Archives: 2023

Lumber prices jumped as US housing starts surge by the most in three decades

-Lumber prices jumped on Tuesday after US housing starts surged by the most in three decades. -Housing starts soared [...]
June 23, 2023

Shortage of sawn timber products expected this autumn in Europe

The summer looks set to be dry and hot, which may have consequences for the supply of sawn timber.  [...]
June 23, 2023 Latest Trends

Ziegler’s acquisition of HS Timber sawmill to be investigated by Romanian antitrust authority

German Group Ziegler Holzindustrie GmbH is in the final stages of acquiring the largest timber factory in Romania from HS [...]
June 22, 2023 Latest Trends

Austria: Softwood log prices fall in June

In June 2023, persistently low sales of sawn timber prompted the Austrian sawmill industry to further reduce its cuts. The [...]
June 22, 2023 Latest Trends

‘World’s largest wooden city’ to be built Stockholm

Atrium Ljungberg announced Stockholm Wood City - the world's largest urban construction project in wood, where the first sod is [...]
June 22, 2023 Latest Trends

Fluctuating softwood markets in France

The softwood markets in France are not really easy to follow. Prices for Douglas fir, for example, have been constantly [...]
June 22, 2023 Latest Trends

Australian exporters receive new opportunities to ship logs to China

Australian exporters receive new opportunities to ship logs to China following a 2.5-year ban, but exports are not [...]
June 22, 2023 Latest Trends

The German timber industry expects business situation to deteriorate significantly in the next six months

The mood in the German timber industry suffered a significant setback in May. The decisive factor was the significantly lower [...]
June 20, 2023 Latest Trends

Consumer goods firms could be left without investors over EU deforestation law

As a new European Union zero-tolerance deforestation law looms, several major investors said they are concerned about their exposure [...]
June 20, 2023 Latest Trends

US anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese plywood to remain in place

As a result of the determinations by the US Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission in their [...]
June 20, 2023 Latest Trends