Market Analysis

US softwood lumber prices continue to move up

Framing lumber prices in the US carried some upward momentum in mid-November, and the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite [...]

IKEA speeds up its transition as to meet unprecedented change of global retail trade

The Ingka Group (Ingka Holding BV and controlled entities) is speeding up its transformation plans. The company plans to invest [...]

Germany’s parquet market sees increasing demand from China

    During the first three quarters of 2018, the sales of German parquet fell by 5% year [...]

Large BC forestry delegation to visit Asia’s key markets by the end of 2018

    Doug Donaldson, B.C. Forests/Rural Development Minister, is taking a large forestry-sector delegation to [...]

Germany: Price of wood pellets on the rise in November

During November 2018, the prices for wood pellets in Germany have risen sharply. Thus, the price increased by 1.8 [...]

Mixed lumber production output in North America

U.S. sawmills produced 23.855 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first eight months of 2018 [...]

China: Downward trend for furniture trade

According to data from China Customs, in the first half of 2018 the value of China’ s furniture exports was [...]
November 26, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / China

Lumber prices in the US keep on going up through November

US softwood lumber traders absorbed a heavy news week that sent mixed signals to an uncertain marketplace. However, chief among [...]

Roundwood prices in Estonia continue to grow through September

    The sharp rise in roundwood prices in Estonia at the beginning of the year consolidated in [...]

Outlook of the Chinese furniture industry

The furniture industry in China is a traditional industry and it has developed rapidly over the past 30 years. Large [...]