West Fraser to curtail Florida sawmills, cites high log costs and weak markets
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will indefinitely curtail its Perry Sawmill in Florida later this month due to [...]
January 12, 2023
Latest Trends
Skeena Sawmills to shut down log deliveries temporarily
Skeena Sawmills has stopped taking logs at its Terrace sawmill for three weeks as of Jan. 6, citing the high [...]
January 12, 2023
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Austria criticizes ”restrictive” EU forest regulations
For the mountainous country of Austria, the important protective forests – forests that protect against natural hazards such as avalanches, mudflows [...]
January 12, 2023
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Congo: Ban on log exports comes into force
Since January 1, 2023, the log export ban in the Republic of the Congo has come into effect as scheduled [...]
January 12, 2023
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China: Boom in Covid cases blocks ports and can impact global trade
China is one step away from the perfect storm. The removal of the anti Covid 19 measures has triggered chain [...]
January 11, 2023
Latest Trends / Market Analysis
Germany: Softwood lumber prices between boom and crisis – forecast 2023
Despite the construction crisis and the economic crisis, wood prices in Germany have held up surprisingly well. The prices for [...]
January 9, 2023
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Energy / Europe
Masisa to abandon all operations in Argentina
Chilean timber company Masisa Wednesday announced it had liquidated all its assets in Argentina to abandon all its operations in [...]
January 9, 2023
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / South America
Canfor extends sawmill curtailments in BC
Canfor Corporation will extend sawmill curtailments in British Columbia (B.C.) due to ongoing weak market conditions and the lack [...]
January 9, 2023
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
China to reduce tariffs on wood products with effect from Jan 2023
According to the Ministry of Finance of China, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council has issued an announcement [...]
January 9, 2023
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Industry Prices / Sawmilling / China / Europe / North America / Russia
One of the largest sawmill companies in Russia to stop all wood pellet production
ULK Group, the largest sawmill company in the Northwest of Russia, will stop all of its pellet production facilities due [...]
January 5, 2023
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe / Russia
