Archives: 2020

U.S. DoC finds dumping of wood mouldings and millwork from China

    The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD [...]

German forests decimated by the bark beetle, drought

    In Germany, rising temperatures and droughts have made trees more vulnerable to attacks by bark beetles [...]

Germany exports of planed products to the USA up by 42%

    German exports of planed products to non-European countries increased by 42% year on year and [...]

US lumber prices double due to pandemic supply issues

The pandemic has caused supply chain issues for nearly every industry in the USA; from delays in production to transportation [...]

Enviva to acquire Georgia Biomass wood pellet plant

Enviva Partners LP expanded its operational footprint across the southeast by completing the acquisition of Georgia Biomass’ plant in Waycross [...]

Sharp fall in orders of the Italian woodworking machinery industry

According to a quarterly survey conducted by the Studies office of Acimall – the Confindustria member association of wood-furniture technology [...]

Mercer makes an offer to buy Klausner Lumber One

Canadian Mercer International submitted an offer in the ongoing bidding process for the Klausner Lumber One sawmill.    [...]

Asian buyers of African tropical timber slowly returning; prices for EU market up

    It has been reported that buyers for the Chinese and other Asian markets are slowly returning [...]

EU-Vietnam free trade agreement enters into force; wood industry to benefit

    EU exports to Vietnam are taxed less as of 1 August. This is the immediate effect [...]

Resolute planning to reopen idled El Dorado sawmill

Resolute Forest Products is continuing plans to reopen its sawmill in El Dorado, Ark., that has been closed since last [...]