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Press Release – Wood Resources International Softwood lumber has been in high demand in the US and Europe throughout 2021. The limited supply resulted in temporary price surges to record high levels during the spring, followed by substantial declines in early summer. The outlook for lumber … Softwood lumber has been in high demand in the US and Europe throughout 2021. The limited supply resulted in temporary price surges to record high levels during the spring, followed by substantial declines in early summer. The outlook for lumber demand is likely to be strong worldwide in the coming d...

Share this article Share this article CLEVELAND, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- US rail freight revenues are forecast to advance 4.7% per year in nominal terms through 2025, according to Freight by Rail: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Continuing expansion in manufacturers' shipments and growth in US trade activity will drive demand for rail freight transportation. In addition, output of chemicals and allied products, one of the most profitable railroad cargos and a leading product shipped by rail, is projected to rise 1.0% annually in real terms to 2025....

Share this article Share this article CLEVELAND, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- US pigment demand is forecast to advance 3.5% per year in nominal terms through 2025, according to Pigments: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Rising production of paint and plastics – driven by expanding construction and manufacturing activity – is expected to boost pigment orders. Value gains will also reflect the growing importance of more expensive pigments that meet increasingly stringent performance standards and preferences for more environmentally friendly products. ...

Emergence of serious breaches shows need for legal revisions By GANG WEN in Hong Kong | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-04-16 09:08 Share A view of the Victoria Harbor of Hong Kong. [Photo/Xinhua] Recent serious national security cases, which resulted from legal loopholes in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, have proved the necessity of promulgating the National Security Law for Hong Kong, as the city marked the first National Security Education Day on Thursday. On Wednesday evening, the China Central Television news program Focus Repo...

Screen grab from video The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has aired a televised "confession" of a Belizean national after detaining him in connection with his support for the Hong Kong protest movement in November 2019. Henley Lee was found guilty on April 24, 2020 of "financing criminal activities that harm national security," the overseas-based rights group Safeguard Defenders said. He was paraded in a forced televised confession on state broadcaster CCTV on April 14, 2021, which said he was currently serving an 11-year jail term for the "offense." "This makes Lee the fi...