Sawmilling

Standing timber prices in the UK go 30% up during one year period

The price of standing timber (trees not yet harvested) in UK surged by 28.2% from March 2017 to March [...]

US lumber prices grow, as seasonal demand booms

Framing lumber prices in the US reached further record-highs during last week, as robust seasonal demand overwhelmed supplies.  [...]

Norbord reaches 60% production capacity at its OSB mill in Inverness, Scotland

Norbord Europe has recently installed a continuous production line as to replace two multi-opening lines at its OSB mill [...]

Boise Cascade ends lumber operation in Elgin, US

Boise Cascade Company announced the curtailment of its lumber operation in Elgin, Oregon. The 60-day notice includes the sawmill [...]

European oak producers protest against exports

One prized timber has been the object of protests on the Champs Élysées, a free trade legal challenge by [...]

Conifex increase capacity by 50% from acquiring $258 million sawmills in the US

Conifex Timber Inc. says it has reached an agreement with Blue Wolf Capital Partners to buy sawmills in Florida and [...]

A resumption of trade in some Indian dalbergia species is possible

    As a result of active intervention by the Indian Ministry of Commerce and the Forest Department [...]

Trade tariffs and tight supply make lumber prices in the US to skyrocket

The US lumber market is ready to boom, with futures rising to another record on the 14th of May, due [...]

Hasslacher Group plans to invest EUR 30 million in sawmill expansion in Preding, Austria

The Hasslacher Group plans to invest EUR 30 million in the expansion of its site in Preding, Austria. The company [...]

Bergs Timber meets conditions for complete acquisition of Norvik Timber Industries in the Baltics

Bergs Timber announces that all conditions for the company’s acquisition of Norvik’s wood products in the Baltic countries [...]