UPM to close plywood mill in Finland
UPM Plywood is planning to permanently close its Jyväskylä plywood mill in Finland, which is [...]
June 15, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Worries over the evolution of China’s log demand in the medium term
There are some concerns about the China log market in the medium term. China’s finance minister Liu Kun said [...]
June 15, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia
Evolution prospects for the global forest products industry after Covid-19
2020 will be marked as the year of change. Change sometimes occur innately to alter the strategic direction [...]
June 15, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
EU tropical timber trade weakened before COVID lockdown
Having reached the highest level in more than a decade in October 2019, EU27+UK trade in tropical wood and [...]
June 15, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
Currency devaluation agains US dollar puts additional pressure on Chinese timber importers
On May 28, the People ’s Bank of China authorized the China Foreign Exchange Trading Center [...]
June 11, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
US wood pellet sector well-positioned for the post-pandemic period
The wood pellet sector in US has many advantages that other sectors might envy as they [...]
June 11, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / North America
Indonesia revokes ending legality license for wood exports
The Indonesian government has backed down from a decision to scrap its timber legality verification process for wood export, amid [...]
June 11, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
US lumber prices see surprise win as Americans renovate homes
Lumber futures are heading for their second-straight monthly gain at a time when gloom from [...]
June 11, 2020
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Conifex announces further extension of COVID-19 curtailment
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to negatively impact global demand for forest products, Conifex Timber Inc., has announced that [...]
June 11, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Vancouver allows 12-storey wood buildings
The City of Vancouver Council has approved by-law amendments allowing mass timber construction up to [...]
June 11, 2020
Latest Trends / Wood Construction / ...North America
