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Storm Floods Leave Vietnam Mills Short of Dry Veneer
P&I clubs cancelled Red Sea war-risk cover from 16 August as Drewry’s index rose 4% to $4,526. Transpacific boxes jumped…
EU Plywood Capacity Shrinks as Metsä Exits Suolahti
Metsä shut Suolahti softwood plywood at the end of May and PAGED closes Bartoszyce in August. EU27 plywood output…
Plywood Price: How Export Buyers Read FOB, Sheet, and Container Quotes
How to read a plywood quotation from Vietnam: what FOB Hai Phong, CIF and DDP include, which glue, film and container…
OEM Logo Film-Faced Plywood from Vietnam: Distributor RFQ Guide
An RFQ guide for distributors sourcing logo film-faced plywood from Vietnam: logo film vs stamp vs imprint, MUF or…
Lumber Slides as Washington Weighs Wider Wood Tariff Scope
Madison's lumber index dropped 4% to $536 as Commerce prepares a 1 October report that could widen Section 232 wood…
Europe's Birch Squeeze Reshapes Plywood Sourcing: August 2026
European plywood supply is tightening as EU duties on Chinese and birch panels bite, while US housing starts rebound and…
Lacey Act Declaration for Plywood Imports: What US Buyers Need to File
Plywood under HTS 4412 needs a Lacey Act declaration (PPQ 505), filed electronically by the importer or broker. Here is…
US Plywood Imports Rebound as Vietnamese Volume Jumps
US plywood imports surged 58% by volume through May as Vietnamese decorative-grade shipments rebounded 191%, while firm…
Hormuz Closure Keeps Ocean Freight Firm as Lumber Peaks
The Strait of Hormuz closure keeps freight firm and war-risk premiums high just as wildfires push lumber to a one-year…
US Multifamily Starts Jump 76% as Freight Peak Stalls
US multifamily housing starts jumped 76.2% in June while container freight came off its peak, shifting where formwork…
BWP Plywood Explained: MR vs BWR vs BWP (IS 303 & IS 710)
BWP (Boiling WaterProof, IS 710), BWR and MR (IS 303) decoded for Indian buyers: what each moisture grade means, the…
Peak-Season Freight Surge Lifts Plywood Landed Costs: July 2026 Brief
Container rates jumped 9% to $4,530 and 61% year-on-year as peak season hit, lifting plywood landed costs even as…