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 [...]
August 20, 2018
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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 [...]
August 20, 2018
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US lumber prices continue downward trend in August
The plunge in framing lumber prices in the US was unabated, but another round of steep [...]
August 16, 2018
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China imposes 25% tariffs on several wood products from the US
As the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced, the Chinese government threatened on Friday 3rd of August [...]
August 13, 2018
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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 [...]
August 13, 2018
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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 [...]
August 7, 2018
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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 [...]
August 2, 2018
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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 [...]
August 2, 2018
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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 [...]
August 2, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends
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.   [...]
July 27, 2018
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