Strong demand for logs in China due to busy construction season
Log inventory in China has increased about 300k m3 in the last month to around 4.6m m3, with congestion [...]
October 28, 2020
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European lumber exporters expanding sales outside Europe
European lumber exporters have expanded their sales overseas from 30% to 45% over the past ten years, with Asia receiving [...]
October 27, 2020
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US lumber prices down 20% since September
Framing lumber prices in US peaked above $950 per thousand board feet in mid-September, according to Random Lengths, and [...]
October 27, 2020
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Low impact of corona crisis on the Latvian sawmill industry
Log supply in Latvia hasn't suffered any changes since the 2nd quarter of 2020. Latvian State Forests (which owns [...]
October 27, 2020
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Global CLT capacity expected to reach almost 7 million m3 by 2024
Global nominal CLT capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million m³ (≈ 5.5 billion board feet) by 2024. More [...]
October 27, 2020
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China’s wood-based panel industry under pressure in 2020 due to corona crisis
The wood-based panel industry in China is facing pressure due to domestic and international economic adjustments and from the [...]
October 27, 2020
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EU launches anti-dumping procedure for birch plywood imports from Russia
The European Union has launched an anti-dumping procedure for the import of birch plywood from [...]
October 26, 2020
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Impact of corona crisis on the Austria’s sawmill industry
At the beginning of 2020 there was an undersupply of roundwood in Austria. The unlucky combination of high imports, an [...]
October 26, 2020
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European Parliament launches forest strategy
On October 7th, the EU Parliament launched the EU Forest Strategy from 2021 in a non [...]
October 26, 2020
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UPM to permanently close Kaipola mill in Finland
Employee consultations for UPM Communication Papers were concluded at the Jämsä River mills this week. The UPM Kaipola paper [...]
October 26, 2020
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