Canada’s sawmills can’t keep production pace with lumber demand
Lumber demand in North America is so strong that Resolute Forest Products Inc.’s order book exceeds its inventory, according [...]
May 6, 2021
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UK timber trade faces difficulties after Brexit
A recent survey showed that after Brexit, difficulties in logistics, hindered timber trade with Northern Ireland [...]
May 6, 2021
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Canfor reports record profits
Canfor Corp. had record quarterly profits in the first quarter of 2021, thanks to record high [...]
May 6, 2021
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Russia might ban exports of particleboard
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (Minpromtorg) has proposed to introduce a temporary ban on the [...]
May 6, 2021
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US lumber prices could spiral out of control in the upcoming period
Last week the price per thousand board feet of lumber soared to an all-time high of $1,188. Since [...]
May 4, 2021
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Market dynamics are causing unrest in the German sawmill industry
In the past few weeks, industry and media reports about warned about a lack of lumber [...]
May 4, 2021
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Indian log and sawn timber import market hit hard by latest Covid-19 wave
The log market in Kandla was improving, and logs were in short supply in Tuticorin before the latest wave of [...]
May 4, 2021
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New Zealand: Prices of logs exported to China at record levels
The CFR prices for New Zealand radiata pine logs in China increased approximately 20 USD over the last month. The [...]
May 4, 2021
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International wood markets under a volatile period
Over the last six months we have witnessed one of the most volatile periods in forest product markets we've [...]
May 3, 2021
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China’s softwood lumber imports fall sharply, inventories low
China imported approximately 4.13 million m3 of softwood lumber during January-March 2021. This means a reduction with 20 [...]
May 3, 2021
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