North America

N. American lumber price increases mirror one year ago

Similar to this time last year, when lumber prices started rising to reach what was then the all-time historical [...]

US wood panel manufacturers say mandatory Covid 19 vaccination could disrupt production

      US wood panel manufacturers have expressed concern about potential production disruption coming from President [...]

USNR and Wood Fiber merger to create a giant supplier

    Two North American sawmill suppliers are joining forces: USNR and Wood Fiber will become the biggest [...]

Congested Chinese ports put pressure on softwood log imports

    Log stocks in China have not increased but there is a lot of volume on boats [...]

New York City approves use of CLT for six-storey buildings

The New York City Council has approved the use of mass timber for the construction of buildings of up to [...]

China timber demand sluggish despite start of construction season

It looked like things were stabilising in September with in-market pricing seemingly finding a floor level and some exporters [...]

US lumber prices could rocket again this fall, next spring

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has penned a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to take actions [...]

Recent resurgence in US lumber prices expected to continue through early 2022

The price of lumber has seen a resurgence, which analysts expect will continue through early 2022.     [...]

Sierra Pacific completed acquisition of Seneca

Sierra Pacific Industries has completed its acquisition of Seneca, giving the forest products producer more than 2.3 million acres [...]