Archives: 2019

Global plywood industry affected by US-China trade war and slow Chinese economy

The global plywood industry is currently affected by the US-China trade war and the slowdown of China's economy [...]

Ban on timber exports to China useless, says Russian forestry group executive

    Mikhail Shamorin, president of the Segezha Group, one of Russia's largest forestry industrial enterprises, said [...]
September 20, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia

UPM completes plywood expansion in Russia

    The expansion of UPM Chudovo plywood mill, started in the autumn of 2017, was inaugurated. The [...]

US softwood lumber price movements remain flat

    The first full back-to-work / school week for September 2019 did not bode well for [...]

U.S. lumber production drops; Canadian output falls sharply

    U.S. sawmills in the first six months of 2019 produced 17.602 billion board ft [...]

West Fraser reduces lumber production capacity in B.C. up to 25%

    West Fraser announced it will introduce variable operating schedules at five of its British Columbia sawmills [...]

Bergs Timber plans to more than double production at Mörlunda sawmill

Bergs Timber applied for an increased production permit for the sawmill in Mörlunda, Sweden. Bergs Timber started sawmill production [...]

Södra to lower prices for roundwood

    The Swedish Södra Group lowers its purchase prices for roundwood.     The [...]

Prices and market developments for the global wood pellet trade

The global wood pellets market revenue amounted to $5,359.9B in 2018, rising by 6.8% against the previous [...]

Germany: Following 5-year growth period, the wood industry slips on decline

After five years of continuous growth, the German wood industry had to cope with a slight decline in sales in [...]