North America

US wood pellet sector well-positioned for the post-pandemic period

    The wood pellet sector in US has many advantages that other sectors might envy as they [...]

US lumber prices see surprise win as Americans renovate homes

    Lumber futures are heading for their second-straight monthly gain at a time when gloom from [...]

Conifex announces further extension of COVID-19 curtailment

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to negatively impact global demand for forest products, Conifex Timber Inc., has announced that [...]

Vancouver allows 12-storey wood buildings

    The City of Vancouver Council has approved by-law amendments allowing mass timber construction up to [...]

US plywood market coming back to life after COVID-19

In the past three weeks we have seen Western US plywood markets building and coming alive, after about a ten [...]

Many companies interested in Klausner’s Lumber One sawmill in Florida

    The Klausner Lumber One sawmill in Live Oak, Florida is said to have a new owner [...]

US hardwood producers receive double hit from trade conflict with China and COVID-19

   The trade conflict with China has hit the United States hardwood sector hard and the coronavirus pandemic has [...]

2020 International Softwood Conference to take place digitally

    The European Timber Association (ETTF) and the European Organization of Sawmills (EOS) announce that the 68th [...]

Canadian lumber giants’ shares see spectacular rise

   Canadian lumber producers' shares soar on strong demand, prices, fueled by better-than-expected US housing market indicators [...]

West Fraser substantially resumes production in May

    During May West Fraser has substantially resumed lumber and plywood production with only a few facilities [...]