Lumber prices in the US rapidly increase at the end of January
January closed with a bang as supply-side concerns ignited a rally that pushed many US framing lumber prices up [...]
February 8, 2019
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Vietnam’s forestry product exports forecast to reach 10.5 billion USD in 2019
Vietnam's forestry product exports in January is estimated at 903 million USD, a rise of 11 percent over the [...]
February 8, 2019
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Conifex curtails sawmill operations due to high log costs
Conifex Timber Inc.announced that it is temporarily curtailing sawmill operations at its Fort St. James, British Columbia sawmill for [...]
February 8, 2019
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Western Forest Products completes purchase of Columbia Vista assets
Western Forest Products Inc. completed the acquisition of certain assets of Columbia Vista Corporation and related entities located in Vancouver [...]
February 8, 2019
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Hardwood trade in the EU keeps stable, despite reluctant political situation
There are signs that the upturn in the eurozone economy in the last 2 years will be short-lived and [...]
February 8, 2019
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Roundwood prices in Sweden on the rise in 2018
The increase of roundwood delivery prices in Sweden was larger in 2018 than it has been for several years. Both [...]
February 6, 2019
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US considers lowering duties on imports from China
The United States is considering at least partial loosening of import duties on Chinese products to accelerate trade [...]
February 6, 2019
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Finland: UPM, Metsä and Stora Enso escape accusations of underpricing
In 2011, Metsähallitus (a Finnish state enterprise, which administers state-owned land) filed a claim for damages against UPM [...]
February 6, 2019
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Malaysian wood products exports likely to drop in 2018
The Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) is projecting a 4% decline in exports of timber and timber products for 2018 [...]
February 6, 2019
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Germany: Mixed trends in wood products prices
German producer prices for wood products tended to be mixed in November and December. Although prices [...]
February 5, 2019
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