The supply of plywood in Japan in 2010 was 5.8 million cu.m, up 12.9% from the level recorded in 2009. The improved plywood supply in 2010 was a rebound from four consecutive years of decline, reports JLR. In particular, domestic supply and imports from China and New Zealand have recovered...
The European Federation of Parquet Importers (EFPI), a European group of leading importers of engineered and solid wood floorings, released its statistics on sales of wood flooring in Europe for 2010. The data compiled reveals that a total volume of 6,713,531 m² of wood flooring was imported. In...
As reported earlier, the Congressional debate on the draft Forestry and Wildlife law was deferred to the next term from March to June 2011. The consultations with indigenous people were extended by 60 days to the end of February. During that extended consultation period, the minimum requirements...
According to the Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) of the Forestry Commission, wood and timber product exports from Ghana in January 2011 totalled 23,948 cu.m valued at Euro 7.9 million, compared to 26,430 cu.m and Euro 8.27 million in January 2010. This represents a decline of 9.4% and...
UPM promotes its range of sustainable construction products at the UK's largest sustainable materials show - Ecobuild. UPM's UPM ProFi and UPM Plywood along with UPM Timber will be demonstrated to nearly 50,000 visitors attending the three day event. UPM's stand is at the heart of the Extreme...
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the total value of forest industry output in 2010 in China is estimated to have reached RMB 2,090 billion, up 20% over 2009. Of the total output value, 37.8% or RMB790.1 billion is estimated to have come from primary forest industry (mainly non-wood...
L' Australian International Furniture Fair (AIFF) e Decoration + Design Sydney unendosi per un altro anno sono riusciti a centrare una partecipazione record di oltre 6.600 buyer provenienti da Australia e all'estero. Gli eventi tenutisi negli stessi...
The 3rd Flooring Days event to be staged by Homag on March 14th and 15th this year will be focusing on the topic of laminate flooring. Homag will demonstrate new methods for the cutting and profiling of laminate flooring components and pioneering techniques for dividing panels with only negligible...
On 31 December 2010, the Ministry of Commerce announced the authorities responsible for the issuance of re-export permit licenses in 2011. Re-export permit licenses are issued for sawnwood processed from imported logs. Licensed enterprises shall apply for re-export permits from one of the...
Il pavimento Flotex e' realizzato con una tecnologia d'avanguardia denominata flockaggio elettrostatico ad alta densita', che consente di creare delle superfici che uniscono ai pregi dei comuni pavimenti tessili, tante altre caratteristiche che li...
From January to November 2010, bulk carrier imports amounted to 1.06 million cu.m from PNG (accounting for 37% of the total), 0.54 million cu.m from Gabon (19%), 0.38 million cu.m from Solomon Islands (13%), 0.35 million cu.m from Malaysia (12%), 0.32 million cu.m from Cameroon (10%), 0.11 million...
OCI Melamine, part of OCI Nitrogen one of the European market leaders in fertilizers and melamine, has decided to re-start its 30,000 tonnes/annum Short Liquid Phase (SLP) melamine plant in Geleen, The Netherlands. Commercial quantities of SLP melamine are expected in the fourth quarter of 2011 and...
In its anniversary year 2010, Scheucher timber industry could achieve a sales increase of around 20% compared with the previous year. The Austrian manufacturer of the flooring brands Steirer Parkett and Impression attributes the good result to a very positive development at the basic markets of...
According to the Shanghai Timber Association, timber imports through Shanghai totalled 4.31 million cu.m of timber in the first three quarters of 2010, up 47% from the same period last year. Imports were valued at US$ 1 billion, increasing 89% from last year, indicating a sharp rise in unit prices....
In the first eight months of 2010, log exports from Sarawak amounted to 2.7 million cu.m. Out of the total log export volume, India took 1.48 million cu.m, China 434,000 cu.m, Taiwan P.o.C 353,000 cu.m, and Japan 250,000 cu.m. The Japanese Lumber Reports (JLR) notes that Japan is no longer the main...
L'evento fieristico, caratterizzato dalla presenza di oltre 200 espositori australiani ed internazionali, sarà punto di riferimento per le ultime novità di arredo e design, e verranno coniugate le idee innovative dei talenti emergenti con l'opinione dei leader internazionali del design. Torna nella...
From January to September 2010, imports of plywood amounted to 150,400 cu.m, worth US$81 million, an increase of 20% in volume and 28% in value compared to the same period in 2009. Particleboard imports rose to 254,700 tons, valued at US$82.6 million, 12% higher in volume and 24% in value from the...
Wood and timber product exports are forecast to grow by 20% - 30% in 2010 over the previous year to US$200 million, according to the National Exporters Association (ADEX). In 2009, wood and timber product exports from Peru were valued at US$157 million, while in 2008 exports totalled US$219...
According to the Department of Commerce India, exports in September were US$18 billion, up 23% compared to September 2009. The result was the highest in 24 months. September imports in India grew 26% to US$27 billion compared to last year. As a result, the trade deficit in September decreased to...
Buyers of logs from Sarawak are facing a drastic shortfall in log supply, which has also resulted in higher log prices. One of the main reasons for the tight supply situation is the early monsoon season which affected log harvests. The other reason for the log shortage could be the impoundment of...
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