Archives: February 2023

LIGNA 2023 coming up on May 15-19

Over 105,000 square meters of exhibition space and more than 1,100 exhibitors: LIGNA 2023 (May 15-19, 2023 [...]

ISC 2023 will be held in Vienna on 11-12 October

The Austrian sawmill association, together with ETTF and EOS, is busy planning this year's International Softwood Conference. On [...]

Trends in the global lumber markets discussed at “Wood from Finland” conference

The annual "Wood from Finland" conference which took place on February 15 and 16, 2023 in Helsinki attracted a record [...]
February 21, 2023 Latest Trends

Sierra Pacific Industries plans big expansion at Eugene sawmill

Sierra Pacific Industries is planning to add a new cutting and stud mill to replace its existing sawmill facilities, making [...]

Conifex to curtail Mackenzie sawmill

Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it will be temporarily curtailing its Mackenzie, British Columbia sawmill commencing February 21, 2023 for [...]
February 21, 2023 Latest Trends

Global supply chains stabilizing after Covid-19 and Ukraine war

The world’s supply chain infrastructure is now stabilising, having recovered from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and [...]
February 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Sale of IKEA Russian factories in Russia receives approval

On February 15, the Russian government commission approved a deal to sell three IKEA factories in Russia. The buyers are [...]

West Fraser sees robust medium-term demand in N. America and Europe

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. said it expects key trends will support new home construction demand in North America, adding [...]

Soaring Chinese softwood log imports from Latvia

China’s softwood log imports from Latvia in 2022 soared 288% to 610,000 cubic meters mainly because China imported [...]
February 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Wood prices are rising sharply in Germany

The prices for sawlogs have risen sharply compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. The demand for sawlogs also remains [...]