Wood Construction

Sawmill industry in Germany predicts positive 2018 outlook, based on good results at the beginning of the year

    The German sawmill industry was able to conclude the year 2017 positively, while during the course [...]

Housing starts in the US hit highest level since 2007

New residential construction in the US reported a significant rise in May, according to data released by the US Commerce [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Booming costs for US homebuilding due to lumber tariffs

Last week, Robert Dietz, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, addressed attendees at the National Association of [...]

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 [...]

Queensland to be host for the world’s tallest and largest timber office tower

Queensland will be the host for the world's tallest and largest all-timber office tower. The building is currently [...]

London Design Festival welcomes modular CLT pavilion built by Arup and AHEC

A modular cross-laminated tulipwood pavilion will be built by Arup, together with the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and [...]

Lumber prices in France for the first quarter of 2018

FRANCE LUMBER PRICES for the 1st quarter 2018         Prices 2018-Q1  [...]

The European glulam market challenging for suppliers

Anecdotal reports indicate that the glulam sector in Europe struggled with over-supply and low margins in the 2013 to [...]