Archives: October 2019

Indian Greenlam further boosts capacity for laminates

With this expansion, the company will be manufacturing an additional 1.6 million laminates sheets per annum up to a [...]

Australia’s woodchip industry hit by US-China trade war

Australia's $1.4-billion plantation woodchip industry has been dragged into the US-China trade war, with a number [...]

U.S. hits China with antidumping duties on wooden cabinets of up to 251%

    The U.S. trade conflict with China may not have spared the kitchen sink, or even [...]

North American sawmills see their profit margins decline

Costs for sawlogs declined in most major regions around the world in the first half of 2019. However, lumber prices [...]

Bergs Timber to cut lumber supply as bark beetle infestation advances in Europe

    The spruce beetle infestation in Central Europe has continued during the summer and the situation is [...]

SmartLam wants to become the biggest CLT producer in North America

SmartLam aims to produce 17.2 million cubic feet of annual CLT production by 2022. Smartlam says that it has [...]

List of all of the Chinese wood products that will be charged the 30% tariff this month

    On Oct. 15, the US administration will raise tariffs on Chinese wood and paper products to [...]

EU imports of tropical sawnwood rose during 1H/2019

    EU imports of tropical sawn wood increased 12% to 405,600 MT in the first half [...]

Largest North American hardwood producer to close one of its sawmills due to trade war with China

    The largest North American hardwood supplier will close one of its Washington sawmills because of the [...]

The 67th International Softwood Conference 2019 coming up this month

    Antwerp, on the crossroads of international trade and a major harbour for wood and wood products [...]