North America

Katerra opens the largest CLT plant in N. America

Engineered wood and building development giant Katerra's new cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glulam plant is now open in [...]

US softwood lumber prices continue to improve

    The mix of different types of building that make up the critical U.S. housing market [...]

US-China trade war hits Rayonier’s timber segment

Rayonier Inc.’s New Zealand and Pacific Northwest timber segments faced challenging conditions during Q2, according to the company’s [...]

France: Price of logs at auctions drop sharply due to China-US trade war

The euphoria that characterized France's oak market in 2017-2018 is now about to end. This is one of [...]

US hardwoods face weak market in China

In September, the market trend of US hardwood still shows no obvious improvement in the Chinese market.     [...]

Softwood lumber exports from Europe to the US have doubled this year

    European softwood lumber exports to the USA almost doubled in the first seven months of the [...]

Tolko announces it will reduce stud lumber capacity by 20%

Tolko announced that it is implementing a flexible operating footprint at its Soda Creek and Armstrong stud lumber mills. This [...]

Lumber prices in the US on the rise this autumn

Compared to historical trends, this week’s WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr price is up +$11 relative to [...]

Georgia-Pacific to invest $70 million in its plywood and lumber mill in Arkansas

Georgia-Pacific is investing $70 million for upgrades to its plywood and lumber operations in Gurdon, Arkansas.     [...]

Weyerhaeuser to sell its Michigan timberlands

Weyerhaeuser Company announced an agreement to sell its 555,000 acres of Michigan timberlands to Lyme Great Lakes Holding LLC [...]