January 2019 prices from China’s imports of lumber
he table above contain the latest price data of different imported lumber assortments at several Chinese [...]
February 4, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / China / North America
India is a more and more attractive destination for American hardwood
A booming furniture market is expected to drive up demand for American hardwoods in India this year. With the total [...]
February 4, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / North America
Hardwood lumber included in the U.S.-China “Phase One” trade deal
The U.S. and China formalised a limited trade agreement today, signalling a truce in the nearly two-year trade [...]
January 30, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
Sweden: Martinsons to increase lumber production by half a million cubic meters
The Swedish sawmill and building materials manufacturer Martinsons aims to increase the production capacity of its [...]
January 30, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Indonesian forestry industry forecasts boost in exports in 2020
Indonesian’s wood products exports totalled US$11.6 billion in 2019, a 4 per cent [...]
January 30, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
Climate change debate threatens the European hardwood market
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
January 30, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Global softwood lumber production is projected to grow by 1.6% in 2020
In reviewing 2019, where Europe is grouped as “one region,” the five largest producers are Europe [...]
January 24, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia
European woodworking industry ‘lies at the heart of the circular bioeconomy’
The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Panel [...]
January 24, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / Europe
European bark beetle crisis has multiple implications in global lumber markets
A new wildcard in the global supply of lumber, as well as log exports, is the rapid expansion of the [...]
January 23, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe / North America / Russia
B.C. sawmills hope that the horrible 2019 won’t repeat in 2020
For B.C. sawmills and loggers, 2019 was an annus horribilis that they can only hope is not repeated in [...]
January 23, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America