Archives: 2021

UK’s sawn timber supply back to normal after nearly a year of record imports

    More than 3.32 million m3 of sawn timber and panel imports were imported into the [...]

Egger plans to expand production in North America

    Egger Wood Products announced that it intends to invest $50 million in additional equipment for its [...]

Lithuanian timber exports to China blocked due to political dispute

China downgraded its diplomatic ties with the Baltic state and suspended consular services there after the Taiwanese Representative Office in [...]

Current trends in Central European log prices

    2021 is slowly coming to an end and with it the most blatant price increases in [...]

N. American lumber prices rebound as Canadian floods curb shipments

    North American lumber prices are poised to return to highs last seen in June after heavy [...]

Drax plans to double pellet production to 8 mil. tons

Drax Group plc on Dec. 1 announced plans to double its biomass pellet production to 8 million metric tons per [...]

Lithuanian sawlog prices double in one year

Pine and spruce sawlog prices in Lithuania have doubled yoy in September 2021. Moreover, prices for all assortments are well [...]

Canfor to reduce production due to supply chain challenges

Canfor Pulp Products Inc. is announcing temporary NBSK and BCTMP production reductions at Northwood Pulp and Taylor Pulp in response [...]

UK’s sawn timber supplies could face uncertainty in 2022

The widespread material shortages in the UK are softening but sawn timber could both face issues going into the new [...]

Russia to raise export duties for lumber

Russian government has increased export duties for lumber with a moisture content of more than 22%, and a thickness and [...]