Wood Construction

Steico will start production of prefabricated components for the Polish market

In the course of the year 2019, the German building products and components manufacturer Steico SE wants to start in [...]

Germany: Mixed trends in wood products prices

    German producer prices for wood products tended to be mixed in November and December. Although prices [...]

European construction growth likely to slow in the next two years

Euroconstruct sees its growth forecast for the European construction industry from 2019 to 2021 as falling. The growth peak for [...]

Latest price info for Indian wood products

Latest prices for Indian teak, plywood and sawnwood - 1-15 January 2019    Plantation teak prices  [...]

UAE’s wood products demand forecast to rise sharply due to $2.4 trillion worth of construction projects

The wood industry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to boom over the next two years as the [...]

Chinese wood products companies reroute to Vietnam as to avoid US tariffs

    The tariffs imposed on the imports of Chinese goods to the US have hit the target [...]

Global construction boom is most likely to have reached its peak in 2018

After ten years of growth (2008-2018), the peak has been reached in the global construction growth cycle: 2018 will [...]

UK to limit the use of CLT in construction

The UK government is banning combustible materials on new high-rise homes, revealing that it will limit the use of [...]

Trump and Xi Jinping agree to suspend trade tariffs

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days [...]

Lowe’s to close 51 stores in North America

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. announced the wind-down of certain underperforming store locations as part of its ongoing strategic reassessment [...]