Forestry

New Zealand’s forest industry prepares to get back to work

    New Zealand's forest industry organisations are planning how to get back to work when restrictions [...]

Bergs Timber to cut sawmill production volume by 30%

    The effects of the coronavirus crisis are beginning to be seen in lower demand for wood [...]

China’s imports of logs, lumber, pulp and wood chips collapse in Jan.-Feb. 2020

The coronavirus epidemic in China has resulted in sharply reduced importation of forest products in early 2020. During January and [...]

New Zealand’s radiata pine logs prices rise in March as productivity in China increases

    The February At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for logs at New Zealand ports were predominantly rolled [...]

North American woodworking sector hit hard by coronavirus crisis

The $75 billion North American wood products industry faces serious to major impacts from the corona virus outbreak, but surprisingly [...]

Södra Wood cuts total production by 25% as demand in UK falls

Södra Wood is implementing temporary partial furloughs at its production facilities in Mönsterås and Orrefors due to [...]

West Fraser announces more production curtailments

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it is further cutting production amid the COVID-19 pandemic.     [...]

Södra Skog to temporarily stop logging

The Swedish timber company announced the cessation of logging.     The decision of the Södra Skog [...]

Weyerhaeuser to close Kalispell, Montana, plywood mill

The COVID-19 virus is having an impact on Weyerhaeuser. The company announced it was shutting down its Kalispell plywood [...]