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 [...]
November 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Construction / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Forecast: New trends to emerge in China’s softwood log, lumber supply chain
Ongoing developments and emerging themes in China continue to significantly impact market dynamics; these key themes are unmistakable to anyone [...]
November 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
Stable softwood lumber prices in US
Firm to higher prices were the rule on the heels of last week’s activity in the US. Some follow [...]
November 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Kährs Group to build a wood pellet plant
Kährs Group is constructing a pellet plant in Nybro, Sweden. The new plant is to be operational in December [...]
November 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / Europe
Growth in EU imports of wood pellets from US continues this year
US wood pellets exports to Europe have risen by 11% during the first nine [...]
November 14, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe / North America
China expected to become BC’s main forest products export market, surpassing the US
Canada’s key export-support organization boldly predicts China will surpass the United States as British Columbia’s top market [...]
November 14, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / China / North America
100 million m3 of damages in Europe due to storms and beetle infestation in over 1 year
The autumn storm "Vaia", which led to large-scale damages in the forests of northern Italy and southern Austria from [...]
November 14, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Canfor buys Elliott Sawmilling for US$110 million
Canfor Corporation has entered into an agreement to purchase Elliott Sawmilling Co., Inc. located in Estill, South Carolina for a [...]
November 14, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / North America
Sawlog prices on a downward trend in Russia, Brazil and Eastern Europe
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell by 1.4% from the 1Q/18 to the 2Q/18. This was [...]
November 14, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
US softwood lumber prices decreased by 22% since summer
In October, prices for softwood lumber in the U.S. dropped 10.3% - the largest decline since May 2011. [...]
November 14, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
