China extends ban on imports of timber from Australia
China has indefinitely suspended imports of all Victorian timber logs, less than a week after an unofficial ban on Australian [...]
November 23, 2020
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Largest sawmill group in the world buys largest OSB producer
West Fraser has announced plans to acquire Norbord in a US$3.1bn takeover in what [...]
November 20, 2020
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Chinese softwood logs and lumber imports update (Sep. 2020)
Softwood log stocks at China’s main ocean ports totalled 4.6 million m3 at the [...]
November 20, 2020
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North American softwood lumber prices correct further down
North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices did correct down a bit more last week; however, demand remained quite [...]
November 20, 2020
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Timber harvest down in Europe after 6 years
European timber harvests down in 2019 after six years of year-over-year increases - European timber harvests fell slightly in [...]
November 20, 2020
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EUTR and FLEGT to become UK domestic legislation
The Office of Product Safety and Standards has issued guidance staring that from January 1, 2021, Great Britain (England, Scotland [...]
November 20, 2020
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HOMAG Group sees signs of recovery in Q3/2020
In the third quarter of 2020, the HOMAG Group recorded a significant improvement in order intake [...]
November 20, 2020
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Belarus plans to expand forest products exports to China
Belarus' forestry industry plans to expand into Asian markets. During the ministerial meeting, Forestry Minister Vitaly [...]
November 20, 2020
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Canadian lumber giants make record profits; optimistic outlook for 2021
Canadian lumber companies that pulled in record earnings are optimistic about next year despite lower wood prices, as they see [...]
November 17, 2020
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Interfor reports huge lumber sales
Canadian lumber giant Interfor has reported a huge rebound in sales after an earlier COVID-19 setback. [...]
November 17, 2020
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