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China’s property market shows signs of recovery

China’s real estate sector is showing signs of stabilisation after years of…

China suspends imports of US logs

Chinese customs authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of US log imports and…

China’s lumber market in 2024: Falling softwood imports, rising hardwood demand

According to data from China’s Customs, 2024 lumber imports totaled 26.74 million…

EU-China softwood lumber pipeline fades

Since peaking in 2021, the European softwood lumber industry appears to have…

Mixed signals in China’s log import market

China softwood log inventory has grown to just over 4m m3 with log…

Softwood log imports drop 7% as China’s total log demand weakens

Decline in log imports in 2024 According to China Customs, log imports…

China’s logs & lumber imports: trends and 2025 outlook

Europe: shifting dynamics in supply As of December 2024, Russia, Germany, and…

China retaliates with new tariffs as U.S. trade tensions resurface

China has responded to the latest round of US tariffs with countermeasures,…

Quebec Business Trends – February 2025

  Quebec Business Trends – February 2025 As most businesses usually enter a slower time of year during the Holiday Season, with planned downtime, this year some businesses extended that time due to most markets not performing well. Also, winter weather conditions have been milder and the ground is not frozen enough for logging activity. […]

Supply shortages and weak construction demand shrink EU softwood exports to China

From January to November 2024, China’s imports of EU-origin softwood lumber plummeted…