Egger plans to expand production in North America
Egger Wood Products announced that it intends to invest $50 million in additional equipment for its [...]
December 7, 2021
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Lithuanian timber exports to China blocked due to political dispute
China downgraded its diplomatic ties with the Baltic state and suspended consular services there after the Taiwanese Representative Office in [...]
December 7, 2021
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West Fraser’s lumber shipments drop up to 30% on BC floods
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. said weekly lumber shipments from the west of the country plunged [...]
December 2, 2021
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EU’s deforestation-risk countries’ ban to have far-reaching effects for wood trade
On 17 November 2021, the European Commission announced a Proposal for a new Regulation to reduce [...]
December 2, 2021
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BC lumber producer to suspend production due to lack of logs
Skeena Sawmills has announced that they are temporarily suspended operations at their Terrace, B.C. sawmill [...]
December 1, 2021
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Reactions to US decision to double Canadian softwood lumber tariffs
As the U.S. Department of Commerce issued its final determination in the second administrative review [...]
November 30, 2021
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US doubles Canadian softwood lumber tariffs
The U.S. Department of Commerce released its final determination for the Second Administrative Review (AR2 [...]
November 30, 2021
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CFR prices for logs in China expected to rise due to dropping freight rates and reduced NZ supply
The average price for logs in China has dropped about 30 USD per m3 (17%) in November. The price is [...]
November 30, 2021
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Interfor buys lumber producer Eacom Timber for $490-million
Interfor Corp. will become the only lumber company with operations in all four producing regions of North America [...]
November 25, 2021
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Kastamonu to become fifth global largest panels producer with new mega MDF project
Kastamonu Entegre has placed an order with Siempelkamp for an MDF plant featuring the longest continuous [...]
November 25, 2021
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