US hardwood exports to China on the rise despite trade war
The exports of American hardwood to South-East Asia and China recorded gains in the first half of 2018 in [...]
October 2, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / China / North America
Biewer announces expansion of its Newton sawmill
Biewer Sawmill – Newton, LLC. announced the expansion of their state-of-the-art sawmill facility located in Newton, Mississippi. [...]
October 1, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...North America
Volatile 2018 lumber market in the US; crashing prices in September 2017
Deep cuts in prices of framing lumber persisted through a second straight week, leaving traders stunned at the volatility of [...]
October 1, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Chinese wood companies reroute wood products as to beat US tariffs
As the trade war between China and the U.S. festers, business leaders and analysts say Chinese producers are likely [...]
October 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / North America
Hurricane Florence causes trouble for Louisiana-Pacific
Louisiana-Pacific (LP) announced that due to Hurricane Florence, its Wilmington, N.C. engineered wood operations have been temporarily shut [...]
September 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Canadian lumber giants downgraded due to negative expectations for the US housing market
Shares in several major Canadian forestry companies closed down Wednesday after an analyst downgrade and lower-than-expected building permits [...]
September 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
Europe might profit from the US-China trade war
The additional tariffs of the US government under President Donald Trump slow the Chinese growth by 0.1 to 0 [...]
September 24, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / Europe / North America
Vietnamese timber industry to benefit from the US-China trade war
The trade war between the U.S. and China officially started on 6 July after the U.S [...]
September 24, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / China / North America
China to start tariffs on US wood products starting next week
In response to US measures, China will overtax products imported from that country. The Chinese Government Customs Tariff Commission has [...]
September 21, 2018
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Double-digit drop for US lumber prices in mid-September
As the post-holiday week affected negatively the lumber trade in the US, deep discounting re [...]
September 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
