North America

U.S. hits China with antidumping duties on wooden cabinets of up to 251%

    The U.S. trade conflict with China may not have spared the kitchen sink, or even [...]

North American sawmills see their profit margins decline

Costs for sawlogs declined in most major regions around the world in the first half of 2019. However, lumber prices [...]

SmartLam wants to become the biggest CLT producer in North America

SmartLam aims to produce 17.2 million cubic feet of annual CLT production by 2022. Smartlam says that it has [...]

List of all of the Chinese wood products that will be charged the 30% tariff this month

    On Oct. 15, the US administration will raise tariffs on Chinese wood and paper products to [...]

Largest North American hardwood producer to close one of its sawmills due to trade war with China

    The largest North American hardwood supplier will close one of its Washington sawmills because of the [...]

US wood pellet produces to increase wood pellet prices

    For September 2019, Canadian wholesale and retail wood pellet prices are as-yet unchanged from the [...]

Production costs for North American wood pellet producers on the rise

    Many pellet manufacturers in North America have had to increase the usage of logs for their [...]

Falling demand and drop in prices for US hardwood due to trade war with China

  Lumber mills in the U.S. have been a casualty of President Trump's trade war with China [...]

Timber skyscrapers hold the key to green cities

    Recent studies have shown the environmental benefits of timber residential developments and in future wooden skyscrapers [...]

Falling costs for lumber producers in Europe and N. America

Wood raw-material costs for many lumber producers in Europe and North America have fallen over the past year both [...]