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Booming lumber prices in the US cover duties on Canadian softwood

The American lumber consumers are starting to feel the effects of the import duties on Canadian softwood.     [...]

Weyerhaeuser boosts net earnings by 71.3% in Q1/2018

    Weyerhaeuser reported Q1 2018 net earnings of $269 million (+71.3% YoY) on net sales of [...]

Granuul Invest plans to rebuild wood pellet lines in Latvia

SIA Graanul Invest has concluded an agreement No. 4.1.1.0/17/A/029 with the Central Finance and [...]

CO2 cuts supported by the European Parliament as to fulfill Paris climate targets

CO2 emitted by transport, farming, buildings and waste must be cut by 30% across the EU; CO2 emitted and absorbed [...]
May 9, 2018 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Europe

Norwegian sawmills to expand lumber capacity

Three Norwegian sawmils have chosen to invest in lumber kilns from Valutec for a total order value of more than [...]

Russian wood based products market driven by growing demand and favorable export markets

The main wood based products in Russia have met a growing demand once with more favorable export markets in 2017 [...]

EU tropical wooden furniture sales increase, while market share drops

There was plenty of tropical wood furniture to be found at the first two big European furniture exhibitions of 2018 [...]

Latest prices of Chinese imported sawn timber

    This index contains the most update prices of logs and lumbers from the Guangdong Yuzhu Timber [...]

Plywood manufacturers in India increase prices

    Indian plywood manufacturers are reporting that prices for peeler logs are trending higher as are chemical [...]

BioPower Corporation buys former Rentech Atitokan wood pellet plant

BioPower Sustainable Energy Corporation (BioPower) has announced the acquisition of the assets of the former Rentech pellet plant in Atikokan [...]