According to iwfatlanta.com, the worldwide market for mass timber buildings and structures continues to expand and many are rising in Japan, often combining modern construction techniques with traditional Japanese joinery. The latest is the Obayashi Port Plus building in Yokohama, the port city that serves Tokyo.
Read more...According to the October 2023 edition of the Global Timber Index (GTI) Report, China’s timber industry saw an increase in orders and production in October. The GTI Report tracks the timber sector in seven pilot countries around the world.
Read more...Responding to the latest CPI inflation figures, which show headline inflation remaining at 6.7% and food inflation falling to 12.1%, with prices falling -0.2% on the previous month, Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), comments: “While headline inflation remained at 6.7%, inflation rates in retail, such as food, furniture and clothing, all eased, according to Global Wood Trade Network.
Read more...Indonesia has prepared a funding strategy for reducing carbon emissions from the forestry sector and land use in general through a carbon exchanges, reported from Kompas.
Read more...According to the introduction from palletenterprise.com, cutting-edge developments show how wood fiber and materials can be used as key ingredients or new building blocks for innovative products.
Read more...In the first seven months of 2023, Japan imported significantly smaller volumes of glulam and CLT. Shipments from Germany were even close to zero, according to Global Wood Trade Network.
Read more...According to the report from Future Market Insights, the pet furniture market is predicted to be valued at US$2 billion in 2023 and US$3.7 billion by 2033.
Read more...According to the Catalina Report on kitchen and bath industry trends, the sharp downturn in the US housing market caught up with kitchen and bath product manufacturers and marketers in the first half of 2023.
Read more...U.S. imports of hardwood flooring fell by 15 percent versus May, the second straight month of declines, according to the Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Read more...Data compiled by the Italian manufacturers' association indicate an overall drop of 14.5 per cent in the first half of the year, with more or less pronounced declines for almost all product types. The anomalous weather trend, together with inflation and rising price lists, is holding back a market that had recorded substantial growth in the 2020-2021 two-year period, the association states.
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