Shortages of wood raw material are widespread in US
More than 90% of US homebuilders report a shortage of lumber, OSB, and appliances. The National [...]
June 14, 2021
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N. American lumber price rally seems to stall
The unprecedented rally in the lumber market has begun to falter, but industry analysts expect lumber prices to remain at [...]
June 14, 2021
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Canfor to invest $160 million in a new sawmill in Louisiana
Canfor Corporation today announced it will invest approximately $160 million USD to build a new, state [...]
June 14, 2021
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Sweden: Sawmills run at high speed on record export prices
In its latest newsletter, Danske Bank has taken a closer look at the Swedish sawmills' corona boom and how long [...]
June 10, 2021
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The market has tipped in US, lumber prices finally fall
The futures price for lumber peaked in early May. But the "cash" price (the price sawmills [...]
June 10, 2021
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German furniture industry faces worsening raw material bottlenecks
In the German furniture industry, the supply situation for important supplier products is worsening. In a current association survey, around [...]
June 10, 2021
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Japan wood industry in danger due to global timber shortage
A global shortage of wood and soaring prices are threatening Japan’s lumber industry and has business operators fearing serious [...]
June 10, 2021
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Segezha Group sent first lumber container train from Russia to China
On May 21, the Arkhangelsk-based company Onega Sawmills - part of the Segezha Group - sent its [...]
June 10, 2021
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Bark beetle crisis drags log prices down in the Czech Republic
Last year saw a record 35.8 million cubic meters of wood logged in the Czech [...]
June 8, 2021
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BSW Timber acquires Bayram Timber
BSW Timber, the UK’s largest integrated forestry and sawmilling group, has acquired Bayram Timber. Established [...]
June 8, 2021
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