Worldwide demand for African tropical timber decreasing
Millers in West Africa have provided some comments on shipping opportunities and market developments saying they have been told ports [...]
June 8, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa
Timber prices in Russia on an upward trend
In April 2020, the export price of hardwood timber used for sawing and planing in Russia [...]
June 8, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe / Russia
US plywood market coming back to life after COVID-19
In the past three weeks we have seen Western US plywood markets building and coming alive, after about a ten [...]
June 8, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
US hardwood producers receive double hit from trade conflict with China and COVID-19
The trade conflict with China has hit the United States hardwood sector hard and the coronavirus pandemic has [...]
June 5, 2020
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Canadian lumber giants’ shares see spectacular rise
Canadian lumber producers' shares soar on strong demand, prices, fueled by better-than-expected US housing market indicators [...]
June 5, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / North America
Prices of exported New Zealand logs rise sharply; low Chinese inventories
Exports of logs from New Zealand were worth just $96 million in April 2020, down $211 million from $307 million [...]
June 5, 2020
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German sawmill industry exports hit with full force by the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic severely hit the German sawmill and timber industry, especially export oriented companies, leading to production [...]
June 5, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Timber supplies to the Netherlands disrupted by pandemic
The Netherlands had a less strict lockdown than some of its neighbours and began its five-phase plan to ease [...]
June 3, 2020
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Historic fall in US housing starts
US housing starts in April plunged by the most on record going back to 1959 as sweeping lockdowns to contain [...]
June 3, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
Chinese plywood market still sluggish
According to Chinese merchants, after experiencing heavy volume in April, the recent dynamics of the Chinese plywood market has been [...]
June 3, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood-based Panels / China
