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N. American sawmills to cut production in bid to lift lumber prices

    A string of sawmill curtailments has buoyed lumber prices amid a flood of dismal housing data [...]

Russian plywood mills continue to reduce capacity utilization

    Exports of plywood from Russia without the ability to ship to Europe in July-August 2022 [...]

Ireland: Falling timber prices in Q3/2022

Economic uncertainty due to the war in Ukraine and a decline in consumer confidence is impacting on timber prices in [...]

Finland: Fall in log prices in September

    Timber trade in Finland continued brisk in September, with the total volume five per cent higher [...]

Brazil, Uruguary wood chip exports rise, Chile shipments decline

Eucalyptus plantations in Latin America are a significant supply source to pulpmills in China and Japan. However, the Latin American [...]

Interfor announces temporary Q4 production curtailments

Interfor Corporation has announced plans to reduce its lumber production output in the fourth quarter of 2022 by approximately 200 [...]

Russia reoriented lumber exports from Europe to China

The transformation of the global economic situation in the world has led to changes in partnership and market relations between [...]

Södra’s roundwood prices increased again

    Södra raises the prices of industrial roundwood and fuel wood purchased from members, after seven [...]

Carlyle to acquire Garnica Plywood

Global investment firm Carlyle has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Grupo Garnica Plywood, S.A., a leading global [...]

N. American lumber prices climb 26% in October despite housing market slowdown

     North American lumber prices have rallied 26% so far in October, but further gains may be [...]