Drop in U.S. softwood lumber production for Jan.-Oct. 2019
U.S. sawmills produced 29.909 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first 10 months of 2019 [...]
January 17, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Europe is now the second largest supplier of softwood logs to China
- China is increasing importation of logs from New Zealand and Europe, while diminishing imports from North America and Russia [...]
January 17, 2020
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Egger posts 3.4% turnover growth in the first half of its financial year
The Egger Group, has completed the first half of its financial year 2019/2020 with a [...]
January 16, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Huge timber reserves in Russia’s Far East unexploited sufficiently
Almost half of the lands of the forest fund of the Russian Federation (556.2 million ha, 49%) and a [...]
January 16, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
Resolute Forest to acquire Conifex Timber’s 3 U.S. sawmills
Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced it will acquire Conifex Timber Inc. 's three U.S. sawmills [...]
January 16, 2020
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Worldwide output of wood products is at 70-year high
The global production and trade of major wood products such as industrial roundwood, sawnwood and wood [...]
January 16, 2020
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Brexit has dangerous consequences for the UK plywood market
“Brexit has been awful for the market, with uncertainty affecting demand, projects delayed and households deferring spending,” said a UK [...]
January 16, 2020
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Vietnam’s wood products exports to hit US$11.5 billion this year
According to figures from the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VTFPA), Vietnam’s wood exports value in 2019 is [...]
January 13, 2020
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Softwood lumber production in N. America on a downward trend
U.S. sawmills produced 26.616 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first [...]
January 13, 2020
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Pressure on the European plywood market continues
In the first half of 2019, the European plywood sector was experiencing a tightening market and competitive conditions. In the [...]
January 13, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
