Sawmilling

Conifex curtails Mackenzie sawmill

Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it will temporarily curtail its Mackenzie, British Columbia sawmill operations for two weeks commencing July [...]

China: Top softwood logs importing companies in June 2019

    The first importing company, in terms of value, was Shanghai Shengwosheng Forest Corporation, with a total [...]

Sawlog prices in Norway continue to decline

The average price across the whole range of roundwood assortments in Norway fell slightly again in May 2019. Following the [...]

Stora Enso to sell its Thermowood business

    The deal marks the end of heat production in Uimaharju, Finland. Lunawood, who is seeking growth [...]

British Columbia plans to limit log exports

  The Government of British Columbia is taking the first step toward ensuring that more B.C. logs are [...]

Södra reports decreasing earnings in Q2/2019

    Södra’s operating profit for the first half-year totalled SEK 2,009 million, compared [...]

India: Latest prices for wood products in June

Latest prices for Indian teak, plywood and sawnwood - 16-30 June 2019    Plantation teak prices  [...]

US lumber prices still on rising trend

    Framing lumber trading in US was measured through mid-July, disappointing some who had expected a [...]

Wood fiber costs for softwood pulp manufacturers reach the highest level in five years

The Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) has risen the past two years. In the 1Q/19, the Index reached its [...]

June prices for China imports of logs and sawnwood

The report below contains the latest prices of logs and sawnwood from main timber markets in China, between 16-30 [...]