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6 Predictions for 2023 Global Forest Industry
The global forest industry has experienced some serious changes across the past year. As we saw in our 2022 global forest industry predictions post,...
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Machine Learning for Tree Mapping? AI and Climate Change Mitigation
New research out of the University of Copenhagen marks some major changes in how to account for tree carbon stocks. And these changes could lead to...
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Steady Pace in Forest Industry Manufacturing with Only Slight Decline
US forest industry performance in October and November 2022 was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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Australia's Annual Woodchip Exports up 11.6% Year-Ended September 2022
Australia’s combined annual exports of hardwood and softwood woodchips for the year-ended September 2022 were recorded at 5.723 million bone dried...
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Halt in Russian Exports, Reduced Demand in China Contributed to a 20% Decline in Global Softwood Log Trade
Global trade of softwood logs plunged by 20% during the first half of 2022 year-over-year (YoY). Much of the decline was because of the Russian log...
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Softwood Log Trade Down 20% Due to Russia Halting Exports
A halt in Russian log exports and reduced wood demand in China contributed to a 20% decline in international softwood log trade in the first half of...
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Status of Global Forest Industry: Q3 2022
Performance across 2022 has thus far seen global impacts from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Demand instability continues to affect all major areas...
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Global Softwood Lumber Prices Down About 10% in First Half of 2022
Global trade of softwood lumber fell about 10% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. Most of the decline was driven by lower...
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Strong Demand and Tight Supply Have Driven Wood Fiber Costs for Pulp Manufacturers Higher in 2022
Prices for pulplogs and wood chips increased QoQ in early 2022 in all 19 regions worldwide as tracked by the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). This...
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WRI Market Insights: Global Softwood Lumber Markets
Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in early 2022, in particular lumber headed to China, the US, and Germany, where import volumes were down in...
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China’s Log Imports Down Over 50% in Q1 2022
China’s importation of logs and lumber plunged by over 50% from 4Q/21 to 1Q/22 as GDP fell sharply. China's economy weakened in the 1Q/22 as the...
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Planning Your Next Mill With SilvaStat360’s New Virtual Mill Tool
The southern United States is home to some of the world’s most productive forests and as such, it is a popular destination to relocate or site new...