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Håkan Ekström: Jul 26, '24
The first half of 2024 proved to be a dynamic period for the global forest industry. Many shifts, fluctuations, and emerging trends have formed the...
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Håkan Ekström: Jul 8, '24
The past couple of years have seen a tremendous surge in the global pulp market, with prices hovering around record highs in major regions such as...
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Håkan Ekström: Jul 1, '24
The landscape of the global lumber market has undergone significant transformations when it comes to the pricing of sawlogs, the cost component that...
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Håkan Ekström: Aug 10, '23
Softwood chips play a major role in global wood markets, but hardwood chips far surpass softwood in terms of volume. The majority of global wood chip...
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Håkan Ekström: Aug 1, '23
More market turmoil in China as demand and import availability have both fallen. After a peak of imported lumber in 2020, we’re seeing much lower...
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Håkan Ekström: Jul 27, '23
Wood fiber costs for Brazilian pulpmills have shot up substantially over the past two years. Wood Market Prices has continued to track these costs,...
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Håkan Ekström: Jun 21, '23
Global wood markets will see another changeup in the coming months. Australian exporters can again ship logs to China following a 2.5-year ban. But...
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Håkan Ekström: May 31, '23
Wood Resources International, a ResourceWise company, regularly tracks all critical trends in global wood markets. Current reports out of the Baltic...
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Håkan Ekström: May 16, '23
Asia has increased its share of global wood pellet imports to a record 32%. Worldwide trade of wood pellets was practically unchanged year-over-year...
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Håkan Ekström: May 4, '23
Wood costs for pulpmills in Brazil have steadily increased throughout 2021 and 2022. In fact, these numbers have risen considerably faster than other...
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Håkan Ekström: Apr 28, '23
Wood Resources International, a ResourceWise company, regularly tracks the trends and developments impacting global lumber markets.
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Håkan Ekström: Apr 3, '23
Worldwide demand for lumber was down considerably in the 4th quarter of 2022. This decrease caused global sawlog prices to all fall from their record...
