Archives: November 2019

ISC 2019 2: Canadian lumber industry in crisis after crisis

On October 17 and 18, 2019, the 67th International Softwood Conference took place in Antwerp in the Radisson Blu Astrid [...]

Global cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacities in 2020

    In 2020, worldwide CLT production will amount to over 2 million m³ due to numerous large [...]

Forecast: Prices for Finnish logs expected to fall sharply this year and in 2020

    Due to the downward trend and lower production volumes in Finland's wood products industry, the [...]

U.S. furniture imports slow as shipments from China crash

    U.S. furniture imports fell in the first half, a result of a double-digit drop [...]

ISC 2019: Bark beetle crisis in Europe could last for years

    On October 17 and 18, 2019, the 67th International Softwood Conference took place in Antwerp in [...]

Tolko announces permanently closure of its Kelowna mill

Tolko Industries says it will permanently close its Kelowna mill on Jan. 8, after it was indefinetely curtailed in September [...]

Current demand in the global wood pellet industry

    The size of the global wood pellet market for 2019 was estimated to be valued at [...]

Södra to extend production stoppages at its sawmills due to spruce bark beetle infestation

    Södra has decided to extend production stoppages at its sawmills during the Christmas and New [...]

Interfor reports 3Q results

Interfor Corporation recorded a net loss in Q3’19 of $35.6 million, or $0.53 per share, compared to [...]

Finland: Oversupply in sawnwood markets drag down export prices

    Oversupply in key export markets is reflected in the average export price of Finland’s sawnwood [...]