Forestry

Tolko closes its Quest Wood sawmill

Canadian Tolko Industries Ltd. announced the permanent closure of its Quest Wood sawmill in Quesnel and a reduction from two [...]

China and New Zealand sign arrangement for forestry cooperation

    New Zealand and China signed an arrangement this week for future forestry cooperation and boosting bilateral [...]

Lumber prices in the US go down through May

A muted trading pace prevailed across much of the US lumber market. Green Douglas Fir remained the primary exception, as [...]

Holzindustrie Schweighofer passed EUTR inspection in Romania

Holzindustrie Schweighofer (HS), one of Europe’s leading timber processing companies, informed that the company passed in Romania 16th inspection [...]

EU and Vietnam ratified VPA-FLEGT

    EU FLEGT informed that the EU and Vietnam had ratified a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on [...]

Germany increases the softwood logs exports to China

    According to Eurostat data, Germany exported a total of 3.78 million m3 of roundwood in [...]

North American pulpwood prices increased during the 1Q/19

    Prices for pulplogs and wood chips moved up slightly in the US in the 1Q/19 [...]

The International Softwood Conference 2019 to be held in Antwerp

Antwerp, on the crossroads of international trade and a major harbour for wood and wood products, will be the host [...]

Argentina’s Grupo Garabi and Belgium’s Forestcape to build $250m sawmill in Argentina

Argentina's Grupo Garabi and Belgium's Forestcape are to invest a joint US$250mil in the Argentinian province of [...]