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New US tariffs on Chinese wood products include wood flooring

Wood flooring is included in a new list of 10 percent tariffs proposed for Chinese products by the Trump administration [...]

Rex Lumber starts construction of its sawmill in Alabama

Rex Lumber, headquartered in Graceville, Florida has initiated construction on it's greenfield sawmill in Troy, Alabama on Tuesday, July [...]

Latest trends of China’s timber market

1. China’s first high-rise wood framework building  A ceremony was held recently to launch the China [...]
July 18, 2018 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / China

Denmark expects rising trends in its timber industry

According to the Danish Timber Trade Federation, Denmark is enjoying 2% annual GDP growth and its construction sector is optimistic [...]

Valutec to enter USA market

Pleasant River Lumber of Maine, USA, is the first company in North America to invest in TC continuous kilns from [...]

China’s forestry output reaches record in 2017

The total output value of China's forestry industry exceeded 7.1 trillion yuan (1.1 trillion U.S. dollars [...]

New 120,000 t/yr wood pellet plant to be build in France

On 21 June Moret Industries signed a contract worth approximately €50 million to supply a reversible plant for white and [...]

European construction growth expected to slow

The construction industry in Europe is losing some momentum. The rise is expected to increase by 2.7% this year [...]

Myanmar might allow exports of raw timber produced in plantations

Raw timber produced from Myanmar's private forest plantations can now be exported, U Zaw Min, deputy director general of [...]

Costs for wood pellet producers in North America on the rise

Wood fiber costs for pellet producers in both Canada and the US were slightly higher in the 1Q/18 than [...]