Trump and Xi Jinping agree to suspend trade tariffs
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days [...]
December 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / North America
Rougier Group sells Rougier Sylvaco Panneaux to French company
The Rougier Group entered into exclusive negotiations with the Malvaux Group to sell 100% of the Rougier Sylvaco Panneaux’s [...]
December 5, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Europe
US softwood lumber prices continue to move up
Framing lumber prices in the US carried some upward momentum in mid-November, and the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite [...]
December 5, 2018
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Södra announces the closure of parquet flooring plant in Sweden
Södra is initiating a process to close down Berg & Berg in Kallinge, Sweden. Trade union negotiations will begin [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Europe
IKEA speeds up its transition as to meet unprecedented change of global retail trade
The Ingka Group (Ingka Holding BV and controlled entities) is speeding up its transformation plans. The company plans to invest [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Egger begins construction for its first particleboard plant in the US
Austrian wood-based panel manufacturer Egger has started construction on its first U.S. particleboard manufacturing [...]
December 3, 2018
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Germany’s parquet market sees increasing demand from China
During the first three quarters of 2018, the sales of German parquet fell by 5% year [...]
December 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / Europe
Lumber prices in the US keep on going up through November
US softwood lumber traders absorbed a heavy news week that sent mixed signals to an uncertain marketplace. However, chief among [...]
November 22, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Georgia-Pacific announced the closure of its Warm Springs plywood facility
Georgia-Pacific announced plans to close its Warm Springs plywood production facility, resulting in the loss of about 300 jobs [...]
November 22, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Outlook of the Chinese furniture industry
The furniture industry in China is a traditional industry and it has developed rapidly over the past 30 years. Large [...]
November 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China
