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Based on information obtained from its member companies and national associations, FEP – the European Federation of the Parquet industry - estimates that the overall consumption figures on the European parquet market for the year 2020 are stable...... [more...]
In November 2020, Vietnam’s wood and wood product (W&WP) exports were valued at US$1,236 billion, 3.5% less than that of October, but 20% higher compared to the same month of 2019...... [more...]
Sales in the German furniture sector totaled around 15.8 billion euros in the first eleven months of 2020 - a drop of 4.7 percent compared to the same period in the previous year. The accumulated decline in sales has continuously melted in the last months of 2020: In October the industry recorded growth of 2.3 percent and in November it was already 5 percent compared to the previous month.... [more...]
On 28 December the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) held a virtual hearing for the Section 301 investigation concerning Vietnam’s import and use of timber that may have been illegally harvested or traded...... [more...]
Monthly US imports of wooden furniture surpassed US$2 billion for the first time in November. Imports rose 4%, growing for the sixth straight month...... [more...]
The new national standard on "laminated wooden flooring" (GB/T 18102—2020) and " laminated solid composite flooring" (GB/T 24507—2020) have been announced and will be effective as 1 July 2021....... [more...]
Trade show organizers Koelnmesse and Corferias have decided to cancel the 2021 edition of Interzum bogotá due to travel concerns and other circumstances regarding the world outbreak that made it impossible...... [more...]
After initially being postponed to 18 to 20 May 2021, Domotex will no longer take place as a hybrid trade show format this year due to the current global COVID-19 situation...... [more...]
The pandemic-caused container scarcitiy as well as the resulting increase of freight costs start showing their impact on the wood markets in Asia. But also other current effects are noticed. From the Fordaq network there comes information about several wood products whose prices... [more...]
Due to the container scarcity as well as a noticeable lack of orders from Europe Indonesian producers of premium plywood tend to focus more on the local market these days. So far this strategy enables them to maneuver the current situation while still... [more...]