Sawmilling

Lumber prices in France during the Q3/2017

FRANCE LUMBER PRICES for the 3rd quarter 2017         Prices 2017-Q3  [...]

Holzindustrie Schweighofer to start the construction of a sawmill in Belarus

Holzindustrie Schweighofer might start the construction of a wood processing plant in Grodno Oblast, Belarus.    The [...]

Chinese company will invest $1.5 billion Russia Far East pulpmill

    On November 28, 2017, Investment Agency of the Far East and China Paper has signed a [...]

US lumber production rising in 2017

U.S. sawmills produced 25.509 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first nine months of 2017 [...]

The strong demand for lumber globally increases sawlog prices

Global sawlog prices were reported higher throughout the world in the 3Q/17 and are likely to continue upward into [...]

Södra’s sawn timber exports to the US on the rise; forecast to go up 25% in 2018

    Södra’s exports of sawn timber to the US have risen over the past four [...]

Moody’s: Global wood products sector stays strong in 2018

The likelihood of strong profits from the wood products business, alongside higher prices and growth in paper packaging from increased [...]

China’s total forestry output might surpass 7 trillion RMB in 2017

The total forestry input of China might exceed 7 trillion RMB ($1 trillion) in 2017, as the country has become [...]

Despite Brexit uncertainty, the UK consumption of timber and panel products increases

The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has issued its Statistical Review 2017. The publication shows that growth in the consumption of [...]

Norvik Timber’s Vika Wood to upgrade sawmill in Latvia

RemaSawco has received an order for 6.3 MSEK from Vika Wood SIA, Latvia, which comprises a complete system for [...]