UK softwood market faces weakening demand and persistent price pressures

Following a relatively stable start to the second quarter, the softwood market…

EU Commission starts anti-dumping investigation on Chinese decor paper imports

The EU Commission has initiated anti-dumping proceedings against decor paper imports from…

China: Softwood lumber imports up slightly, prices down

According to China Customs, softwood lumber imports in the first quarter of…

Japan’s shrinking softwood import market

Japan’s predominantly wood-based housing sector has historically been a strong market for…

EU Commission starts anti-dumping investigation on imports of parquet from China

EU Commission has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of multi-layer parquet…

UK timber and panel imports remain subdued

UK imports of the main timber and panel products for the first…

EU tropical wood imports below historically low pre- COVID level

In 2023, the EU27 imported 1.59 million tonnes of tropical wood and…

UK’s softwood timber imports perform well despite challenging markets

Despite the challenging end to 2023 seen across the construction sector, UK…

The Red Sea crisis seriously affects U.S. furniture imports

Citing recent US media reports, the Red Sea crisis continues to ferment…

India: Sawn timber demand is picking up; import prices on the rise

Red Sea disruption has increased Europe to India container freight rates, resulting…