Canfor announces new production curtailments
Canfor Corporation announced further capacity reductions at two of its British Columbia sawmills with an indefinite [...]
July 30, 2019
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China sharply reduces imports of Russian logs and boosts imports of lumber
In January-May, log imports to China from Russia declined 26.2% y-o-y to [...]
July 17, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia
Binderholz to double sales to the US market
Austrian Binderholz is planning to boost its US business through a holding company established specifically for this purpose [...]
July 17, 2019
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Chinese softwood lumber imports went 17% up during Jan.-May 2019
In January-May 2019, China increased softwood lumber imports by 17.1% year-on-year to 11.6 million m3 [...]
July 10, 2019
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Lumber prices in the US keep on going up through the end of June
The frenzied pace of trading in many US framing lumber species in recent weeks gave way [...]
July 10, 2019
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Conifex sells Fort St. James sawmill to Hampton Lumber
Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Hampton Lumber for the sale of [...]
July 2, 2019
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Global lumber-exporting countries increased their shipments in early 2019
The uptick in demand for lumber continued in early 2019, with most of the major lumber [...]
July 1, 2019
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Massive curtailments in BC push US softwood lumber prices up
Additional and significant curtailments announced in British Columbia jolted the framing lumber market out of a five-week losing streak [...]
June 24, 2019
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France: Lumber prices list for Q1/2019
The following price list is a collection of prices for lumber and wood products in France [...]
June 18, 2019
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Overview of current sawmill production curtailments in BC
Hardly a week goes by that we’re not hearing of new sawmill curtailments or closures in B.C. For [...]
June 18, 2019
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