Are European lumber producers missing advantages of booming US market?
As US homebuilding continues at a steady pace, US lumber producers have risen to meet the immense demand from the [...]
February 21, 2021
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Homebuilders in US urge Biden to help ease skyrocketing lumber prices
The biggest U.S. homebuilders group urged the Biden administration to help increase lumber supply, saying record-high costs threaten [...]
February 19, 2021
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Global lumber producers see their profitability go up substantially
Times have been good for lumber producers in 2020, with profitability rising worldwide. Most important lumber producing countries have had [...]
February 19, 2021
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Interfor eyes growth by acquisition
The CEO of Interfor Corp. says profits from strong lumber markets mean the company is well-positioned to add to [...]
February 15, 2021
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New sawmill to be build in Arizona
NewLife Forest Products has acquired a 425,000-square-foot plant and 35 acres of land near Flagstaff, Arizona, which [...]
January 20, 2021
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Indian log and lumber import market uncertain
Sentiment from log buyers in Kandla is turning negative, with reports of four vessels to load from Uruguay, one from [...]
January 20, 2021
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UK timber imports show continued strong market recovery
UK's timber and panel import volumes performed strongly in October 2020 for the fifth consecutive [...]
January 18, 2021
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Finland’s forest industry exports fall sharply in Jan.-Oct. 2020
In October 2020 the exports value of Finland's forest industry products totaled EUR 0.87 billion. In January-October [...]
January 18, 2021
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The global forest industry rides out of a terrible year
The global forest industry has gone through an unprecedented year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. These are the key [...]
January 11, 2021
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Finnish sawmills perform weak in main markets; softwood lumber exports down 20%
Finland's softwood lumber exports to the world fell by almost 20% in the first nine [...]
December 18, 2020
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