Tropical Timber Market Report Volume 17 Number 20, 16th – 31st October 2013

Tropical Timber Market Report

Volume 17 Number 20, 16th – 31st October 2013

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Stronger rupee brings Indian buyers

back into the Myanmar log market 5

Brazil’s tropical plywood exports down

sharply 9

Housing starts in Japan may slow in 2014 13

Foreign countries protest wood use

point system introduced by Japan 14

China’s log imports up11% in first half 18

EU economy improving but no sign of

rising tropical hardwood demand 19

US association criticises proposed formaldehyde

emissions regulations 24