North America

Trade tariffs and tight supply make lumber prices in the US to skyrocket

The US lumber market is ready to boom, with futures rising to another record on the 14th of May, due [...]

Harvard University wants to sell some of its South American timberlands

Harvard University is currently trying to sell a part of its timberland investments in South America to investors that would [...]

Resolute Forest Products makes $52 million for Saint-Félicien pulp mill in Canada

Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced a $52.3 million strategic investment plan for its Saint-Félicien pulp mill, located [...]

Increased lumber demand in the US made prices soar

    Lumber prices in the US went higher during last week, as buyers tried to cover pressing [...]

Skeena Sawmills to build 96,000t capacity pellet plant in BC

Skeena Sawmills plans to commence construction work for a pellet plant at its sawmill site in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada [...]

US wooden furniture imports drop in February

US wooden furniture imports declined in February to under US$1.6 billion, but year-to-date imports remain higher [...]

Norbord announces great results for Q1/2018, due to strong OSB demand from North America and Europe

With strong OSB demand in both North America and Europe, Norbord continues to deliver robust results in the first three [...]

Wood-based panels global market diminished its progress

In 2016, the wood-based panels market grew to 408M cubic meters. After a slight reduction from 2008 to 2009 [...]

US housing market grows due to multi-family housing construction

Multi-family housing construction drove the growth in housing starts in March, according to the latest data release by the [...]

Polish Barlinek wants to expand in the US

The Polish parquet manufacturer Barlinek apparently wants to expand into the US. As reported by company circles, the company intends [...]