Archives: 2020

France: Bark beetle wood volume expected to double in 2021

The bark beetle crisis has affected spruce forests in the north-eastern quarter of France since the summer of 2018 [...]

Wood in short supply in global markets expected to increase prices

    The easing of lockdown conditions in many countries are causing significant upward pressure. These include a [...]

UK Government urges timber traders to prepare for changes at the end of 2020

    Businesses trading timber between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) are being urged by the [...]

Boise Cascade could close Oregon plywood mill

    Boise Cascade says it may close a plywood mill in eastern Oregon at the end of [...]

Canfor reports an an all-time record results for its lumber segment

    The first of B.C.'s three forestry majors released third quarter financial results Thursday that [...]

Prices for New Zealand’s exported logs on the rise as demand in China is strong

Domestic demand for logs and sawn timber in New Zealand remains strong with regional differences in log supply and demand [...]

Downward trend in roundwood prices in Sweden continues in Q3/2020

    The trend of decreasing delivery roundwood prices continued during the third quarter of 2020 in Sweden [...]

German Homann builds a new MDF/HDF production facility in Lithuania

With the aim of a strategic expansion of the location, Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH signed a contract for the acquisition of [...]

Setra plans to ramp up production to meet strong demand in global markets

    Swedish sawmilling group Setra plans to fully ramp up production during the autumn in response to [...]

Raute received large order from LLC Plitwood in Russia

Raute Corporation has received orders worth approximately Euro 55 million from LLC Plitwood in Russia.    The [...]