Wood-based Panels

Plywood prices in Europe on the rise due to higher demand and lower supply

Plywood prices are rising sharply in the EU on the back of buoyant demand across the region and supply issues [...]

Lumber sales in the US dropped, with prices being cut

Trading in framing lumber in the US softened during last week, while the cuts in prices widened. Buyers held back [...]

Egger started construction on its wood-based material factory in the US

Egger started the construction of a new wood-based material factory in Lexington, North Carolina, US. The company organized a [...]

General outlook for EU wood products imports in 2017

The value EU imports of sawnwood (including softwoods and hardwoods) was unchanged in 2017, at Euro 3.2 billion, ending [...]

Norbord temporarily stops 100 Mile House mill production

Norbord Inc. announced that a shortage of wood will cause it to temporarily suspend production at its oriented strand board [...]

XLam plans to start producing CLT at Australian site

New Zealand wood products manufacturer XLam started manufacturing Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panels at its Wodonga site in Australia.  [...]

Segezha Group invests in new glulam processing line from Hundegger

Sokol Timber Company invested in a new for a new  processing line to produce house parts made of the glued [...]

Pinnacle converts particleboard facility to wood pellet production

    Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc. says it's moving forward with plans to redevelop an existing Smithers [...]

Roseburg reaches agreement to buy Pembroke MDF facilities in Ontario, Canada

Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products recently reached an agreement in principle with Pembroke MDF, Inc. to purchase Pembroke’s medium [...]

Lumber prices in the US reach record level

Trading in framing lumber in the US markets slowed down during last week, as did upward momentum in prices. Even [...]