US housing market grows due to multi-family housing construction
Multi-family housing construction drove the growth in housing starts in March, according to the latest data release by the [...]
May 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
Universal Forest Products acquires four companies
Universal Forest Products recently acquired four companies with a combined $50 million in annual sales. Matt [...]
May 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
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 [...]
May 9, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Russia
New CLT mill construction by Stora Enso will be finished by 2019 in Sweden
Stora Enso’s new cross laminated timber (CLT) factory in Gruvön, Sweden, is proceeding as planned. The company announced [...]
May 2, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Pulp & Paper / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Wood products prices in Germany increased over 2017
In February, the German producer price index for wood products has registered a high degree of [...]
May 2, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Energy / Wood-based Panels / Europe
BlueLinx invests $345 million in buying Cedar Creek
BlueLinx, a leading distributor of building and industrial products in the US, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cedar [...]
March 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / North America
Gabon announces start of 3rd Gabon WoodShow edition, from 20 – 22 June, 2018
The Global WoodShow (Dubai and Cairo) organizing committee announced the start of the 3rd edition of the WoodShow series that [...]
March 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Wood Construction / Woodworking Machinery / Africa
UAE huge construction projects determine wood products demand in the region
The demand for wood and wood related products in the United Arab Emirates are driven by planned and ongoing construction [...]
March 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Asia & Middle East
XLam plans to start producing CLT at Australian site
New Zealand wood products manufacturer XLam started manufacturing Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panels at its Wodonga site in Australia. [...]
March 15, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Construction / ...Wood-based Panels / Australia and Pacific Region
Segezha Group invests in new glulam processing line from Hundegger
Sokol Timber Company invested in a new for a new processing line to produce house parts made of the glued [...]
March 14, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Construction / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia
