Wood-based Panels

Vietnam’s wood products industry: opportunities and challenges coexist

    As one of the major trade surplus areas in Vietnam, timber, wood products and forest products [...]

Norbord: Lower revenues due to lower panel prices in Europe, falling N. American OSB prices

Norbord Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $33 million in the third quarter of 2019 compared to $36 million in the [...]

UK extends timber legality requirements after Brexit

    UK tropical and other timber importers were urged to evaluate the impacts for their businesses of [...]

Growing opportunities for Vietnam to forge new wood products business links in the US

    Vietnam’s exports of wood products increased significantly in the first 9 months, most notably exports [...]

N. American panel prices recover magnificently, big changes at BC sawmill operators

Recently, Canfor announced a bid to go private, and Conifex sold its Fort St James timber rights to Hampton, which [...]

Plywood price overview at different Chinese timber markets

    The following article is an overview of October 2019 prices for different plywood assortments at China [...]

Kronospan starts particleboard production in US

    Kronospan produced first panel at its Oxford particleboard operation in Alabama, USA on October 9, 2019 [...]

Vietnamese wood processing industry concerned of raw material availability

    Concerns have been raised over the rapid increase in Vietnamese wood chip production and export which [...]

Georgia-Pacific to idle McCormick lumber and Allendale OSB mills

    Georgia-Pacific LLC is idling operations at its McCormick lumber and Allendale OSB mills in South [...]

U.S. hardwood industry expected to disintegrate from trade war with China

A possible trade deal with China announced this month might not be broad enough to save U.S. hardwood timber [...]