Stable softwood lumber prices in US
Firm to higher prices were the rule on the heels of last week’s activity in the US. Some follow [...]
November 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Kährs Group to build a wood pellet plant
Kährs Group is constructing a pellet plant in Nybro, Sweden. The new plant is to be operational in December [...]
November 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / Europe
Growth in EU imports of wood pellets from US continues this year
US wood pellets exports to Europe have risen by 11% during the first nine [...]
November 14, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe / North America
China expected to become BC’s main forest products export market, surpassing the US
Canada’s key export-support organization boldly predicts China will surpass the United States as British Columbia’s top market [...]
November 14, 2018
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100 million m3 of damages in Europe due to storms and beetle infestation in over 1 year
The autumn storm "Vaia", which led to large-scale damages in the forests of northern Italy and southern Austria from [...]
November 14, 2018
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Canfor buys Elliott Sawmilling for US$110 million
Canfor Corporation has entered into an agreement to purchase Elliott Sawmilling Co., Inc. located in Estill, South Carolina for a [...]
November 14, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / North America
Sawlog prices on a downward trend in Russia, Brazil and Eastern Europe
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell by 1.4% from the 1Q/18 to the 2Q/18. This was [...]
November 14, 2018
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US softwood lumber prices decreased by 22% since summer
In October, prices for softwood lumber in the U.S. dropped 10.3% - the largest decline since May 2011. [...]
November 14, 2018
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Canadian Pinnacle posts record wood pellet volumes
Canadian wood pellet producer Pinnacle Renewable Energy increased its third-quarter revenues 6.4 per cent compared to 2017 numbers [...]
November 13, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / North America
China to cut import tariffs on wood products
A recent government announcement effective November 1st, 2018 states that China has reduced import tariffs on more than 1,500 [...]
November 13, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China
