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CLT production capacities expected to rise sharply as demand continues to grow

    At the Ligna Forum Digital, four industry experts discussed the prospects for CLT production and discussed [...]
October 19, 2021

US furniture maker wins lawsuit against shipper

American home furniture manufacturer and supplier MCS Industries has prevailed in federal court in its lawsuit against Cosco Shipping.  [...]
October 13, 2021 Wood Furniture / North America

Egypt’s: Wood imports in scarce supply, insane price increases

Temporary imports glut. This is the accurate description of the situation in Egypt, where the late arrival of wood to [...]
May 18, 2021 Forestry / Industry Prices / ...Sawmilling / Africa / Europe

China’s timber industry in search for other import sources to ease the impact of Australian supply

  The Chinese timber industry is diversifying its import sources to ease the impact of the suspension of Australian [...]

Spectacular 2021 start for the North American lumber market

We’re just a few weeks into a new year but in the North American softwood lumber market, 2021 is [...]

UK applies tariffs for imported wood and wood products from 2021

From 1 January 2021, the UK will apply a UK-specific tariff to imported goods. The UK Global Tariff (UKGT [...]
June 8, 2020 Forestry / Sawmilling / ...Europe

European beetle and storm wood starts to change the Chinese timber market

   The European bark beetle and windstorm calamity wood is starting to modify the dynamics of the Chinese timber [...]
March 2, 2020 Forestry / Sawmilling / ...China / Europe

Slowdown in Swedish softwood lumber exports

    Swedish sawmills delivered less softwood lumber to European destinations in the first eight months of 2019 [...]
November 20, 2019 Forestry / Sawmilling / ...Europe

Germany: Mixed trends in wood products prices

    German producer prices for wood products tended to be mixed in November and December. Although prices [...]

Chinese furniture industry invests in European woodworking machinery

China is home to the world’s biggest woodworking and furniture manufacturing industry, much of which is concentrated in the [...]
November 8, 2018 Wood Furniture / Woodworking Machinery / ...China / Europe