Forestry

Global softwood lumber prices increased during Q1/2018

    Global softwood lumber prices continued their two-year climb in the Q1/18 with the pace [...]

Södra reaches record-high levels in its construction timber sales

Swedish construction customers are buying timber products like never before. Södra’s sales of Swedish construction timber broke all [...]

Junnikkala Ltd. increases sawn wood production in Finland

Junnikkala Ltd. is growing its sawn wood production in Kalajoki, Finland, and increasing the drying capacity by acquiring the first [...]

Strong European sawn softwood market due to booming demand in US and China

On the 15th of  June 2018, the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) held its Summer General Assembly in [...]

Binderholz to double roundwood cutting capacity at Baruth sawmill

Binderholz starts an extensive investment program at its plant in Baruth, Germany, which includes the expansion of the drying capacity [...]

Canadian lumber companies invest in capacity expansions in the US

As lumber costs remain at historically high levels, lumber companies are investing those profits into strengthening their positions and increasing [...]

Russian lumber exports go 19% up in January-April 2018

During the first four months of 2018, the lumber exports from Russia grew in value and in volume. The country [...]

Segezha Group to build a CLT plant in Russia

Segezha Group will start the construction of a new CLT-panel plant in Sokol, Vologda region, as it has been [...]

Hasslacher Group invests EUR 20 million in boosting sawmill capacity in Russia

    On the occasion of the state visit of Russian President Putin to Vienna on 5 June [...]

Lumber prices in the US keep record levels up

A second muted week of trading since the U.S. holiday generated cracks in prices of framing lumber.   [...]