European companies boost investments in CLT
The global cross-laminated timber market experiences continuous growth, due to market advances from mechanical properties, which make the product [...]
October 29, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
The tallest timber building in the world (80m) to be build in Norway
Mjøstårnet is the name of the next key project in timber construction. The over 80m high building arises [...]
February 15, 2017
Latest Trends / Wood Construction / ...Europe
Sweden searches for new opportunities in the rising Japanese wooden house building
New opportunities arise in the Japanese construction sector for the Swedish lumber. Swedish Forest Industry President, Carina Håkansson (in [...]
March 26, 2016
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Wooden building materials receive more promotion in China
China's Ministries of Industry and Housing have developed an action plan to promote the production and use of green [...]
November 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Wood Construction / ...China
Europe and Russia report large increases in LVL capacity
LVL capacity in the EU is expected to rise from the current level of 410,000 m3 to 590,000 [...]
May 21, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe / Russia
Canadian lumber giants to be affected by slow US housing market
The US housing market is stumbling, which makes two of Canada’s top lumber producers, West Fraser Timber Co. and [...]
April 15, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
The global particleboard market forecast to boom in the next 3 years
The recovery in U.S. housing construction, an expanding global furniture industry, and strong growth in housing construction in rapidly [...]
April 9, 2014
Market Analysis / Wood Construction / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America / Russia