Wood-based Panels

Record rise in N. American lumber prices will not ease in the near future

    US prices for all categories of lumber break records as futures prices surge with no relief [...]

N. American lumber prices could very easily jump to new record highs this year

     Lumber prices in North America could head to $1300 per thousand board feet.   The [...]

Finland: Timber production and prices expected to rise this year

The use of wood will increase, and the volumes of timber harvesting and trade in Finland will clearly increase in [...]

Skyrocketing wood prices in some European countries

European wood is in great demand. That leads to skyrocketing prices.    "The sudden and massive shortage [...]

Lack of raw materials threaten wood prices in Vietnam

As global supply chains were affected by the Suez Canal incident, the supply issues for raw materials for Vietnam’s [...]

UPM sells its Jyväskylä plywood mill

    UPM sells its Jyväskylä plywood mill site and premises, located in Säynätsalo, Jyv [...]

Considerable rise in Brazilian wood product exports

In February 2021 Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 30.5% in value compared to [...]

Rising freight rates adding pressure on the plywood market

    A key concern in the plywood sector is soaring freight rates, notably in containerized trade. With [...]