Archives: June 2018

Supply pressures affect EU’s plywood imports

Analysis of latest trade figures for plywood supply to the EU tally with importers’ comments. Total EU plywood imports have [...]

Amazon might reach no. 1 furniture retailer in the US

Wayfair, the largest specialized online furniture retailer in the U.S., redoubled its efforts in search and TV advertising last [...]

Moody’s forecast for global paper and forest products industry upgrades to ‘positive’

Moody’s Corporation, bond credit rating business Moody’s Investors Service, has released a report which has changed the outlook [...]

US wood pellets production boosts during Q1/2018

Pellet production in the US amounted to 406,380 tonnes of pellets for the heating market and 1,431m tonnes [...]

Lenzing and Duratex to build giant pulp mill in Brazil

Lenzing, the Austrian cellulose fibres producer, and Duratex, the Brazilian wood panels maker, announced plan to build a dissolving wood [...]

India: Latest prices for teak, sawnwood and plywood

    The price list for teak, sawnwood and plywood between 1-15 June, 2018.    [...]

Hasslacher Group expands its business in Slovenia

With effect from June 22, 2018, the Hasslacher Group has strengthened its involvement in neighboring Slovenia. The strategic partnership that [...]

Ilim Group makes $1 billion investment in its Ust-Ilimsk mill in Russia

    Ilim Group launches integrated investment project Big Ust-Ilimsk at Ilim's Mill in Ust-Ilimsk [...]

Chinese sawn softwood imports from Finland increased significantly in 2017

China’s 2017 sawn softwood imports surged 41% to 25.05 million cubic metres, accounting for 67% of total softwood [...]

Softwood lumber production in the US grows, while Canadian production falls

    US sawmills produce 8.557 bbf of softwood lumber in first three months of 2018, up [...]