Canfor Corp. builds new $120 million sawmill in the US
Canfor Corporation will continue the construction of a US$ 120 million worth sawmill in Washington, Ga., while the softwood lumber [...]
March 5, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...North America
Dieffenbacher expects record-setting wood-based panel plants in 2018
Dieffenbacher anticipates 2018 as one of its busiest and most significant years ever based on the completion of record-setting [...]
February 28, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Overview of tropical species availability on the EU market
Looking at individual species and products, importers in several EU countries, report particularly good demand for sapele in 2017, with [...]
February 28, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Georgia-Pacific invests $135 million in softwood lumber production plant
Georgia‐Pacific announced on the 20th of February that the company will build a new softwood lumber production facility in [...]
February 28, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
EU imports of sawn temperate hardwood decline 7%
EU imports of sawn temperate hardwoods also declined in 2017, although less dramatically than imports of sawn tropical hardwoods. Total [...]
February 28, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe / North America
China forecasts 18% decline in softwood log imports and 10% in hardwood log imports expected in the next decade
China's logs, lumber and woodchips imports have been ascending rapidly and reached very high values. Between 2012 and 2017 [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
NEPCon and RACert merge to the largest certification body in the world
NEPCon and RACert (the certification division of the Rainforest Alliance) have announced their intention to merge later this year. The [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
US softwood lumber demand from Canada forecast to stay high
The ascending US housing starts and the tight softwood lumber supply from the Canadian lumber producers is expected to maintain [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Setra plans to invest in new CLT factory in Sweden
Setra plans to invest in a CLT factory in Långshyttan, as to meet the high demand for CLT in [...]
February 27, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
SCA Wood registered small drop in timber sales in the Q4/2017
Swedish Svenska Cellulosa (SCA) has delivered 602,000 m³ of softwood timber during the Q4/2017,which is 2% less [...]
February 22, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
