U.S. sawmills rise lumber production; fall in Canadian output
Softwood lumber production by U.S. sawmills in the first four months of 2019 was 11.718 billion board ft [...]
July 29, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / North America
Swedish sawlog prices on the rise in Q2/2019
The second quarter of 2019 shows rising sawlog prices in Sweden on a yearly basis. Pine [...]
July 29, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
Global wood pellets demand expected to be driven by Asia in the next 10 years
Western Europe has long been the world’s largest market for wood pellets used in heat and power production. But [...]
July 29, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Investment flows in global furniture industry starting to change
The recent globalisation trend, which has been so much a feature of the industry and contributed to the rapid expansion [...]
July 29, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Asia & Middle East / China / Europe / North America / South America
Vietnam takes benefit from the US/China trade war
In the first three months of 2019 Vietnam’s wood product exports were valued at around [...]
July 29, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / China / North America
West Fraser expects sharp drop in lumber production for 2019
The Canadian company reported lumber inventories reduced by approximately 150 million board feet in Q2/2019, and expects a 600 [...]
July 28, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Conifex curtails Mackenzie sawmill
Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it will temporarily curtail its Mackenzie, British Columbia sawmill operations for two weeks commencing July [...]
July 28, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Growth potential for the African furniture market
Several African countries have good potential to develop their furniture industry, both for expanding internal consumption and for export markets [...]
July 27, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Africa
China: Top softwood logs importing companies in June 2019
The first importing company, in terms of value, was Shanghai Shengwosheng Forest Corporation, with a total [...]
July 24, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / China
Enviva to receive permit for wood pellet plant in Mississippi
The 1.4 million metric tons production will be exported to power plants in Europe and [...]
July 24, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / North America
