Canfor announces 2 week shutdown for all its sawmills
Canfor is shutting down all 10 of its sawmills currently operating in B.C. over Christmas [...]
December 10, 2019
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B.C. mass timber suppliers see surging sales
As the B.C. commodity lumber sector shutters mills, the B.C. value-added sector serving mass timber construction is [...]
December 10, 2019
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Market conditions for U.S. hardwood in the Chinese market improve
Recently, the weakness of the U.S. hardwood industry has not improved, and shipments to China of various types of [...]
December 10, 2019
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IHC 2019: Hardwood industry marked by trade tensions and economic slowdown
On November 20-21 the 2019 edition of the International Hardwood Conference (IHC) took place in Berlin. The international meeting [...]
December 10, 2019
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Germany: Sales of wood products rise 1Q-3Q 2019 despite challenges
After nine months, the German timber trade sector increase its sales across all assortments by 2.5%. [...]
December 10, 2019
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Falling prices for sawlogs in Finland
Prices for sawlogs in Finland continued the downward trend in October 2019. The average price for pine sawlogs was EUR [...]
December 10, 2019
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IKEA to acquire forestland in East Texas, doubles US forestlands
IKEA has acquired 42,000 acres of forestland in East Texas to source wood for its furniture. [...]
December 9, 2019
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U.S. can‘t show harm from Canadian softwood industry, NAFTA says
A joint NAFTA panel has given the United States three months to rethink its tariffs on imported Canadian softwood lumber [...]
December 9, 2019
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Shortage of logs in China, demand starts to rise sharply
The price for an A grade log in the China log market has risen to 124 per JASm3. There is [...]
December 9, 2019
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IKEA to close a sawmill in Poland
IKEA Industry will close its sawmill in Chociwel in northwestern Poland. According [...]
December 9, 2019
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