Important lumber-related developments impact lumber prices in the US
A number of important lumber-related developments have come out of North America over the last period.   [...]
October 30, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
Lumber prices in the US continue to drop
US traders noted a change in the tone of the framing lumber market, and even a [...]
October 30, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
European construction sector becomes more interested in hardwood
The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]
October 30, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
The European Union and Vietnam have finally signed the VPA
On 19 October 2018, a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) between the European Union and the Socialist [...]
October 30, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Russian softwood lumber exports increase sharply in value
Russian softwood lumber exports increased sharply in the first eight months of the year, both in value and in volume [...]
October 23, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
EU sawn hardwood consumption forecast to remain latent
The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]
October 23, 2018
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Softwood lumber production in the US goes up, while Canadian output decreases
U.S. sawmills produced 20.678 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first seven months of 2018 [...]
October 23, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Swanson Group halts production at two of its sawmills
Oregon's Swanson Group is implementing production curtailments with immediate effect, citing deteriorating market conditions. The [...]
October 23, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
The EU wants to begin trade arbitration with Ukraine to lift timber exports moratorium
The European Union is ready to begin commercial arbitration with Ukraine to lift a moratorium on exports of round timber [...]
October 22, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
ISC 2018: Flourishing construction in Europe drives solid financial performance in the sawmill industry
On the 11th and 12th October 2018 the 66th edition of the International Softwood Conference was held in Riga in [...]
October 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe