USNR and Wood Fiber merger to create a giant supplier
Two North American sawmill suppliers are joining forces: USNR and Wood Fiber will become the biggest [...]
October 20, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Woodworking Machinery / North America
Procedures for assessing effectiveness of EUTR are inadequate
In a report published 4 October, the European Court of Auditors concluded that EC procedures for assessing effectiveness of the [...]
October 20, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Congested Chinese ports put pressure on softwood log imports
Log stocks in China have not increased but there is a lot of volume on boats [...]
October 19, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America
New York City approves use of CLT for six-storey buildings
The New York City Council has approved the use of mass timber for the construction of buildings of up to [...]
October 19, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / North America
Sharp drop in New Zealand log export prices in October
With record high prices in the traditionally slow months of June and July now, New Zealand log export prices have [...]
October 19, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
CLT production capacities expected to rise sharply as demand continues to grow
At the Ligna Forum Digital, four industry experts discussed the prospects for CLT production and discussed [...]
October 19, 2021
China timber demand sluggish despite start of construction season
It looked like things were stabilising in September with in-market pricing seemingly finding a floor level and some exporters [...]
October 18, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America
Commission suspects UPM, Stora Enso and Metsä of cartel activities
The European Commission’s competition authorities began separate, unannounced inspections of the premises of Finnish forestry firms UPM and Stora [...]
October 18, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
US lumber prices could rocket again this fall, next spring
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has penned a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to take actions [...]
October 18, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
HS Timber plans to build a 500,000 m³/yr sawmill in Argentina
HS Timber Group, the former Schweighofer Group, plans to build a new sawmill in Gobernador Virasoro [...]
October 18, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / South America
