EU exports of wood products at historical level
In 2017, the EU exported wood products with a total value of Euro 21.8 billion, 5% more than in [...]
March 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Rex Lumber to build new softwood mill in Alabama
Rex Lumber Co. plans to build a $110 million state-of-the-art softwood lumber manufacturing facility in Pike County [...]
March 7, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...North America
Tolko builds sawmill in Louisiana, together with Hunt Forest Products
Tolko Industries has partnered with Louisiana-based Hunt Forest Products to build a state-of-the-art sawmill near Urania [...]
March 7, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Lumber prices in the US reach record level
Trading in framing lumber in the US markets slowed down during last week, as did upward momentum in prices. Even [...]
March 7, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
The EU timber trade balance might be significantly affected by Brexit
Looking to the future, the EU trade data highlights the extent to which Brexit will impact on the EU trade [...]
March 7, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Russian Tyumen Plywood Plant sold to Sveza Group
Sveza received approval from the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (the FAS Russia) for the previously [...]
March 7, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Russia
French Rougier Group files for bankruptcy, stops activity in Africa
Tropical timber trader Rougier, based in Niort (Deux-Sèvres), with most of its employees working in Cameroon and Africa [...]
March 7, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Africa / Europe
Sawn softwood exports from Russia went up by 12% in 2017
The Russian sawn softwood exports reached record level in 2017, amounting to a volume of 27.9 million m3, which [...]
March 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
Dubai WoodShow 2018 expects exhibitors from more than 100 countries
The Dubai International Wood and Woodworking Machinery Exhibition will be held in Dubai from March 12 [...]
March 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Asia & Middle East
Prices for logs in the US went up due to a confluence of factors
Prices for logs on the US West Coast have increased due to the natural disasters, housing construction, Asian competition and [...]
March 6, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
