Recent auctions in Germany bring record prices both for hardwood and softwood timber
Some recent auctions organized in Germany's forests reveal record prices both for softwood logs as [...]
February 24, 2022
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Sharp rise in CIF prices for China’s softwood log imports
According to China Customs, log imports in 2021 totalled 63.58 million cubic metres valued at US$11.594 billion [...]
February 21, 2022
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Softwood lumber production in US up slightly in Jan.-Nov. 2021
Recovering somewhat from multiple supply disruptions, for January to November 2021 softwood lumber production volumes across [...]
February 21, 2022
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Some log prices in Austria increased sharply in February 2022
The storm at the beginning of February caused slight regional damage in Austrian forests. Overall, however [...]
February 21, 2022
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Transport issues forces West Fraser Timber to curtail lumber production
Massive flooding late last year that washed away rail tracks and shut highways in Western Canada [...]
February 21, 2022
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Australia’s softwood log exports: Indian market not yet able to fill the Chinese void
November 2021 was the thirteenth consecutive month to record declines in Australia’s annual softwood log exports, with the annual [...]
February 21, 2022
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Record financial result for Södra in 2021
Södra posted a record result of SEK 5,316 million for 2021 due to favourable market prices and stable [...]
February 21, 2022
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Estonian timber industry is increasingly dependent on imports
In the last few years, imports of raw materials for the Estonian wood industry [...]
February 16, 2022
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New legislation in Sweden makes logging impossible for large parts of the year
New rulings, from the land and environmental courts and the European Court of Justice, have created what is called a [...]
February 16, 2022
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Global supply chain chaos could worsen this year
According to a survey conducted by Container Xchange, a container leasing and trading platform, among 800 practitioners in the logistics [...]
February 16, 2022
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