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Overview of this year’s CIFF Shanghai

The 42nd edition of CIFF Shanghai will be held at the National Exhibition & Convention Center (Shanghai), "NECC" Hongqiao from [...]

Norbord reached highest profits among global wood-based panel manufacturer

Canadian panel manufacturer Norbord stood out once again among its peers recording the best performance figures for Q1/2018 period [...]

Plywood importers from EU discuss on FLEGT licensing

Asked about FLEGT licensed Indonesian plywood, many European importers say it had not had significant impact on their purchasing or [...]

Homag Group invests in production capacity in Germany

The Homag Group has expanded the production capacity of the Schopfloch, Germany site by commissioning a hall in neighboring Horb [...]

Brazil: Latest prices for logs, sawnwood and plywood

Latest prices for Brazilian logs, sawnwood and plywood prices 1-15 June, 2018.        [...]

SCA begins production at recently expanded Östrand pulp mill in Sweden

SCA began production at the expanded Östrand pulp mill in Sweden. The company will investing SEK 7.8 billion ($881 [...]

Housing starts in the US hit highest level since 2007

New residential construction in the US reported a significant rise in May, according to data released by the US Commerce [...]

Supply pressures affect EU’s plywood imports

Analysis of latest trade figures for plywood supply to the EU tally with importers’ comments. Total EU plywood imports have [...]

Amazon might reach no. 1 furniture retailer in the US

Wayfair, the largest specialized online furniture retailer in the U.S., redoubled its efforts in search and TV advertising last [...]

Moody’s forecast for global paper and forest products industry upgrades to ‘positive’

Moody’s Corporation, bond credit rating business Moody’s Investors Service, has released a report which has changed the outlook [...]