Sawmilling

Egyptian importers report high prices for wood imports and short supply

Egyptian wood importers are between the hammer of the global market and the anvil of the domestic market.   [...]

US lumber prices continue to drop signaling boom may be easing

    The surge of US lumber prices has dropped from records for the first time in months [...]

US Commerce Chief aims long-term lumber deal with Canada

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she wants to find a “long-term solution” to Washington’s long-running [...]

Swedish wood products in high demand; outlook bright

Demand for Swedish wood products remains high. All indications are that 2021 will be a strong year for the Swedish [...]

Interfor acquires four sawmills from Georgia-Pacific

    Interfor Corporation announced on Thursday, May 27, 2021, that it has reached an agreement with Georgia [...]

Global timber shortage puts UK supply chain under ‘enormous pressure’

Leading voices from the UK construction industry have warned of faltering availability and rapidly rising costs of basic materials such [...]

EU could sanction wood trade with Belarus

    EU member states want to quickly introduce economic sanctions against Belarus for arrest of journalist Roman [...]

Poland: Roundwood prices are rising at a dizzying pace due to huge exports to China

Huge demand in the USA and China has led to a 30-50 percent increase in raw material prices in [...]

German wood industry is doing mostly well – but price increases are increasingly affecting companies

The current supply and price situation is also an increasing burden for many German industry companies.     [...]

Sales of US lumber down as buyers refuse to pay higher prices

Lumber prices rose yet again for the week ending May 14; however, volumes sold were lower as customers refused to [...]