China timber demand sluggish despite start of construction season
It looked like things were stabilising in September with in-market pricing seemingly finding a floor level and some exporters [...]
October 18, 2021
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US lumber prices could rocket again this fall, next spring
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has penned a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to take actions [...]
October 18, 2021
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HS Timber plans to build a 500,000 m³/yr sawmill in Argentina
HS Timber Group, the former Schweighofer Group, plans to build a new sawmill in Gobernador Virasoro [...]
October 18, 2021
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UK’s softwood lumber imports up 43%
Seven months into 2021 and volumes of lumber and panels imported by the UK were nearly 2 million m³ higher [...]
October 18, 2021
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Sharp decline in demand for softwood lumber in Germany; sawmills adjust production
The corona lockdown, drought and forest damage in 2020 was followed by extreme demand in spring [...]
October 15, 2021
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Recent resurgence in US lumber prices expected to continue through early 2022
The price of lumber has seen a resurgence, which analysts expect will continue through early 2022. [...]
October 15, 2021
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IKEA to shift production to Turkey due to global supply chain problems
Swedish-based furniture retailer IKEA is planning to minimise problems with global supply chain and increased shipping costs by moving [...]
October 15, 2021
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Sierra Pacific completed acquisition of Seneca
Sierra Pacific Industries has completed its acquisition of Seneca, giving the forest products producer more than 2.3 million acres [...]
October 13, 2021
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Price of Finnish lumber seeks balance
Demand for Finnish lumber this year has been supported by favorable developments in construction investment in [...]
October 13, 2021
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Vietnamese wood processors shut down temporarily
Although Vietnam’s wood and wood exports grew by more than 62% (year-on-year) in [...]
October 13, 2021
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