North America

Woodworking machines production in Germany went 10% up in 2017

German woodworking machines manufacturers have increased production by 10.4% in 2017, to EUR 3.2 billion.     [...]

Lumber prices in the US keep record levels up

A second muted week of trading since the U.S. holiday generated cracks in prices of framing lumber.   [...]

Global forest industry trends during the first quarter of 2018

The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) jumped 5.1% q-o-q in the 1Q/18 to reach its highest [...]

Canada might enforce tariffs on US plywood imports

Canada has recently announced it would impose tariffs on plywood and other products imported from the US.     [...]

Latest trends in US particleboard market

The U.S. particleboard market totalled 22.8M cubic metres in 2017, 4.6M cubic metres (or 17%) less than [...]

Canfor announces upgrade for South US sawmill

    Canfor Southern Pine, a leading integrated forest products company, has announced it will upgrade its existing [...]

US pulpmills increased costs for wood fiber during the Q1/2018

During the first quarter of 2018, there were substantial increases in wood costs for pulpmills in Western US and Canada [...]

Chinese imports of US hardwood reach record levels in Q1/2018

Amidst the trade dispute between China and the US, the hardwood exports to Sea and Greater China  rallied [...]

US lumber prices pushed higher in June though at a lower pace than in May

    The framing lumber market in the US was slow during last week, as to shake off [...]

Expectations are running high for this year’s International Woodworking Fair 2018

Expectations are running high for this year’s International Woodworking Fair, which will feature over 1 million sq. ft. of [...]