Sawmilling

Which countries are most affected by the current timber trade war?

Which countries are most affected by the current timber trade war (2016-2018) and how the new trade policies have [...]

Södra doubles cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacity at Värö mill in Sweden

Södra’s facility for cross-laminated timber (CLT) in Värö, Sweden, will increase to two shifts and four [...]

Estonia: Forest products industry faces downturn as global economy slows and calamities advance in Central Europe

Timber prices in Estonia have started to rapidly falling, from their spring-time high.    The situation [...]

China: Many timber processing plants in Guangdong province to limit or cease production

Many timber processing plants in Guangdong Province have stopped or limited their production recently due to local environment protection policy [...]

Growth in EU tropical timber imports slows in the third quarter

    The EU’s trade in tropical wood products was more buoyant in the first nine of [...]

ISC 2019 2: Canadian lumber industry in crisis after crisis

On October 17 and 18, 2019, the 67th International Softwood Conference took place in Antwerp in the Radisson Blu Astrid [...]

Forecast: Prices for Finnish logs expected to fall sharply this year and in 2020

    Due to the downward trend and lower production volumes in Finland's wood products industry, the [...]

ISC 2019: Bark beetle crisis in Europe could last for years

    On October 17 and 18, 2019, the 67th International Softwood Conference took place in Antwerp in [...]

Tolko announces permanently closure of its Kelowna mill

Tolko Industries says it will permanently close its Kelowna mill on Jan. 8, after it was indefinetely curtailed in September [...]

Södra to extend production stoppages at its sawmills due to spruce bark beetle infestation

    Södra has decided to extend production stoppages at its sawmills during the Christmas and New [...]