Gabon timber industry hit by corruption scandal
Tropical timber is piling up at Gabon's main port as the country's logging industry reels from a corruption [...]
July 19, 2019
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Africa
Enviva to start production at new Hamlet pellet plant
A few days ago, the US pellet producer Enviva Partners started pellet production in the newly [...]
July 19, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / North America
Chinese particleboard market optimistic despite tough economic environment
The Chinese particleboard market has a smooth transition. Some merchants have reported that the particleboard market [...]
July 19, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China
Global sawlog prices fall sharply in the first quarter of 2019
In the first quarter of 2019, the global sawlog prices fell to the lowest level in two years. Sawlog prices [...]
July 19, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
US hardwood industry still sees opportunities in the Chinese market
The market value for the U.S. hardwood lumber exports has fallen from $2.1 billion in 2017 to $1 [...]
July 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / China / North America
Forecast: BC lumber production expected to drop 22% by 2023
By 2023, the B.C. Interior’s harvest will be 20 per cent lower than it was before the mountain [...]
July 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / North America
Production of European wood-based panels grows in 2018
The European wood-based panels industry recorded a growth in production of 1.7% in 2018 [...]
July 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Rising trend for U.S. lumber prices continues
Sales of framing lumber in U.S. geared down, as buyers had covered many of their [...]
July 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
New Zealand log prices drop dramatically on oversupply
From a sale price of US$130 per JASm3 for A grade the price dropped -US [...]
July 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
Pinnacle and Tolko to build a wood pellet plant
The facility is expected to have a run-rate production capacity of 170,000 to 200,000 metric tons per [...]
July 18, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / North America