Lumber

Local African timber suppliers fear that rising inventories will destroy prices Local African timber suppliers are reducing timber production, fearing that increased inventories could undermine prices. There are no reports of significant price changes in African timber (local market), but there is growing concern that if trade frictions between the …

Russian-Xuzhou Timber Import Train Line Opened 2019-06-19 Source: Xinhua Daily 2019-06-19来源：新华日报 On the morning of the 18th, the “Xuzhou” China-Europe liner, composed of 50 trucks of containers, loaded with 2500 cubic meters of Russian local timber products, slowly entered Tongshan Station, Xuzhou Railway Freight Center, marking the successful opening of the …

EU Tropical Sawn Timber Import Growth EU imports of sawn timber from Cameroon are particularly slow, but this year they are growing year on year. Imports from Brazil, Gabon, Congo and Congo also increased significantly. Sawn timber imports from Czechoslovakia have increased slightly. These increases offset the decline in imports …

Average annual growth in exports of sawwood and wood-processing products in Russia According to the data of the Customs Bureau of the Russian Federation, the export of coniferous sawwood in Russia has been increasing in the past few years, and the export of coniferous sawwood and broadleaf sawwood have increased …

Czech Republic may expand timber exports in 2019 The Czech newspaper Rights reported on June 11 that 25.7 million cubic meters of timber were harvested in the Czech Republic in 2018, the third highest number in history. Among them, 23 million cubic meters are unplanned logging, mainly caused by serious …

Strong tropical timber trade in Belgium, Netherlands and other EU countries Compared with the same period in 2018, EU tropical timber products trade was more active in the first quarter of this year. In the first quarter of 2019, the EU imported 525,000 tons of wood products from tropical countries, …

The Sino-US trade war has not exerted much influence on the supply of American timber in the Chinese market for the time being. In the short run, the Sino-US trade war will not have much impact on the overall timber market supply in China. According to the survey, China’s domestic …

The United States is beginning to realize the importance of diversification of Hardwood Export markets. China imposes tariffs on imported American hardwood products, which sounds an alarm to the American timber industry. So far, one third of the lumber produced by American sawmills has been exported to the Chinese market. …

Lumber Grade Rules   This chart summarizes the main requirements for the standard grades. For complete information, consult the appropriate section of the NHLA Rule Book. FAS FIF SELECT #1 COM #2 & 2B #3A COM #3B COM FAS LIMITS Minimum Size Board 6″ x 8′ Same as FAS for …

The difference between birch and maple wood Birch board is a general term for trees and shrubs. It is often used as flooring, furniture, pulp and other materials. It is cold-resistant, fast-growing and immune to pests. However, maple wood can be divided into soft maple and hard maple. It belongs …