Bark beetle logs from Europe fill China’s wood gap
The world wood market has become very chaotic due to the outbreak of the coronavirus which [...]
November 25, 2020
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Brazil: Exports of most wood products rising
At the beginning of the pandemic there were forecasts of reductions in domestic demand and exports [...]
November 25, 2020
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Hopes that the Biden administration will end the softwood lumber dispute
There's a glimmer of hope the ongoing softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the United States might come to [...]
November 23, 2020
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Södra sees a increase increase in spruce bark beetle damage
A late summer swarming caused a widespread spruce bark beetle outbreak and Södra now sees a significant increase in [...]
November 23, 2020
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Global CLT production expected to double by 2025
CLT has become popular in Europe, Japan, North America and Oceania. The global production of CLT (cross-laminated timber) in [...]
November 23, 2020
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China extends ban on imports of timber from Australia
China has indefinitely suspended imports of all Victorian timber logs, less than a week after an unofficial ban on Australian [...]
November 23, 2020
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Largest sawmill group in the world buys largest OSB producer
West Fraser has announced plans to acquire Norbord in a US$3.1bn takeover in what [...]
November 20, 2020
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Chinese softwood logs and lumber imports update (Sep. 2020)
Softwood log stocks at China’s main ocean ports totalled 4.6 million m3 at the [...]
November 20, 2020
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North American softwood lumber prices correct further down
North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices did correct down a bit more last week; however, demand remained quite [...]
November 20, 2020
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Timber harvest down in Europe after 6 years
European timber harvests down in 2019 after six years of year-over-year increases - European timber harvests fell slightly in [...]
November 20, 2020
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