North America

European softwood lumber exports to the United States increased by 39%

      Due to an unprecedented domestic demand, US massively imported softwood lumber from Europe in [...]

Collapse of China’s real estate giant Evergrande could spread to global markets

Global investors have been paying more and more attention to Evergrande, the sprawling Chinese real estate business on the brink [...]

OSB prices plunge in US after historic highs

    After reaching historic highs in June, the price of OSB in US began to drop through [...]

China: Port congestions impact log supply

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

China extends hardwood tariff exemptions

According to the American Hardwood Export Council and the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA), Chinese tariff exemptions that were set [...]

Declining availability of US hardwood in Europe

US hardwood supply to Europe in the last six to nine months was described by importers as turbulent. According to [...]

A new lumber giant emerges in Canada

    GreenFirst Forest Products has closed on the previously announced acquisition of Rayonier Advanced Materials for $235 [...]

N. America: Is the rollercoaster ride for lumber prices over?

    The first half of 2021 was characterised by strong rallies across much of the commodities complex [...]

Global timber supply chains could be hit hard by the Delta variant

Vietnam’s exports of timber and its wood products are facing a crisis since the Delta variant outbreak hit in [...]