Russia: Sveza plans to set up its own logging company
Russian plywood manufacturer Sveza has set up its own logging company, Sveza Resource LLC. The company [...]
July 31, 2019
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Worst bark beetle infestation in decades expected in France
Long waves of heat, dry weather have brought the worst bark beetle infestation in two decades [...]
July 31, 2019
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US lumber prices start to drop after weeks of growth
After several weeks of consistent growth, the US lumber prices fell quite considerably last week. On average, lumber prices fell [...]
July 31, 2019
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Canfor announces new production curtailments
Canfor Corporation announced further capacity reductions at two of its British Columbia sawmills with an indefinite [...]
July 30, 2019
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Stora Enso plans capacity increase in CLT and construction beam mills
Stora Enso has initiated feasibility studies for a possible cross laminated timber (CLT) unit in connection [...]
July 30, 2019
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Bark beetle logging doubled in Czech forests
In the first half of 2019, the number of bark beetle logged wood in the Czech State Forests more than [...]
July 29, 2019
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U.S. sawmills rise lumber production; fall in Canadian output
Softwood lumber production by U.S. sawmills in the first four months of 2019 was 11.718 billion board ft [...]
July 29, 2019
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Swedish sawlog prices on the rise in Q2/2019
The second quarter of 2019 shows rising sawlog prices in Sweden on a yearly basis. Pine [...]
July 29, 2019
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Vietnam takes benefit from the US/China trade war
In the first three months of 2019 Vietnam’s wood product exports were valued at around [...]
July 29, 2019
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West Fraser expects sharp drop in lumber production for 2019
The Canadian company reported lumber inventories reduced by approximately 150 million board feet in Q2/2019, and expects a 600 [...]
July 28, 2019
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