Moody’s: Global wood products sector stays strong in 2018
The likelihood of strong profits from the wood products business, alongside higher prices and growth in paper packaging from increased [...]
January 9, 2018
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Russia: exports of sawn timber up by 25.5% in value
In the first ten months of 2017, Russia increased its sawn timber exports again, both in value and in volume [...]
January 8, 2018
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Record softwood lumber prices in N. America; Sweden, Finland and Russia lumber export prices drop
Record high prices for softwood lumber in North America in the 3Q/17 and rising lumber [...]
December 12, 2017
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Overview of the global forest industry in Q3/2017
The strong softwood fiber global prices, led by the US dollar weakening and the growing demand [...]
December 11, 2017
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IHC 2017 review: Trends, challenges and new projects in international hardwood trade
On 15 and 16 November 2017 the International Hardwood Conference took place in Venice. Several speakers pointed out recent achievements [...]
December 4, 2017
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Sveza to acquire 90,000 m3/yr plywood plant in Russia
Sveza signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Tyumen Plywood Plant from its current owner Almira Karimova. [...]
November 30, 2017
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US South sawmills the most profitable in the world
The US South was the highest margin sawmill region in North America – a place it has held since 2008 – as [...]
November 29, 2017
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Overview of this year’s International Softwood Conference
On the 5th and 6th October 2017 the 65th edition of the International Softwood Conference was [...]
October 15, 2017
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FSC and global companies launch the Vancouver Declaration
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) this week launched an ambitious new initiative to increase [...]
October 14, 2017
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This year’s International Hardwood Conference to be organized in Venice
After the success of the last edition, the International Hardwood Conference 2017 will be organized from 15 to 17 November [...]
September 20, 2017
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