South America

FSC and global companies launch the Vancouver Declaration

      The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) this week launched an ambitious new initiative to increase [...]

This year’s International Hardwood Conference to be organized in Venice

After the success of the last edition, the International Hardwood Conference 2017 will be organized from 15 to 17 November [...]

Dieffenbacher was chosen by Arauco to supply full particleboard plant for North America

Chile-based Arauco is investing in the construction of a particle board plant with a planned capacity of 800,000 [...]

Chile’s forest fires will cost the government $333 million

The extreme forest fires in Chile are responsible for the death of 11 people and the destruction of about 1 [...]
February 10, 2017 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...South America

Outlook for the global furniture market uncertain

In spite of signs of a stabilisation and a more sustained recovery in various European markets as well as in [...]

Global prices for hardwood chips drop by 14%

Prices for hardwood chips traded overseas have been in steady decline since November 2011. In less than four years, the [...]

Lumber prices fall in some parts of the world

Lumber prices have fallen throughout a majority of the main softwood lumber markets in the world during the 1Q/15 [...]

Global furniture trade hits US$128 billion

The Italy-based furniture industry research association CSIL analysis of world furniture trade, which draws on data from the world [...]

Softwood lumber prices drop in major global markets

Global trade of softwood lumber has continued to trend upward ever since the global financial crises in 2008. In 2014 [...]

Siempelkamp sells complete MDF plant for Asperbras

Brazilian company Asperbras ordered for its Água Clara location a complete MDF plant from Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH with [...]