Wood demand could stay strong for the next decade, says Weyerhaeuser CEO
The home-building and renovation boom could keep wood demand strong for the next decade, the biggest U.S. lumber [...]
June 15, 2021
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Sawmill orders shrinking a sign that lumber prices might fall soon
As May rolled into June and following the dual long weekends of Victoria Day in Canada and Memorial Day in [...]
June 15, 2021
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Resolute Forest Products invests $50 million in its sawmills
Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced additional capital investments of $50 million in its wood products operations [...]
June 15, 2021
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Timber import prices started to fall in China
Timber import prices in China have started to fall in mid-May and continued the downward [...]
June 14, 2021
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Global wood raw material supply is expected to tighten with through 2021
By the last quarter of 2020, timber demand was becoming excessive and record levels continued through Q1, 2021.   [...]
June 14, 2021
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Shortages of wood raw material are widespread in US
More than 90% of US homebuilders report a shortage of lumber, OSB, and appliances. The National [...]
June 14, 2021
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Turkey to limit export of wood raw materials to avoid shortages
Turkey has started implementing limitations on exports of some raw materials of furniture, including flakeboard, oriented [...]
June 14, 2021
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N. American lumber price rally seems to stall
The unprecedented rally in the lumber market has begun to falter, but industry analysts expect lumber prices to remain at [...]
June 14, 2021
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Canfor to invest $160 million in a new sawmill in Louisiana
Canfor Corporation today announced it will invest approximately $160 million USD to build a new, state [...]
June 14, 2021
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Sweden: Sawmills run at high speed on record export prices
In its latest newsletter, Danske Bank has taken a closer look at the Swedish sawmills' corona boom and how long [...]
June 10, 2021
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