Global CLT capacity expected to reach almost 7 million m3 by 2024
Global nominal CLT capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million m³ (≈ 5.5 billion board feet) by 2024. More [...]
October 27, 2020
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Global hardwood, softwood prices fell in Q2/2020
Wood raw-material costs fell for most pulp manufacturers throughout the world in the 2Q/20, reducing fiber price indices [...]
October 16, 2020
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Global housing markets expected to face a tough 2021
Most major housing markets won’t keep up with consumer price inflation in 2021 and are [...]
October 8, 2020
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Positive trends in the global softwood lumber markets
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its bad consequences on trade, there are more positive signals to notice in the [...]
September 18, 2020
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Global forestry machine market to witness declining sales due to Covid-19
The global forestry machinery market will witness declining sales in the near term amid the COVID [...]
September 9, 2020
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Global construction activity expected to further slow due to Covid-19
Global construction activity contracted across all region in Q2 due to the lockdowns to control the spread of the COVID [...]
August 27, 2020
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Global pellet producers negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
75% of certified producers have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey conducted [...]
August 18, 2020
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Global forest products trade remained strong despite pandemic
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted supply chains for many industry sectors worldwide, the [...]
July 27, 2020
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MDF expansion around the world continues at a fast pace
New MDF investment in Lithuania, and a rice straw MDF plant in the US are now [...]
July 15, 2020
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Global lumber producers more profitable in early 2020
The US South and British Columbia have historically been the lowest-cost lumber-producing regions of [...]
June 19, 2020
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