Swedish pine is explored as a great material for the future
Pine appears to be the material of the future and is a wood species that can be expressed in many [...]
March 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Georgia-Pacific invests $135 million in softwood lumber production plant
Georgia‐Pacific announced on the 20th of February that the company will build a new softwood lumber production facility in [...]
February 28, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
New standards in China to reduce number of redwood species
A revised national standard, (GB/T 18107-2017 effective 1 July 2018), for Chinese redwood has been released by the [...]
February 27, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...China
China forecasts 18% decline in softwood log imports and 10% in hardwood log imports expected in the next decade
China's logs, lumber and woodchips imports have been ascending rapidly and reached very high values. Between 2012 and 2017 [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
NEPCon and RACert merge to the largest certification body in the world
NEPCon and RACert (the certification division of the Rainforest Alliance) have announced their intention to merge later this year. The [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
US softwood lumber demand from Canada forecast to stay high
The ascending US housing starts and the tight softwood lumber supply from the Canadian lumber producers is expected to maintain [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
SCA Wood registered small drop in timber sales in the Q4/2017
Swedish Svenska Cellulosa (SCA) has delivered 602,000 m³ of softwood timber during the Q4/2017,which is 2% less [...]
February 22, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Malaysia timber exports forecast to go up by 5% in 2018
Timber exports from Malaysia are forecast to increase by 5% in 2018, from RM 23.22 billion in 2017, due [...]
February 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Accreditation body in China recognised by US EPA
According to the China Daily website China’s National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) has been recognised by the [...]
February 22, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Wood-based Panels / China / North America
Finnish sawn softwood goods production increased by half million m3 in 2017
In 2017, the Finnish forest industry production increased in the majority of the main product categories. However, the production of [...]
February 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
