US softwood lumber demand forecast to grow at its highest rate by 2030
U.S. softwood lumber demand will grow at an annual rate of 2.3 per cent through 2030, which will [...]
October 18, 2018
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Chinese producers adjust plywood export codes as to avoid US tariffs
China increases its attempts to avoid the US tariffs on plywood imports. Thus, the identification codes which will be placed [...]
October 18, 2018
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Lumber prices in the US keep on going down
Framing lumber prices in the US continued to tumble, as supplies easily outpaced demand across North America.   [...]
October 18, 2018
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Lumber prices in the US on decrease at the beginning of October
Downward momentum eased in some framing lumber species in US. But even with quarter-end pressure to sell behind them [...]
October 15, 2018
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Increased demand for lumber in Asia and Europe boosts exports from Russia, Germany and the Nordic countries
Worldwide trade of lumber inched up again in early 2018, hinting that this may be another [...]
October 11, 2018
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Swiss Krono to expand in US
A $200+ million, 250,000 square-foot expansion of the Swiss Krono plant in Barnwell, South [...]
October 9, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...North America
Wood products trade between China and the US slows
China’s Customs data shows that in the first half of 2018 the value of wood products trade between China [...]
October 5, 2018
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US companies to be seriously hit by tariffs on Chinese wood products
The US has announced that it had finalized the list of approximately US$200 billion worth [...]
October 3, 2018
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Worldwide sawlog prices drop, while lumber trade intensifies
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 1.4% in the 2Q/18. This was the first q-o-q [...]
October 3, 2018
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Softwood lumber prices in the US continue falling trend
Prices of framing lumber in the US continued to drop last week, although lower prices generated [...]
October 3, 2018
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