Keyword: lumber

Egyptian importers report high prices for wood imports and short supply

Egyptian wood importers are between the hammer of the global market and the anvil of the domestic market.   [...]

Sales of US lumber down as buyers refuse to pay higher prices

Lumber prices rose yet again for the week ending May 14; however, volumes sold were lower as customers refused to [...]

Finnish lumber in short supply in China due to high prices

According to Chinese importers contacted by Timber Industry News, the supply of Finnish pine lumber in China's domestic market [...]

German sawmill industry reports record production but reduced exports

The German sawmills are responding to the tense situation on the timber market with record production and a falling export [...]

N. American lumber boom not supported by new sawmills

North America’s sawmills can’t keep up with demand, which has sent wood prices on a meteoric rise. Don [...]

Timber prices are skyrocketing in Germany; significant supply shortage

Wood for Germany's construction sites is becoming scarce.  Real estate companies warn that urgently needed housing construction is threatened [...]

Chinese log imports and prices rising high in Q1/2021

    China's log import volume in the first quarter of this year was 14.95 million [...]

Canada’s sawmills can’t keep production pace with lumber demand

Lumber demand in North America is so strong that Resolute Forest Products Inc.’s order book exceeds its inventory, according [...]

Canfor reports record profits

    Canfor Corp. had record quarterly profits in the first quarter of 2021, thanks to record high [...]

Top 10 Canadian lumber producers in 2020

COVID-19 delivered a year like no other in 2020, and the high demand for lumber is continuing into 2021 [...]