Timber Industrial News in the Bric Region
2011-11-11 source www.fordaq.comSonae-Group Expands MDF-Capacity in South Africa
Sonae Indústria plans to expand its MDF capacity in South Africa. As the two CEOs, Rui Correia and João Paulo Pinto, announced earlier this week, the company has initiated investments to expand MDF-production in this "promising market" by 50% until the middle of next year.
Brazilian exports of tropical sawnwood fall in first nine months of the year
According to recent figures released by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), Brazil's exports of tropical sawnwood declined during the first nine months of the year..
India: Imports of teak logs affected by exchange rate movements
Serious fluctuations in the Rupee and US Dollar exchange rate have affected imports of timber and in recent weeks the 10% rise in import costs of logs due to the depreciation of the Rupee cannot easily be absorbed by industry say local observers...
October 24, 2011 09:22
Data released by the Ministry of Commerce shows that, despite the economic woes in traditional western markets...
Central/West Africa: Demand in China and India supporting steady prices
The stable market conditions previously reported have been maintained...
October 20, 2011 19:15
This report contains prices of logs, wooden beams, veneer, plywood, solid wood flooring and other items from timber markets in several Chinese regions: Jiashan Kaihua, Shanghai Furen, Beijing Dongba...
Chinese importers brace for Lithuanian export duty on logs
The Lithuania Western Timber Enterprises Association has forecast that Lithuanian log exports will reach 2.5 million cubic metres in 2011...
Brazil: August data shows broad based decline in exports
In August 2011, the total value of wood product exports (except pulp and paper) fell 2.7% compared to values in August 2010, from US$217.4 million to US$211.5 million...
October 15, 2011 20:23
Gandhidham is a city and a municipality in the Kutch District of Gujarat State and home to India's largest port Kandla which is around 11 km from the city...
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