Sawmilling

US lumber prices continue to rise at the end of August

Amid a mix of expectations coming into the week, only those at the low end of the spectrum were met [...]

Tropical timber’s potential in the marine industry as a prime material

Tropical hardwood’s long-held status as the prime material for European fresh and seawater marine applications has been increasingly [...]
September 5, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Weyerhaeuser’s CEO to resign in 2019

Weyerhaeuser announced that its current CEO Doyle R. Simons has elected to retire, and its board of directors has appointed [...]

Turkey to impose tariffs on imports of US wood products

With its publication in the Official Journal on 15 August, Turkey imposed additional duties on US imports.    [...]

Rising US lumber prices in August

Framing lumber trading opened the 20-24 August week with a head of steam following a strong round of purchasing [...]

Asian timber operators in Africa better placed than their European counter-parts

    A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away [...]

Russian woodworking industry one of the most dynamically growing sectors in the country

In 2017, the Russian economy came out from a two-year recession. In 2016, the country's GDP fell by [...]

More market awareness on the benefits of certified sustainable tropical forestry

More concerted actions are also now being taken by African operators and certification advocates to bolster market awareness of the [...]

Sweden: Sawlog prices on the rise in Q2/2018

The second quarter of 2018 shows rising sawlog prices in Sweden on a yearly basis. Pine sawlogs are more expensive [...]

New Zealand’s log export prices fall sharply as Chinese demand crashes

The dramatic drop in August At-Wharf-Gate (AWG) prices for logs delivered to ports around New Zealand is the [...]