US wooden furniture imports from Indonesia and India on the rise
US wooden furniture imports grew 1% in January to US$1.69 billion. Imports were 6% higher than in January [...]
April 18, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...Asia & Middle East / North America
Softwood lumber exports from BC to the US collapse in March
Softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to the United States plunged 20 per cent in March from a year ago [...]
April 17, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
WTO organizes two panels to examine US lumber duties
At the request of Canada, the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed on 9 April to establish two panels [...]
April 17, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Canadian mill investments in the U.S. South result in high sawmilling margins
With few mill acquisitions, almost all of the production gains arose from improvements at existing mills. Of the top 40 [...]
April 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Lumber prices in the US on varying at the beginning of April
A mix of trends in prices of framing lumber emerged across producing regions. Trends varied based on species, product groups [...]
April 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
US plywood imports from China crash
US hardwood plywood imports declined by 5% in January to 202,536 cu.m. but the value of imports increased [...]
April 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Wood-based Panels / ...China / North America
Good profits for the Canadian lumber producers despite US duties
Main lumber producers in British Columbia keep on booking major profits on near record lumber prices a year after the [...]
April 11, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Global pulp markets more profitable in 2017
Modest increases in wood fiber costs and a substantial rise in market pulp prices have improved [...]
April 9, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Greenpeace withdraws from FSC; claims the organization didn’t fulfill its goals
Greenpeace is withdrawing from the main global group for certifying sustainable wood products, saying it is failing to protect natural [...]
March 29, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Canada involves WTO in softwood lumber trade dispute with the US
Canada wants to persuade the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up an adjudication panel for [...]
March 29, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
