Finland, with a population smaller than Victoria, has shown the big role that a large sustainable forestry industry can play in cutting greenhouse emissions, according to an industry figure.

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After the fire and flood in recent years, many transportation roads and forests have been damaged to varying degrees. At the beginning of 2023, the Australian timber industry, especially the sawmills in various regions, is facing the problem of timber supply, reported by Global Wood Trade Network. 

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The latest timber import statistics from the Timber Development UK (TDUK) show a "considerable" shift in timber trade patterns in 2022, with the Republic of Ireland, Latvia and China supplying the UK with significant volumes.

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Vietnam exported nearly 14.6 billion U.S. dollars worth of wood and wood products in the first 11 months of this year, up 9 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office.

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China’s major furniture manufacturers reported rising profits in the first 10 months of 2022, despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, official data showed.

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According to Global Wood Trade Network, the exports of timber from Sweden to the United States increased 28% year-on-year to 64.6 thousand m3 in October 2022.

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Recent years have seen the price of timber shoot up and on the back of the Covid pandemic many builders had to wait months for their wood to arrive, such were the shortages.

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Malaysia's furniture exports recorded a sharp increase of 18 percent in the first seven months of 2022 as compared to the same period last year, despite many challenges facing the industry, the Malaysian Furniture Council (MFC) has said.

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Already high pulpwood and firewood prices increased even further in the third quarter of 2022, according to quarterly statistics published by the Estonian Private Forest Center (EMK).

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Sales volumes at builders’ merchants across Great Britain were down nearly 13 percent in July, according to latest data

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