North America

European sawlog prices fall to a nine-year low

The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell for the fifth consecutive quarter in the 2Q/19, reaching a two-year [...]

US plywood producers file lawsuit to stop certification for Brazilian wood

    Ten plywood producers in the United States have filed for a court order to stop the [...]

Canada wins a victory over the U.S. in softwood lumber dispute

Canada has won a victory over the U.S. in the two country's long running trade dispute over softwood [...]

Surge in Vietnamese plywood exports coming from Chinese firms looking to avoid trade war tariffs

Vietnam suspects that a surge in plywood exports to the U.S. is actually coming from Chinese firms looking to [...]

Canadian wholesale and retail prices for softwood lumber on the rise

Canadian retail prices for framing lumber rose 34% in 2018 compared to 2016 driven by a confluence of factors in [...]

Interfor announces closure of its Hammond sawmill in Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Interfor Corp. plans to permanently close its Hammond sawmill in Maple Ridge, B.C., affecting more than 100 workers.  [...]

Swiss Krono finished production of its first MDF board in the new plant in Barnwel, USA

    On August 24, 2019, Swiss Krono produced the first MDF board in the new MDF HDF [...]

Beijing administration announces list of timber products affected by new retaliatory tariffs

The U.S.- China trade war tensions heightens once more as Beijing announced a new round of retaliatory tariffs on [...]

Pfleiderer sold to an US investment group

On 21 August, the EU Commission approved the acquisition of a majority stake in Pfleiderer Group SA by US financial [...]

New $50 million CLT plant to be opened in Ontario by Element5

Building upon the success of its existing Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) plant and related engineering team in Quebec, mass timber [...]