Slowdown in US housing market probable, if lumber prices don’t fall
Homebuilder sentiment is at an all-time high, as city-dwellers seek out suburban homes during the coronavirus pandemic. But [...]
September 28, 2020
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Sweden: Record volumes of damaged wood caused by the bark beetles
The spruce bark beetle has already done as much damage to Sweden’s forests so far this year as in [...]
September 28, 2020
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Hurricane Laura caused $1.6 billion in forestry, timber damages
Hurricane Laura caused $525.4 million in damage to Louisiana farmers and $1.1 billion to [...]
September 28, 2020
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LIGNA 2021 receives strong industry support despite the challenges of the COVID-19
Preparations for LIGNA '21 are already in full swing. The world's top international wood-industry trade show is enjoying [...]
September 28, 2020
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Outlook for global forest sector turns positive, says Moody’s
The overall outlook for the global forest products industry has been changed to positive from negative [...]
September 25, 2020
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WTO says that US’ tariffs on Chinese products break global trade rules
The World Trade Organization has ruled that tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in 2018, triggering a trade war [...]
September 25, 2020
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BC government changes lumber regulations
British Columbia government made changes to the Manufactured Forest Products Regulation (MFPR) around export requirements for [...]
September 25, 2020
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Supplies of Brazilian tropical wood tightening
Supplies of tropical sawnwood and hardwood decking in Brazil are also tighter than usual at this time of year during [...]
September 25, 2020
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China imports huge amounts of softwood logs from Europe
China imported a total of 12% less softwood logs up to the beginning of August, but [...]
September 24, 2020
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Interfor sells its Gilchrist sawmill to Neiman
Interfor announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its specialty sawmill located in Gilchrist [...]
September 24, 2020
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