Keyword: US

Indonesian and Brazilian wood products exports affected by the changes in the US GSP

In a recent statement the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) said it believes the wood products export target for [...]

Softwood lumber production in the US increases, while output in Canada goes down

    U.S. sawmills produced 14.752 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first [...]

US lumber prices continue downward trend in August

    The plunge in framing lumber prices in the US was unabated, but another round of steep [...]

Lumber prices in the US went down at the beginning of August

Framing lumber prices in US spiraled downward, as mills searched for trading levels to little avail. Deep double-digit cuts [...]

China’s wood companies face difficulties in the US market

    Data from China Customs shows that in 2017 total value of China’s wood products trade [...]

Sharp drop in US housing starts caused by tariffs

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) officials recently commented on new data released by the US Department of Housing and [...]

Chinese woodworking machinery hit by US duties

As of July 6 machinery and related tools for wood processing as well as presses for the production of wooden [...]

Arauco continues expansion in US with a new acquisition

Arauco announced the purchase of Panolam’s industrial assets located in Albany, Oregon. The acquisition continues the expansion of the [...]

Lower prices keep the US lumber market under pressure

Framing lumber market in the US was mostly affected by the downside price pressure during last week.    [...]