Forestry

North American lumber giants increase production in 2017

The annual Wood Markets’ “Billion Board Foot Club” list of top global lumber companies showed further gains in production by [...]

Booming lumber prices in the US cover duties on Canadian softwood

The American lumber consumers are starting to feel the effects of the import duties on Canadian softwood.     [...]

Weyerhaeuser boosts net earnings by 71.3% in Q1/2018

    Weyerhaeuser reported Q1 2018 net earnings of $269 million (+71.3% YoY) on net sales of [...]

CO2 cuts supported by the European Parliament as to fulfill Paris climate targets

CO2 emitted by transport, farming, buildings and waste must be cut by 30% across the EU; CO2 emitted and absorbed [...]
May 9, 2018 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Europe

Norwegian sawmills to expand lumber capacity

Three Norwegian sawmils have chosen to invest in lumber kilns from Valutec for a total order value of more than [...]

Russian wood based products market driven by growing demand and favorable export markets

The main wood based products in Russia have met a growing demand once with more favorable export markets in 2017 [...]

Latest prices of Chinese imported sawn timber

    This index contains the most update prices of logs and lumbers from the Guangdong Yuzhu Timber [...]

ULK Group invests in Archangelsk sawmill capacity

    ULK Group will receive 8 pcs of high capacity HFB 2-zone progressive kilns at its [...]

Wood products prices in Germany increased over 2017

    In February, the German producer price index for wood products has registered a high degree of [...]

Chinese Hengan International acquires biggest stake in world’s largest pulp mill project in Finland

Chinese Hengan International has bought the largest share in Finnpulp, a Finnish company that is going to build a EUR [...]