Central Europe: Sawmills struggling to get logs; historical price increases
Within the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) softwood lumber prices in June are still on the rise due to [...]
June 23, 2021
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Finland’s sawmills benefit from lumber boom
The outlook for the Finnish forest industry is quite positive, Danske Bank's economic information estimated [...]
June 22, 2021
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Sawmill orders shrinking a sign that lumber prices might fall soon
As May rolled into June and following the dual long weekends of Victoria Day in Canada and Memorial Day in [...]
June 15, 2021
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Resolute Forest Products invests $50 million in its sawmills
Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced additional capital investments of $50 million in its wood products operations [...]
June 15, 2021
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Interfor acquires four sawmills from Georgia-Pacific
Interfor Corporation announced on Thursday, May 27, 2021, that it has reached an agreement with Georgia [...]
June 1, 2021
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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 [...]
May 21, 2021
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Swedish sawmills have lowest stock levels for over 20 years, prices under pressure
Demand for wood products remains high, but their supply is limited. Despite full production and manufacturing [...]
May 13, 2021
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Canadian lumber giants plan massive production capacity expansion in US
North American lumber companies plan to ramp up production by expanding existing mills as strong home construction fuels the need [...]
May 12, 2021
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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 [...]
May 6, 2021
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Sawmills in Sweden have the lowest stock levels in 20 years
Swedish sawmills have not had such low stock levels in over 20 years. They have had [...]
March 8, 2021
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