Sawmilling

Interfor completes acquisition of Eacom

    B.C. lumber giant Interfor has announced that the $490-million transaction, which was first disclosed [...]

Europe’s logs and lumber exports face delays due to transportation problems

There is still delay of exporting European logs and lumber due to difficulty of loading and unloading at ports in [...]
February 24, 2022 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Lumber prices increase again as Canada’s biggest producers reduce output

Lumber futures rose to the highest in a month as some of Canada’s biggest producers reduce output and transportation [...]

Canfor permanently reduces production capacity at Plateau sawmill

    Canfor announced Tuesday (Feb. 15) that they are permanently reducing production capacity at the Plateau sawmill [...]
February 24, 2022 Forestry / Sawmilling / ...North America

Recent auctions in Germany bring record prices both for hardwood and softwood timber

    Some recent auctions organized in Germany's forests reveal record prices both for softwood logs as [...]

Sharp rise in CIF prices for China’s softwood log imports

According to China Customs, log imports in 2021 totalled 63.58 million cubic metres valued at US$11.594 billion [...]

Softwood lumber production in US up slightly in Jan.-Nov. 2021

    Recovering somewhat from multiple supply disruptions, for January to November 2021 softwood lumber production volumes across [...]

Some log prices in Austria increased sharply in February 2022

    The storm at the beginning of February caused slight regional damage in Austrian forests. Overall, however [...]