Closing sawmills in US and falling hardwood prices due to Chinese tariffs
24% of hardwood produced in the United States is exported to China and 22% is exported [...]
June 27, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
Current trends in Russia’s birch plywood market
Global plywood production has reached a level of about 160 million m3 in the recent years. China accounts for over [...]
June 26, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Russia
West Fraser to close Chasm lumber mill
West Fraser announced its intention to permanently close its Chasm lumber mill and eliminate the third [...]
June 26, 2019
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More than 600 US companies want to urge Trump to end tariffs of Chinese products
Companies across a wide array of industries have almost uniformly opposed the Trump administration's plan [...]
June 26, 2019
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Global trade of softwood lumber reaches the second highest level in history
Global trade of softwood lumber reached 120 million m3 in 2018, the second highest level on [...]
June 26, 2019
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Stocks of logs at Chinese ports starting to fall
Total softwood log stocks across China have reduced slightly from last month to around 3.8 million m3. Daily uplift [...]
June 26, 2019
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Seasonal price decrease for German wood pellets
As well as in May, in June the price of wood pellets in Germany fell from the previous month by [...]
June 24, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe
Investments and business outlook of the Russian sawmilling industry
The Russian sawmilling industry is characterized by fragmentation, a division between large export-oriented companies and [...]
June 24, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
Former closed sawmill in BC converts to wood pellets
A sawmill in McBride, B.C., that shutdown 13 years ago is getting a new life [...]
June 24, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Energy / North America
Louisiana-Pacific to close OSB mill in BC
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) is the latest company to join a growing list of lumber producers [...]
June 24, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
