July 28, 2022 Will Mexico become the next “Vietnam”? The trade war between China and the US has been lingering for years. Many Chinese companies…
July 8, 2022 Southeast Asia’s furniture production is facing a slow-down It seems that tide has turned. June marked the start of an unusually high…
June 15, 2022 Will container sea-freight rates from Asia decline, remain stable, or increase in the 2nd half of this year? There is much speculation…
May 30, 2022 Are we at the end of the Covid sales boom? The last two years have been a “great ride” for all sawmills…
May 18, 2022 Will the price of American White Oak lumber weaken this year? The American White Oak lumber supply has been problematic for three…
March 28, 2022 Creating VALUE through partnership When APP Timber started about 25 years ago, our initial focus was supporting the growing demand for imported…
February 28, 2022 Temporary halt to all our business with Russia My parents were born in the 1920s and suffered a lot during WW2. Two…
February 25 , 2022 Will Russia’s invasion affect timber prices? Mr Putin has decided to invade Ukraine’s eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk for the…
February 8 , 2022 New Indonesian capital at Kalimantan (Borneo) Earlier this month, the Indonesian government confirmed their 2019 announcement to relocate the capital, currently…
January 19, 2022 What is the short- and long-term impact of the flooding in Malaysia? Malaysia (and many other parts of Asia) has seen the…