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Prices of imported lumber at main Chinese timber distribution markets in August 2021

    The below index contains the latest update (August 2021) for prices of lumber from three major [...]

Sierra Pacific to acquire Seneca

    Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) plans to acquire Seneca and affiliates, combining two complementary, family-owned forest [...]

Sharp increase in plywood prices in Europe

In terms of source of plywood supply in Europe, China is reported to be keeping up with demand, albeit with [...]

Mercer to buy Katerra’s CLT facility

Mercer announced that it received approval from the applicable Bankruptcy Court of the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary of [...]

UK faces timber shortage due to high demand

The price of timber has risen sharply with builders struggling to get supplies, as post-lockdown construction and DIY projects [...]

France’s wood industry is expected to quadruple its market share in construction in 10 years

The French timber industry, with 60,000 companies and nearly 400,000 jobs, intends to quadruple its market share in [...]

New Zealand’s log exports to increase by 25% this year led by China rising prices

Log exports are forecast to reach US$3.6 billion in the year ending June 2021, led by demand from [...]

Bank of America: Lumber prices could rebound over the next few weeks

     Lumber prices could be due for a late summer rally after falling more than 70% from [...]

French timber industry receives 300 million euro aid

“We must boost the wood industry”, said the French Prime Minister Jean Castex, on Saturday July 24, during a visit [...]

Challenging European plywood market

Some European plywood importers report that container costs out of Asia have started to come off their pandemic peak. Others [...]