China’s demand for logs depends on lockdown easing; but hopes are high from August
China softwood log inventory has risen steadily to 5.6m. Considering significant parts of China have been in lockdown, log [...]
June 7, 2022
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North American lumber slumps to seven-month lows as housing market bears brunt
North American lumber futures are toppling to levels not seen since November amid fears of a softening housing market and [...]
June 7, 2022
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Potlatchdeltic buys rival CatchMark for more than US$600 million
Potlatchdeltic Corp., a real-estate investment trust focused on owning timberland, has agreed to buy rival [...]
June 3, 2022
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Lumber market cools down as renovation boom is likely over
Lumber prices have hit record highs, fueled by the war in Ukraine, but now the market [...]
June 1, 2022
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N. America: Lumber buyers slow orders, wood is piling up at mills
North American lumber prices have come crashing down in a new sign of how rising interest rates are deflating markets [...]
June 1, 2022
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Where are N. American lumber prices heading after recent 50% fall?
Since the beginning of the pandemic, North American lumber prices have been more volatile than at almost any other time [...]
May 31, 2022
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Canfor sawmills to remain on reduced capacity due to global supply chain challenges
Canfor Corporation is announcing the continuation of reduced operating schedules at its Western Canadian sawmills due to the ongoing global [...]
May 31, 2022
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European softwood lumber exports to the US at a high pace in Q1/2022
European softwood lumber exports to the USA continued to rise in the first quarter of 2022 [...]
May 30, 2022
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Global CLT expected to more than double in 5 years
The global cross-laminated timber (CLT) market size was US$1.1 billion in 2021, and [...]
May 30, 2022
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China’s log imports fall sharply through April
In April 2022, the import volume of logs in China was 3.84 million m³, a year-on-year decrease [...]
May 30, 2022
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