Rougier divests business in Cameroon and the Central African Republic
The Rougier Group sells its forest and industrial activities in Cameroon and the Central African Republic. [...]
August 6, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Africa / Europe
Main global softwood lumber producers expand their output
The top global lumber companies showed further gains in production in 2017 as compared to 2016 [...]
August 6, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Sawmilling / Europe / North America
Sharp drop in US housing starts caused by tariffs
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) officials recently commented on new data released by the US Department of Housing and [...]
August 2, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
Fires destroy Sweden’s forests
A European-wide fire-fighting force has helped Sweden to battle an unprecedented level of forest fires this summer. So [...]
August 2, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Lower prices keep the US lumber market under pressure
Framing lumber market in the US was mostly affected by the downside price pressure during last week. [...]
July 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Stora Enso upgrades Maxau mill in Germany
Stora Enso has decided to install a new steam turbine with a closed-loop cooling system and additional biomass storage [...]
July 27, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood Energy / Europe
Softwood lumber exports from Sweden up 26% in January-May 2018
Sawmills in Sweden have exported 6,9 million m3 of sawn and planed lumber during the first five months of [...]
July 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Government of Sarawak stops timber licensing
The Sarawak government will stop issuing new timber licences, due to the fact that vast tracts of forests had already [...]
July 26, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Hardwood sawmills in Germany expect rising prices
This year, the representatives of the German hardwood sawmills and forestry companies met before the summer break in Kassel, Germany [...]
July 26, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
Sawmills in the US increased softwood lumber production during January-April 2018
Softwood lumber production by U.S. sawmills in the first four months of 2018 was 11.579 billion board ft [...]
July 25, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
