Sawmilling

US lumber price hike not reflected by rise in timber prices

US timber pricing has been relatively stable through the pandemic. Compared to lumber prices, which have increase dramatically over the [...]

Unilin acquires industrial sawmill in Romania from JAF Group

Unilin Group, through its division Unilin Flooring, has come to an agreement with the Austrian supplier of timber and wood [...]

US housing starts drop sharply due to skyrocketing lumber prices

  U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in April, likely pulled down by soaring prices for lumber and [...]

Is the lumber price rally in Germany long-lasting?

    The coronavirus crisis has hit many sectors of the economy in Germany, but the lumber industry [...]

N. American lumber boom not supported by new sawmills

North America’s sawmills can’t keep up with demand, which has sent wood prices on a meteoric rise. Don [...]

N. American lumber prices start to drop

North American umber prices fell for the fifth consecutive day on Friday, May 14.    After soaring [...]

Russian government confirms log exports ban starting 2022

The Russian government is not considering lifting the ban on the export of logs, which will enter into force in [...]

Weyerhaeuser invests $157 million sawmill upgrade

Weyerhaeuser will invest $157 million in a multi-year, two-phase project to upgrade equipment and modernize its sawmill in [...]

Egypt’s: Wood imports in scarce supply, insane price increases

Temporary imports glut. This is the accurate description of the situation in Egypt, where the late arrival of wood to [...]
May 18, 2021 Forestry / Industry Prices / ...Sawmilling / Africa / Europe