Archives: September 2020

Hurricane Laura caused $1.6 billion in forestry, timber damages

    Hurricane Laura caused $525.4 million in damage to Louisiana farmers and $1.1 billion to [...]

LIGNA 2021 receives strong industry support despite the challenges of the COVID-19

Preparations for LIGNA '21 are already in full swing. The world's top international wood-industry trade show is enjoying [...]

WTO says that US’ tariffs on Chinese products break global trade rules

The World Trade Organization has ruled that tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in 2018, triggering a trade war [...]

Chinese plywood exports drop sharply in value

According to China Customs, plywood exports in the first half of 2020 were 4.778 million cubic metres valued at [...]

BC government changes lumber regulations

    British Columbia government made changes to the Manufactured Forest Products Regulation (MFPR) around export requirements for [...]

Supplies of Brazilian tropical wood tightening

Supplies of tropical sawnwood and hardwood decking in Brazil are also tighter than usual at this time of year during [...]

China imports huge amounts of softwood logs from Europe

    China imported a total of 12% less softwood logs up to the beginning of August, but [...]

Interfor sells its Gilchrist sawmill to Neiman

    Interfor announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its specialty sawmill located in Gilchrist [...]

Current lumber market in US considered unprecedented

    The North American lumber industry is having its craziest year in memory -- and that was before [...]