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Biewer Lumber announces plans for second sawmill in Mississippi

    Michigan-based Biewer Lumber will invest $130 million in a new Mississippi sawmill, creating 150 jobs [...]

Global sawlog prices on the rise due to sharp recovery in trade

Global log trade made a comeback in the third quarter of the year following two quarters of weak performances. Most [...]

HS Timber, Egger and Kronospan accused of organizing a wood cartel in Romania

The Austrian companies HS Timber Production (formerly Holzindustrie Schweighofer), Kronospan and Egger, all with activities on the Romanian wood market [...]

New sawmill to be build in Arizona

NewLife Forest Products has acquired a 425,000-square-foot plant and 35 acres of land near Flagstaff, Arizona, which [...]

Declining softwood lumber trade in the world in 2020

In the first three quarters of 2020, the largest softwood lumber flows in the world declined.     [...]

USNR to deliver new sawline to Tschopp Holzindustrie AG

At the end of 2020, USNR signed a contract with Tschopp Holzindustrie AG in Buttisholz, Switzerland, for a complete new [...]

Brazilian wood pellet exports hit record in 2020

Brazilian wood pellet exports hit new highs in 2020, as deliveries to the UK nearly trippled and the number of [...]

Steady recovery in Sweden’s softwood lumber exports to Europe

    During September 2020, Swedish exporters increased their supply of softwood lumber to European customers by 28 [...]

Indian log and lumber import market uncertain

Sentiment from log buyers in Kandla is turning negative, with reports of four vessels to load from Uruguay, one from [...]

Global wood fiber price indices moved up in the 3Q/20

In the 3Q 2020, the Global Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) was up by 1.6% to $81.17/odmt [...]