Japan’s Sumitomo buys interest in US housing company
Sumitomo Forestry has acquired a 60% equity interest in the United States Mark III Properties. The [...]
August 30, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Construction / ...Asia & Middle East / North America
Construction sector in Italy drives up wood products imports
Italy’s rise in timber imports in 2017 is a key indicator of the sector’s recovery. Overall, Italy’s [...]
July 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Housing starts in the US hit highest level since 2007
New residential construction in the US reported a significant rise in May, according to data released by the US Commerce [...]
July 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
US housing market grows due to multi-family housing construction
Multi-family housing construction drove the growth in housing starts in March, according to the latest data release by the [...]
May 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
Strong gains in US residential construction
Housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.33 million according to the US Census [...]
March 5, 2018
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / North America
Canadian lumber giants to be affected by slow US housing market
The US housing market is stumbling, which makes two of Canada’s top lumber producers, West Fraser Timber Co. and [...]
April 15, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
The global particleboard market forecast to boom in the next 3 years
The recovery in U.S. housing construction, an expanding global furniture industry, and strong growth in housing construction in rapidly [...]
April 9, 2014
Market Analysis / Wood Construction / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America / Russia
