Latest Trends

Sharp fall in China’s timber imports in H/2024

China imported 32.769 million cubic meters of timber in the first half of the year, down 5.3 percent [...]
July 24, 2024 Latest Trends

Projections to 2050 indicate significant increases in global wood demand

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has generated new projections of world roundwood and forest product demand using the [...]
July 24, 2024 Latest Trends

Weyerhaeuser to indefinitely close Vanceboro sawmill

Weyerhaeuser will close its sawmill in Vanceboro this September, leading to the loss of 73 jobs, according to state filings [...]
July 23, 2024 Latest Trends

Von der Leyen re-elected as president of the European Commission; EU Commissioner for Housing announced

Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as president of the European Commission in a make-or-break vote [...]
July 23, 2024 Latest Trends

Finland: Log prices rise to record levels

Wood trade prices in Finland rose to record levels in June, with volumes remaining high. Monthly real prices for pine [...]
July 23, 2024 Latest Trends

Brazilian timber exporters face strong trade tensions

Timber exporters from Brazil report strong trade tensions in a season already plagued by international political uncertainties. A new [...]
July 23, 2024 Latest Trends

The November US election could determine lumber demand and prices

The November 2024 U.S. presidential election could impact the Federal Reserve's approach to interest rates. Democrats support an [...]
July 19, 2024 Latest Trends

Sveaskog’s reports higher profits for Q2/2024 on rising timber prices

Sveaskog's  interim report for the first half of 2024 shows an eight percent increase in operating profit compared to [...]
July 19, 2024 Latest Trends

MDF milestone for new Siempelkamp plant near Mekong

Milestone for the new Siempelkamp plant at Mekong Wood MDF Joint Stock Company: The Vietnamese company has now produced the [...]
July 19, 2024 Latest Trends

Homag Danmark becomes new Bürkle sales partner

Robert Bürkle GmbH announces that after much deliberation it has changed its sales partner in Denmark and the cooperation [...]
July 19, 2024 Latest Trends