Archives: May 2022

Record wood prices in Poland

Representatives of the Polish wood industry accuse the State Forests of the fact that there is a plundering wood market [...]

Where are N. American lumber prices heading after recent 50% fall?

Since the beginning of the pandemic, North American lumber prices have been more volatile than at almost any other time [...]

Bergs predicts continued softwood lumber market volatility

    European wood products manufacturer Bergs Group predicts continued market volatility for softwood lumber products after posting [...]

Canfor sawmills to remain on reduced capacity due to global supply chain challenges

Canfor Corporation is announcing the continuation of reduced operating schedules at its Western Canadian sawmills due to the ongoing global [...]

European softwood lumber exports to the US at a high pace in Q1/2022

    European softwood lumber exports to the USA continued to rise in the first quarter of 2022 [...]

Global CLT expected to more than double in 5 years

    The global cross-laminated timber (CLT) market size was US$1.1 billion in 2021, and [...]

UK birch plywood market impacted by Russia trade sanctions

    Birch plywood is the largest single UK timber product category which will be directly affected by [...]

China’s log imports fall sharply through April

In April 2022, the import volume of logs in China was 3.84 million m³, a year-on-year decrease [...]

Top softwood lumber producing companies in Europe

    The 20 largest European sawmills are expected to produce 5% lumber more this year.   [...]

N. American lumber prices fall to new 2022 low

   Lumber prices fell to a new 2022 low on Thursday after existing home sales showed a slowdown in [...]