Market Analysis

Canfor reports heavy loss for Q3/2019

    Reflecting weak global market conditions and a challenging fibre cost environment in British Columbia, for the [...]

Forecast: Timber imports in China in the next 3-5 years

China's timber demand has maintained a steady growth trend, especially for the demand for logs and primary processed products [...]
November 5, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China

European softwood lumber shipments to the US about to double

    European softwood lumber shipments to the US have reached levels unseen since before the global financial [...]

Vietnamese wood processing industry concerned of raw material availability

    Concerns have been raised over the rapid increase in Vietnamese wood chip production and export which [...]

U.S. hardwood industry expected to disintegrate from trade war with China

A possible trade deal with China announced this month might not be broad enough to save U.S. hardwood timber [...]

Eucalyptus pulplog prices in Brazil at their lowest levels in three years

    Pulpmills in Brazil had some of the lowest wood fiber costs in the world in the [...]

13 BC sawmill closures forecast for the next decade

    This year’s series of B.C. mill closures and production curtailments have affected more than [...]

West Fraser reports drop in lumber production

    West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has reported its third quarter 2019 results:     [...]

Swedish roundwood prices hit by the bark beetle infestation

    Both sawlog and pulpwood prices in Sweden decreased during the 3Q 2019 for the first time [...]