Outlook of the global lumber markets in 2019
After surviving a global slowdown in 2015, world lumber markets became favourable as a general trend of rising prices took [...]
January 10, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / North America / Russia
Armstrong completes sale of its Wood Flooring division
Armstrong Flooring announced that it has completed the previously disclosed sale of its Wood Flooring segment to an affiliate of [...]
January 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Chinese wood products companies reroute to Vietnam as to avoid US tariffs
The tariffs imposed on the imports of Chinese goods to the US have hit the target [...]
December 21, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China / North America
Global construction boom is most likely to have reached its peak in 2018
After ten years of growth (2008-2018), the peak has been reached in the global construction growth cycle: 2018 will [...]
December 21, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Lumber prices in the US go down in December
Trading in framing lumber limped toward the holidays, as buyers kept a low profile. Prices were [...]
December 20, 2018
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Global sawlog prices keep on decreasing during Q3/2018
Softwood sawlog prices declined throughout the world in the 3Q/18. Consequently, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 3 [...]
December 18, 2018
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Domotex USA to debut in 2019
Hannover Fairs USA announced today that it will debut Domotex USA focused on the American residential [...]
December 18, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America
Lumber prices in the US go down in December
Demand for framing lumber was light in the first week of December. Buyers held back amid seasonal slowness, weather, and [...]
December 17, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
China regains share in US plywood market
US imports of hardwood plywood fell by 9% in September with an across-the-board decline in both volume and [...]
December 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / North America
US softwood lumber prices rise at the end of November
A mostly measured sales pace was reported across the most of US framing lumber species at the end of November [...]
December 11, 2018
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