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Issue date: 
August 2nd, 2010

Chinese log imports taking a dive in 2009

Due to the global recession that began in the second half of 2008, China’s total log imports declined in 2009 to 28.1 million m3 (-5.1%). The unexpected turnaround in the Chinese economy, starting in Q2/2009, significantly moderated the falling trend in Chinese log import volumes for the year. China’s log imports were valued at about US$4.1 billion, down 21% by value from 2008. reports International Wood Markets Group, The total decrease in log imports from 2007 to 2009 was a whopping nine million m3 - a staggering 24%.

Issue date: 
11/06/2010

NZ spinoffs in China pine deal

A Wellington company's joint venture deal to process pine timber in China will funnel extra investment back into New Zealand sawmills, a director says.

Issue date: 
June 9, 2010

Global sawlog prices up 17% the past 12 months

...with the biggest gains seen in Northern Europe and Oceania

Issue date: 
05/23/2010

Govt to remove tax on log products: forestry minister

Forestry Ministry Zulkifli Hasan said the Finance Ministry had agreed to proposals to remove value-added tax (VAT) imposed on log products.

He claimed former finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati had signed a proposal to cancel the tax when she was in the office.

“[Mulyani] agreed to cancel VAT for log products. The regulation will take effect this month. This is good as it will not burden industries because raw materials were not supposed to be taxed,” he said Sunday.

Issue date: 
Mai. 31, 2010

China log market heating up for US exporters, but not exactly "red-hot" yet

 

Issue date: 
17 May 2010

New log sorting lines for Russian sawmills

Hekotek signed new contracts – two log sorting lines are to be supplied to the sawmills of Eastern Siberia (Irkutsk region and Krasnoyarsk area).

Issue date: 
March 18th, 2010

B.C.'s forests minister questions report predicting decline of forest industry

VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia's forests minister says the outlook for the lumber sector in the province's Interior, ravaged by the mountain pine beetle, isn't as pessimistic as an industry report issued this week.

Issue date: 
January 04, 2010

New Zealand 2010: Timber shortage expected to bump up prices by 10%

The cost of building timber will rise by up to 10 per cent from next month due to a severe supply shortage and booming international demand for New Zealand pine.

Issue date: 
November 10, 2009

India's wood imports show impressive growth rates!

New Delhi, Nov. 10, 2009 (RISI) - Although the growth in softwood log imports in India is impressive, at least 80% of India's log imports are hardwood. Teak logs are imported from Myanmar, various African countries, and Central and South America.

Imports of timber and pulp to China increases

Wood Resource Quarterly has reported that imports of logs, lumber and pulp to China increased substantially in the second quarter of 2009 as the country’s economy grew by almost 8%.

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