Global lumber producers more profitable in early 2020
The US South and British Columbia have historically been the lowest-cost lumber-producing regions of [...]
June 19, 2020
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Softwood lumber production in U.S. rises 5.2% in Q1/2020
U.S. sawmills in the first three months of 2020 produced 9.161 billion board ft [...]
June 19, 2020
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First B.C. sawmill in 15 years starts production
Following a 2017 purchase of a former Coulson Manufacturing mill in Port Alberni, B.C., by [...]
June 19, 2020
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Vietnamese wood products exports rise despite pandemic
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, the wood industry still enjoyed 3.2 billion USD in exports in the [...]
June 19, 2020
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Sarawak logs and plywood losing market shares in Asia
Sarawak is gradually losing its logs and plywood market shares in key India and Japan markets as it could not [...]
June 19, 2020
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Canfor’s subsidiary buys three sawmills from Bergs Timber
Canfor Corporation reported that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has entered into an agreement to purchase three sawmills in [...]
June 18, 2020
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Bark beetle causes record logging in the Czech republic
In 2020, timber harvesting in the Czech Republic reached 32 [...]
June 18, 2020
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B.C. lumber exports receive hard hit in the first quarter
B.C. exports fell by almost 15% in Q1 2020 from the same period last year, hurt by both the [...]
June 18, 2020
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Significant recovery in China’s softwood lumber imports in April
After Chinese imports of softwood lumber experienced a though first quarter, a significant recovery was noticed at the beginning of [...]
June 18, 2020
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Finnish lumber exports down by -30%
In January-March, the value of Finland's forest industry exports fell by almost a quarter year-on-year to [...]
June 18, 2020
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