High shipping costs put pressure on New Zealand log export prices to China
CFR sale prices for logs in China are reasonable but extremely high shipping costs continue to [...]
November 4, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
Pressure on China softwood log prices due to congestion issues
The CFR price for A-grade logs in China has remained variable but the top end is still 182 USD [...]
November 3, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia
Setra makes large investments in boosting sawmill production capacity
The boom in the Swedish forest industry provides good conditions for investment, something that Setra is taking advantage of. The [...]
November 3, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Siempelkamp to deliver OSB and particleboard plants to Küpeliler Endustri in Turkey
Turkish wood-based panel producer Küpeliler Endustri has placed orders for two new plants with [...]
November 3, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Unilin Group acquires Panneaux de Corrèze in France
Unilin Group announces the anticipated acquisition of Panneaux de Corrèze. Panneaux de Corrèze produces [...]
November 3, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Arauco plans to invest USD 200 million in a new MDF plant
Arauco, the leading producer of wood-based panels in Mexico and the second largest in the [...]
November 3, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / South America
European wood flooring markets report growth but face difficult raw materials supply conditions
European wood flooring consumption continues to progress thanks to renovation but manufacturers still experience tight raw materials supply conditions [...]
November 2, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Kronospan invests EUR 180 million in a second plant in Spain
The Austrian Kronospan will invest 180 million euros in a chipboard manufacturing plant for the furniture industry in Tortosa (Tarragona [...]
November 2, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
West Fraser acquires OSB mill in US South
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Georgia Pacific’s oriented strand board mill near Allendale [...]
November 2, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Congo bans log exports
Democratic Republic of Congo's environment minister said on Thursday the country intends to ban all log exports and implement [...]
November 2, 2021
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Africa
