Sawmilling

India, a growing market for US hardwood producers

According to the latest statistics, U.S. hardwood lumber shipped to India from January to August of this year increased [...]

The bark beetle infestation hits the French softwood market

    What volumes of wood will be harvested in France in 2019? Difficult to answer this question [...]

No impact on retail prices due to BC curtailments

Despite several curtailments for different BC lumber producers, the impacts of them have yet to be felt in the retail [...]

Exports of wood products from Sarawak down sharply this year

The export value of Sarawak’s wood products has decreased by 12 percent in the first nine months of the [...]

China’s huge hunger for timber will still rely on imports in the future?

    With the rising protection of forest resources by countries in the world, the trade friction between [...]

China tariffs cut deep into the US hardwood industry

Prior to the trade and retaliatory tariff battle between the U.S. and China in mid-2018, the U.S [...]

BC’s forestry companies face weak wood markets, high log costs and US lumber duties

    B.C. forestry companies are set to report lacklustre third-quarter financial results as tough market [...]

High potential for timber market growth in the Netherlands

The national report on the Dutch timber market issued in advance of the 77th session of the ECE Committee on [...]

China invests more in Vietnam’s wood processing sector to avoid US tariffs

    The surge in the number of new FDI projects into Vietnam’s wood processing sector continues [...]

Netherlands’ influence in EU tropical timber trade

The Netherlands has traditionally played an important role as a driver of tropical timber demand in the EU.   [...]