Perfect storm has led to lumber, panel prices skyrocketing in North America
John Gunkelman is the owner of Fargo’s Dakota Construction and is the immediate past president [...]
September 9, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / North America
Chinese imports of logs plummet in the first half of the year
China’s log imports fell sharply in the first half of 2020 to 24.51 million [...]
September 9, 2020
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Canfor expands to Europe; completes new acquisitions
Canfor's Swedish subsidiary, Vida Group, has completed a purchase of three sawmills in the Scandanavian country. [...]
September 9, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe / North America
Austrian Binderholz to increase exports to the US market
The US market, including the Central Florida region, has been witnessing rising demand for lumber in recent years, driving an [...]
September 9, 2020
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Covid-19 downturn in EU tropical wood imports, less severe than forecast
The downturn in EU imports of wood and wood furniture products during the initial period of the COVID-19 pandemic [...]
September 9, 2020
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European wood exports via rail transport to China – (not) an alternative?
China's rail freight traffic to Europe rose sharply during the coronavirus pandemic, mainly due to [...]
September 7, 2020
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Germany: Softwood logs exports to China double H1/2020
In the first half of 2020, Germany exported almost half more softwood logs than in the same period of the [...]
September 7, 2020
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Sweden: Decline in roundwood prices continues in Q2/2020
The second quarter of 2020 shows dropping sawlog prices in Sweden on a yearly basis. Pine sawlogs are cheaper by [...]
September 7, 2020
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Closure of UPM’s paper mill shifts focus on condition of Finland’s forestry sector
The operating conditions of the forest industry in Finland came into focus on Thursday as Finnish forestry giant UPM elaborated [...]
September 7, 2020
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N. Zealand: Rising shipping costs impact prices of logs exported to China
Domestic demand for logs and sawn timber in New Zealand remains strong while the longer-term [...]
September 4, 2020
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