Sawmilling

Dubai’s $1.42 billion construction projects to boost timber demand

Dubai government's $1.42 billion allocation in the budget for construction projects for the 2022-2024 period will have [...]

Australia: Timberlink to upgrade sawmill build new CLT plant

Timberlink’s Tarpeena sawmill, located in South Australia, is undergoing a multi-million-dollar expansion. The project will include an [...]

N. American lumber surges again as supplies shrink

Lumber is on a tear again, bringing back the specter of increasing construction costs.    Lumber futures [...]

China: Quarantine requirements on imported pine logs and lumber came into force

The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) released Decree 110, entitled quarantine requirements on [...]

Estonia’s softwood log prices fall in Q4/2021, but remain at a very high level

During the last quarter of 2021, timber prices remained very high in Estonia, although softwood log prices have fallen.  [...]

Largest sawmill company in Finland reports all-time financial result

    Finland's largest sawmill company has a turnover of half a billion.At the end of [...]

Sweden’s sawmills plan record investments in production capacity expansions

    Swedish sawmills have made record results in 2021 and there are plans for record investments and [...]

US South faces tightening sawlog supply

    The US South's softwood industry has enormous potential for a variety of reasons. The region [...]

Softwood log inventories fall in China

GWMI industry sources in China reported that softwood log inventories at the country’s main ocean ports totalled 5.3 [...]

James Jones & Sons Ltd. takes 60% stake in Australian Hyne Timber

    James Jones & Sons Ltd., a family-owned and managed forest products company, now under its [...]