Keyword: softwood

Higher roundwood prices affect the German sawmill industry competitiveness

Worldwide roundwood prices are falling, but there is still a constant distance between the high German and significantly lower international [...]

Softwood producers target Indian market

The fast-growing Indian market has caught the attention of softwood producers in North America and Europe. Tropical hardwoods are [...]

US softwood lumber shipments to China down by 50%

In the first half of 2015, US softwood lumber exports to China dropped nearly 50% to 247,290 cubic metres [...]
September 13, 2015 Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...China / North America

Softwood lumber prices drop in major global markets

Global trade of softwood lumber has continued to trend upward ever since the global financial crises in 2008. In 2014 [...]