US cuts softwood tariffs in half for Canadian lumber
The US Commerce Department is cutting tariffs against most Canadian softwood lumber producers by half, but the long-running trade [...]
August 9, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Russian timber, timber product exports likely to see double-digit decline in second half
Russian sawn timber exports, which have been sanctioned by the EU along with other wood products since July 10, were [...]
August 5, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / Russia
Finland warns energy crisis could curb forest, chemical industry, close factories
Finland's forestry and chemical industry companies are currently doing everything they can to find alternatives to natural gas before [...]
August 5, 2022
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Log demand in China remains weak at the moment
China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 5.0M. Daily port log offtake has dropped to around 60 [...]
August 2, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / China / Europe / Russia
Many sawmills close in Gabon and Cameroon due fuel shortage
In Cameroon more than 50 sawmills have stopped production and in Gabon 22 sawmills, mostly Chinese, have ceased production. In [...]
August 2, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / China / Europe
German lumber prices start to fall in summer; autumn evolution uncertain
After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, timber prices rose sharply in most parts of [...]
August 1, 2022
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Canfor invests US$210 million to build a new sawmill in southern Alabama
Canfor Corporation will invest approximately US$210 million to build a new, state-of-the-art sawmill complex in southern [...]
August 1, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
N. American softwood lumber prices are seeking direction
North American softwood lumber prices are seeking direction as the housing market finally shows signs of slowing down [...]
August 1, 2022
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Europe is experiencing record forest fires
Wildfire conditions in Europe are intensifying, just as Europe experiences an unprecedented heatwave. Fires in parts of France, Spain, and [...]
August 1, 2022
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Finland: Roundwood prices continued to rise in June
In June, an average of EUR 68.6 per cubic metre was paid for pine logs [...]
August 1, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
