2020 International Softwood Conference to take place digitally
The European Timber Association (ETTF) and the European Organization of Sawmills (EOS) announce that the 68th [...]
June 5, 2020
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Canadian lumber giants’ shares see spectacular rise
Canadian lumber producers' shares soar on strong demand, prices, fueled by better-than-expected US housing market indicators [...]
June 5, 2020
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Prices of exported New Zealand logs rise sharply; low Chinese inventories
Exports of logs from New Zealand were worth just $96 million in April 2020, down $211 million from $307 million [...]
June 5, 2020
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German sawmill industry exports hit with full force by the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic severely hit the German sawmill and timber industry, especially export oriented companies, leading to production [...]
June 5, 2020
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West Fraser substantially resumes production in May
During May West Fraser has substantially resumed lumber and plywood production with only a few facilities [...]
June 5, 2020
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Timber supplies to the Netherlands disrupted by pandemic
The Netherlands had a less strict lockdown than some of its neighbours and began its five-phase plan to ease [...]
June 3, 2020
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Historic fall in US housing starts
US housing starts in April plunged by the most on record going back to 1959 as sweeping lockdowns to contain [...]
June 3, 2020
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South Korea’s Dongwha to build large MDF plant in Vietnam
Dongwha Enterprise, one of South Korea’s best wood materials manufacturer, began construction of its very first independent production facility [...]
June 3, 2020
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Chinese plywood market still sluggish
According to Chinese merchants, after experiencing heavy volume in April, the recent dynamics of the Chinese plywood market has been [...]
June 3, 2020
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Ilim Timber to modernize sawmill with Swedish equipment
Ilim Timber signed a contract with AriVislanda AB for the supply of Swedish sawmill equipment to its branch in Ust [...]
June 3, 2020
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