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EU tropical wood product imports close to decade high

EU27 tropical wood product imports close to decade high in March EU27 import value of tropical wood and wood furniture [...]

UK could face major timber shortages in Q3/2021

Sweden, who supplies almost half of the structural wood that is used in the UK, has its current stock levels [...]

Construction sites stoppages in Germany due to timber bottlenecks

    Supply bottlenecks with timber, steel and insulating material are causing construction stoppages in Germany and threatening [...]

Egyptian importers report high prices for wood imports and short supply

Egyptian wood importers are between the hammer of the global market and the anvil of the domestic market.   [...]

US lumber prices continue to drop signaling boom may be easing

    The surge of US lumber prices has dropped from records for the first time in months [...]

US Commerce Chief aims long-term lumber deal with Canada

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she wants to find a “long-term solution” to Washington’s long-running [...]

Swedish wood products in high demand; outlook bright

Demand for Swedish wood products remains high. All indications are that 2021 will be a strong year for the Swedish [...]

Interfor acquires four sawmills from Georgia-Pacific

    Interfor Corporation announced on Thursday, May 27, 2021, that it has reached an agreement with Georgia [...]

Global timber shortage puts UK supply chain under ‘enormous pressure’

Leading voices from the UK construction industry have warned of faltering availability and rapidly rising costs of basic materials such [...]

EU could sanction wood trade with Belarus

    EU member states want to quickly introduce economic sanctions against Belarus for arrest of journalist Roman [...]