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
Canadian mills’ problems to drive up lumber prices in U.S.
Beetles, tariffs and mill closures have cut into Canada’s share of the U.S. lumber market, lifting prices by [...]
November 19, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Largest hardwood producer in US to close two sawmills as trade war impacts industry
Tacoma, Washington-based Northwest Hardwoods will close its Mount Vernon, Washington and Maury River, Virginia mills [...]
November 19, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
European bark beetle spruce logs flood the Chinese market
European beetle spruce logs have flooded the Chinese market. In the first eight months of the [...]
November 19, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
UK extends timber legality requirements after Brexit
UK tropical and other timber importers were urged to evaluate the impacts for their businesses of [...]
November 19, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
European Commission: More countries than ever hit by forest fires
On 31 October 2019, the European Commission published the 2018 edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe [...]
November 19, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Growing opportunities for Vietnam to forge new wood products business links in the US
Vietnam’s exports of wood products increased significantly in the first 9 months, most notably exports [...]
November 19, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / North America
N. American panel prices recover magnificently, big changes at BC sawmill operators
Recently, Canfor announced a bid to go private, and Conifex sold its Fort St James timber rights to Hampton, which [...]
November 11, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Canada: Why 25 mills have stopped operating this year?
The heavily interconnected B.C. forestry sector is facing a crisis as 25 mills have ceased operating this year, leaving [...]
November 11, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Vietnam’s forest products exports on track to generate revenue of US$11.0B in 2019
Robust signs since the outset of the year have made Vietnam's timber and forestry sector confident of gaining 11 [...]
November 11, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
