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Exports of Wood Chips from Australia Have Declined 28% in 2009 but the Country is Still the Largest Chip Exporter in the World
Australia, the world’s largest chip exporter, has reduced Eucalyptus and pine chip exports substantially in 2009 due to weak pulp markets in Japan. In the domestic market, pulpwood prices have increased over 13% in US dollars this year as the Australian currency has strengthened, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Seattle, WA, September 29, 2009 — [...]
Trees up for the chop in New Zealand
The Government’s last-minute changes to the Resource Management Act – released today – will hasten the chop for protected trees, despite public outcry and the Green Party’s efforts to negotiate a compromise. “While the Greens have suggested slowing down controversial cuts to tree protection, National are hell bent on fast tracking changes. They are using [...]
Wood Fiber Costs are Rising for Wood Pellets Manufacturers in Europe Because the Industry is Expanding Rapidly, Reports the Wood
The expanding wood pellet industry in Europe is increasingly relying on pulpwood and wood chips for its raw-material needs, as the supply of lower-cost sawdust cannot meet the fast rise in demand for wood fiber. The biomass sector is now competing with both the wood-based panel manufacturers and pulpmills for wood residues and logs, reports [...]
Sharply Declining Wood Costs for Pulpmills Worldwide in the 1Q 2009, According to Wood Resource Quarterly
Wood costs, the largest cost component when producing wood pulp, have fallen substantially in all regions of the world the past nine months. The biggest reductions have occurred in western North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Nordic countries, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Seattle, USA, May 25, 2009 — The global pulp and paper [...]
Japanese Log Imports Fell 34% in 2008 – US Replaces Russia as the Leading Supplier to Japan
Importation of logs to Japan has declined for four consecutive years and was in 2008, 34 percent lower than the previous year and 50 percent lower than in 2004, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Practically the entire decline from 2007 has been that of Russian shipments and the US has now become the leading supplier [...]
