US to examine plywood imports from Vietnam
The United States on Wednesday said it would examine whether hardwood plywood imports completed in Vietnam using Chinese components are [...]
June 23, 2020
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US companies warn against certifying unsafe plywood from Brazil
Product Advisory notices have been sent to importers, Building Code Associations and Homebuilder Associations throughout the [...]
June 22, 2020
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Softwood lumber production in U.S. rises 5.2% in Q1/2020
U.S. sawmills in the first three months of 2020 produced 9.161 billion board ft [...]
June 19, 2020
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US wood pellet sector well-positioned for the post-pandemic period
The wood pellet sector in US has many advantages that other sectors might envy as they [...]
June 11, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / North America
US plywood market coming back to life after COVID-19
In the past three weeks we have seen Western US plywood markets building and coming alive, after about a ten [...]
June 8, 2020
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US hardwood producers receive double hit from trade conflict with China and COVID-19
The trade conflict with China has hit the United States hardwood sector hard and the coronavirus pandemic has [...]
June 5, 2020
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Historic fall in US housing starts
US housing starts in April plunged by the most on record going back to 1959 as sweeping lockdowns to contain [...]
June 3, 2020
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NAFTA rules in favour of US in softwood lumber dispute with Canada
On Friday, May 22, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ruled in favour of the [...]
June 3, 2020
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US lumber prices pushed higher by pandemic
Rising demand stemming from a surge of do-it-yourself projects from consumers working at home coupled with restricted supply [...]
May 28, 2020
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US sawmills produce 4.2% more softwood lumber in Jan.-Feb. 2020
U.S. sawmills in the first two months of 2020 produced 6.108 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber [...]
May 27, 2020
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