Sawmilling

Swedish stocks of wood products continue to decrease; prices expected to rise this autumn

After the spring and summer price party for wood products in the US market, the price situation has now returned [...]

German Rettenmeier inaugurates 1.2 million m3 sawmill

    At the end of August, the German Rettenmeier Group officially opened its new sawmill in Wilburgstetten [...]

Demand for softwood logs demand in China expected to increase in September

    Softwood log inventory in China has not risen in the last month and sits around 5 [...]

US lumber futures jump due to delivery concerns after Hurricane Ida, cutback at mills

U.S. lumber futures jumped almost 8% to the exchange-imposed limit on concern that damage from Hurricane Ida will [...]

Price of UK’s imported lumber jumps by 23% in a month; 64% higher yoy

The price of some imported lumber in UK has jumped 23 percent in just one month.     [...]

India’s domestic timber demand to be driven up by huge infrastructure demand

The huge demand for infrastructure will inevitably drive a sharp increase in India's domestic timber demand.       [...]

Decline in supply to China from major sawn softwood suppliers

    In the first half of 2021, China’s sawn softwood imports came to 9.66 million [...]

Germany: Record softwood lumber production, prices skyrocketing

    The mood in the German economy once again improved significantly in the second quarter. The Ifo [...]

New Zealand export log prices to China drop due to rising shipping costs

Prices for New Zealand exports of logs in August dropped around $35 per JAS m3 from July prices, due to [...]

Rise in CIF prices for China sawnwood imports

    According to China Customs in the first half of 2021 sawnwood imports totalled 14.06 million [...]