Rising prices could keep European lumber exports to the US at high pace in 2022
European softwood lumber exports to the USA continued to rise in 2021, although the pace of [...]
January 31, 2022
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Western Forest Products to temporarily close one of its sawmills due to log shortage
Western Forest Products is considering curtailing operations at its Chemainus sawmill starting next week due to a log shortage.  [...]
January 31, 2022
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Japan’s Sumitomo to buy timberlands in New Zealand to export logs to China
Sumitomo Corporation has acquired timberland in the North Island of New Zealand through its local subsidiary [...]
January 31, 2022
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US lumber plunges for 7th day on demand fears, supply chain chaos
US lumber futures tumbled by the exchange limit to $1,053.70 per 1,000 board feet on the Chicago [...]
January 31, 2022
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Northern Europe sawmills have some of the lowest sawlog prices in the world
Record-high lumber prices in North America and Europe have moved both demand and sawlog values [...]
January 27, 2022
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Enviva plans to double wood pellet production up to 13 million tons
Enviva Inc. on Jan. 19 announced accelerated plans to double its wood pellet production capacity and [...]
January 27, 2022
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German hardwood industry hit by tense roundwood supply and felling bans
The business situation of hardwood sawmills in Germany has been developing remarkably positively for a few weeks now, as the [...]
January 27, 2022
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Malaysia expects $2.4bn timber trade opportunities at Expo Dubai 2020
The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) is eyeing some AED8.8 billion ($2.4 billion) in trade opportunities during the Sustainable [...]
January 27, 2022
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Austria: Wood prices at high levels for the moment
Like other raw materials, the prices for lumber shot up to unprecedented heights last year. It wasn't just finely [...]
January 26, 2022
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Czech wood prices on a roller-coaster ride
A simple economic reasoning suggests that the prices of wood correspond to its current availability or [...]
January 26, 2022
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