Sawlog prices falling in most major markets around the world
A plentiful supply of logs coupled with declining demand moved sawlog prices downward in most major markets around the world [...]
December 19, 2019
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US wood products industry seeks relief from impact of trade dispute
US wood products industry groups have seen a dramatic negative impact on business since the start of the trade dispute [...]
December 18, 2019
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Global timber trade flows rapidly changing due to bark beetle infestation and storm damaged timber in Europe
Up to the end of October, European log exports to China imports were a whopping 5.6 million [...]
December 18, 2019
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China’s forestry industry continues expansion
China's forestry sector has seen continuous expansion in recent years, an official with the National Forestry and Grassland Administration [...]
December 18, 2019
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Moody’s to change Ilim Timber’s outlook to negative; forecasts cyclical downturn in the global timber industry
Moody's Investors Service has changed Ilim Timber's outlook to negative from positive. At the same time, Moody's [...]
December 17, 2019
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Holzindustrie Schweighofer to become HS Timber Group
The Holzindustrie Schweighofer Group is getting a new name and look with a soft relaunch of its brand appearance: the [...]
December 17, 2019
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SCA to double production at Bollsta sawmill in Sweden
Peab, in partnership with SCA, is going to build an extension the Bollsta sawmill in Bollstabruk [...]
December 17, 2019
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European sawn softwood market growth driven by domestic consumption
he European market showed steady growth in 2018, with consumption rising to 99.9 million m3 [...]
December 16, 2019
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Many Chinese wood and furniture business to relocate factories to Indonesia
59 Chinese investors engaged in the wood and furniture business will relocate factories to Indonesia. The investors plan to relocate [...]
December 11, 2019
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Falling spruce sawlog prices in Estonia, as bark beetle infestation puts prices under pressure
The year 2019 is marked by falling roundwood prices in large parts of Central, Northern and [...]
December 11, 2019
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