Archives: June 2020

US companies warn against certifying unsafe plywood from Brazil

    Product Advisory notices have been sent to importers, Building Code Associations and Homebuilder Associations throughout the [...]

EOS GA concludes: Coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll for many sawmills across Europe

In general the coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll for many sawmills across Europe. While some forecasts some weeks [...]

Italian woodworking machinery hard hit by COVID-19

According to the analysis of data collected by the Studies Office of Acimall, the Confindustria-member association representing the Italian [...]

Global lumber producers more profitable in early 2020

    The US South and British Columbia have historically been the lowest-cost lumber-producing regions of [...]

Softwood lumber production in U.S. rises 5.2% in Q1/2020

    U.S. sawmills in the first three months of 2020 produced 9.161 billion board ft [...]

First B.C. sawmill in 15 years starts production

    Following a 2017 purchase of a former Coulson Manufacturing mill in Port Alberni, B.C., by [...]

Vietnamese wood products exports rise despite pandemic

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, the wood industry still enjoyed 3.2 billion USD in exports in the [...]

Sarawak logs and plywood losing market shares in Asia

Sarawak is gradually losing its logs and plywood market shares in key India and Japan markets as it could not [...]

Canfor’s subsidiary buys three sawmills from Bergs Timber

Canfor Corporation reported that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has entered into an agreement to purchase three sawmills in [...]

Bark beetle causes record logging in the Czech republic

          In 2020, timber harvesting in the Czech Republic reached 32 [...]