Archives: 2019

Tolko announces it will reduce stud lumber capacity by 20%

Tolko announced that it is implementing a flexible operating footprint at its Soda Creek and Armstrong stud lumber mills. This [...]

Finnish pine finds weak Chinese market

The recent performance of the Finnish pine market is unremarkable and the market is weak.    Some [...]

Lumber prices in the US on the rise this autumn

Compared to historical trends, this week’s WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr price is up +$11 relative to [...]

Russia’s wood industry increased lumber and pellets production

Over the past eight months of this year, the Russian domestic timber industry has been showing steady growth in almost [...]

Latest prices for exported wood products in Ghana

Prices for Ghana's exported wood products are the following between 16-31 August 2019:    Boule [...]

China: Prices for imported logs down sharply

    China’s log imports in the first half of 2019 totalled 29.56 million cubic metres [...]

Russia: RFP Group plans to double lumber production capacity; to boost pellet output

    Over the next four years, one of the leaders in the forest industry in the Far [...]

Rising pellet prices in Germany

    The pellet price in Germany rose by 1.4%  in September compared to the previous month [...]

India: Currrent prices for domestic and imported wood products

    Latest prices for Indian teak, plywood and sawnwood - 16-31 August 2019     [...]

Georgia-Pacific to invest $70 million in its plywood and lumber mill in Arkansas

Georgia-Pacific is investing $70 million for upgrades to its plywood and lumber operations in Gurdon, Arkansas.     [...]