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Record softwood lumber prices in N. America; Sweden, Finland and Russia lumber export prices drop

    Record high prices for softwood lumber in North America in the 3Q/17 and rising lumber [...]

Swedish Martinsons to increase sawn timber production

    During next year, Martinsons will increase its production of sawntimber from 500,000 to 535,000 [...]

John Deere reports booming trend in worldwide sales of forestry and construction equipment

For the fourth quarter ended October 29, worldwide net sales of John Deere registered a 23 percent rise, to $8 [...]

Steinhoff’s CEO resigns following investigation into accounting irregularities

Markus Jooste, CEO of Steinhoff International, Europe’s second-largest furniture retailer by sales, has resigned on the 6th of [...]

Indian Greenply predicts growth in India’s MDF and plywood production

Indian Greenply Industries showed optimism about organized players gaining market share in plywood and medium density fibre (MDF) post GST [...]

Overview of the global forest industry in Q3/2017

    The strong softwood fiber global prices, led by the US dollar weakening and the growing demand [...]

Italian woodworking machinery in booming abroad demand

The Italian woodworking machinery and tools sector closed its Q3/2017 with an order increase of 42.9%, as compared [...]

Siempelkamp to deliver particleboard plant to Green River Panels in Thailand

Green River Panels invests into a new particleboard plant close to Trang in South Thailand, the center of the Thai [...]

DOMOTEX to feature latest wood flooring trends in next edition

During DOMOTEX 2018, the world‘s leading trade fair for carpets and floor coverings held annually in Hannover, Germany, a [...]

Wood products exports from Vietnam reaches 11.3% rise Q1-Q3 2017

Vietnam's turnover for wood and woodwork during the first nine months of 2017 amounted to $5.55 billion, representing [...]