Sawmilling

Lumber prices in the US keep on rising

Sales of US framing lumber slowed as winter took a toll on consumption across the continent. Snow in the Northwest [...]

International Forest Products buys UK’s Price and Pierce Forest Products

International Forest Products LLC (IFP) is pleased to announce an agreement to acquire all of the equity of Price and [...]

Chinese lumber imports on a downward trend

China's demand for logs and lumber grew in 2018 as compared to 2017, but most of the gains were [...]
February 22, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China

Russia to virtually stop export of logs starting 2021

Export duties on three species (larch, spruce and fir) in Far East Russia has been raised by 15 points to [...]
February 22, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia

SCA inaugurates its the largest pulp mill in the world

    Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated SCA’s pulp mill Östrand in Timrå. The expansion [...]

Record year for Western Forest Products, despite softwood lumber duties

Despite paying up more than $43 million in softwood lumber duties, Western Forest Products managed to realize a profit of [...]

Sawlog prices on an upward trend in Lithuania

    As compared to December 2018, all prices for roundwood in Lithuania have increased in Lithuania in [...]

New Zealand logs prices near records

Forestry prices in New Zealand — one of the world’s largest timber exporters — are near record highs, thanks largely to [...]

Ghana: Current prices for exported wood products

    Prices for Ghana's exported wood products are the following between 16-31 January 2019:  [...]

Södra reports its best result in history

Södra’s consolidated net sales for full-year 2018 rose 18 percent to SEK 24,230 million (2018: 20 [...]