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The Plywood Market, 2025 vs. 2015: What has changed?

Ten years is a lifetime in business. Think back to 2015. The world felt, well, simpler. Global trade flowed with a predictable hum, interest rates were low, and your biggest

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First rays of spring

Thursday 21 March 2024. – The construction-related wood panels, OSB and softwood plywood, have experienced poor demand for over a year. However, upon examining trade statistics from every continent, we

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Pirates make plywood shipping price hike

Tuesday 23 January 2024. – Three years ago, in March 2021, the container vessel Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal. The traffic was blocked for six days, and

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Haven’t found the crystal ball yet

Wednesday 20 December 2023. – For laziness reasons, I copied today my blog post from January this year. However, I had to make some edits to my 11-month-old prediction. Deletions

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Is customer awareness needed?

Tuesday 7 November 2023. – In business, people who sell products deal with customers all the time. But when you work behind the scenes in a factory, you might wonder

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How to get ready for the next downturn

Friday 29 September 2023. – The plywood market today is gloomy. While business hasn’t collapsed entirely, volumes have dipped far below what we were accustomed to not so long ago.

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Why are Chinese not buying plywood mills from Russia?

Friday 2 June 2023. – According to Yale School of Management’s list, over 1,000 companies have curtailed operations in Russia by May 2023. While the list is mainly occupied by

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Are labour union’s days over?

Friday 5 May 2023. – Labour Day is a common public holiday across the world. Some celebrate on May 1st and some in September. It is a carnival, but originally

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Shady imports

Tuesday 19 April 2023. – If you buy drugs, you probably understand that it’s illegal and it’s imported. A buyer doesn’t spend time wondering which laboratory the powder is coming

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