Price Index…
In a partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) and the Brazilian Embassies in Germany, Belgium and France, the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) delivered a series of lectures in Cologne, Brussels and Paris to provide information on forest concessions and the monitoring system in Brazil. This event…
China’s forestry sector has seen continuous expansion in recent years, an official with the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said Tuesday as Chinese Xinhua news agency reports. The gross output of the industry in the first three quarters of the year hit 5.13 trillion yuan (about 730.5 billion U.S. dollars),…
In connection with COP25, Inter Ikea Group announces the decision to invest 200 million euros to speed up the transformation to become a climate positive business. Considering that more than half of the Ikea climate footprint comes from materials in the products and production, the investment will focus on two…
WWF Austria accuses four Austrian parquet manufacturers of importing illegally harvested timber from the Ukraine. The WWF relies on a report from the search platform “Addendum”, which allegedly found traces back to two Ukrainian suppliers. The allegations are directed against Weitzer, Scheucher, Admonter and Parador. Over a period of 18 months, according…
