Sawmilling

Bergs Timber to cut sawmill production volume by 30%

    The effects of the coronavirus crisis are beginning to be seen in lower demand for wood [...]

China’s imports of logs, lumber, pulp and wood chips collapse in Jan.-Feb. 2020

The coronavirus epidemic in China has resulted in sharply reduced importation of forest products in early 2020. During January and [...]

New Zealand’s radiata pine logs prices rise in March as productivity in China increases

    The February At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for logs at New Zealand ports were predominantly rolled [...]

North American woodworking sector hit hard by coronavirus crisis

The $75 billion North American wood products industry faces serious to major impacts from the corona virus outbreak, but surprisingly [...]

Södra Wood cuts total production by 25% as demand in UK falls

Södra Wood is implementing temporary partial furloughs at its production facilities in Mönsterås and Orrefors due to [...]

West Fraser announces more production curtailments

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it is further cutting production amid the COVID-19 pandemic.     [...]

Södra Skog to temporarily stop logging

The Swedish timber company announced the cessation of logging.     The decision of the Södra Skog [...]

Weyerhaeuser to close Kalispell, Montana, plywood mill

The COVID-19 virus is having an impact on Weyerhaeuser. The company announced it was shutting down its Kalispell plywood [...]

Russia’s Far East exports of logs to be increased by tariff reductions

Recently, the Ministry of Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic told the media that the Ministry of [...]